1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
| season = 1998
| winners = Gama
| promoted = Gama
Botafogo-SP
| relegated = Fluminense
Atlético-GO
Náutico
Juventus
Volta Redonda
Americano
| league topscorer = Gauchinho (XV de Piracicaba) - 13
| biggest home win = XV de Piracicaba 6-0 Ceará (September 6, 1998)
| biggest away win =
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| prevseason = Série B 1997
| nextseason = Série B 1999
}}
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1998, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 2 to December 20, 1998. The competition had 24 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Gama.
Gama finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1999 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 1999 Série A along with Botafogo-SP, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (Fluminense, Atlético-GO, Náutico, Juventus, Volta Redonda and Americano) were relegated to play Série C in 1999.
Teams
| border="0,75" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
! style="background: #009; color: #fff;width:100px" | Team ! style="background: #009; color: #fff;width:130px" | City ! style="background: #009; color: #fff;width:130px" | Stadium ! style="background: #009; color: #fff;width:120px" | 1997 Season | |||
| style="background:white; color:black"
| ABC | Natal | Machadão | 14th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Rio de Janeiro | Godofredo Cruz | 13th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black" | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 16th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black"
| Bahia | Salvador | Fonte Nova | 23rd in Série A |
| style="background:white; color:black" | Ribeirão Preto | Santa Cruz | 17th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black"
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 9th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black"
| CRB | Maceió | Pajuçara | 5th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black"
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 24th in Série A |
| style="background:white; color:black" | Cariacica | Engenheiro Araripe | 12th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã | 25th in Série A |
| style="background:white; color:black"
| Gama | Gama | Bezerrão | 7th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Joinville | Ernestão | 6th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black"
| Juventus | São Paulo | Rua Javari | 2nd in Série C |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black"
| Londrina | Londrina | Café | 10th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black"
| Náutico | Recife | Aflitos | 3rd in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black"
| Paysandu | Belém | Curuzú | 11th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black"
| Remo | Belém | Mangueirão | 18th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Recife | Arruda | 20th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black" | São Luís | Castelão | 1st in Série C |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Belém | Francisco Vasques | 8th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black" | Araras | Herminião | 26th in Série A |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 4th in Série B |
| style="background:white; color:black" | Volta Redonda | Raulino de Oliveira | 19th in Série B |
| style="background:#e9e9e9; color:black" | Piracicaba | Barão da Serra Negra | 15th in Série B |
First phase
=Group A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|show_positions=n
|team1=REM|name_REM={{flagicon|Pará}} Remo
|team2=DES|name_DES={{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Desportiva
|team3=LON|name_LON={{flagicon|Paraná}} Londrina
|team4=USJ|name_USJ={{flagicon|São Paulo}} União São João
|team5=AGO|name_AGO={{flagicon|Goiás}} Atlético-GO
|team6=NAU|name_NAU={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Náutico
|win_REM=6|draw_REM=2|loss_REM=2|gf_REM=16|ga_REM=9
|win_DES=5|draw_DES=1|loss_DES=4|gf_DES=11|ga_DES=10
|win_LON=4|draw_LON=3|loss_LON=3|gf_LON=15|ga_LON=10
|win_USJ=3|draw_USJ=4|loss_USJ=3|gf_USJ=7|ga_USJ=10
|win_AGO=2|draw_AGO=4|loss_AGO=4|gf_AGO=8|ga_AGO=10
|win_NAU=2|draw_NAU=2|loss_NAU=6|gf_NAU=5|ga_NAU=13
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Round of 16
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 1999 Série C
|result5=R|result6=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|show_positions=n
|team1=BSP|name_BSP={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Botafogo-SP
|team2=SCR|name_SCR={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Santa Cruz
|team3=CRI|name_CRI={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Criciúma
|team4=VIL|name_VIL={{flagicon|Goiás}} Vila Nova
|team5=SAM|name_SAM={{flagicon|Maranhão}} Sampaio Corrêa
|team6=VRE|name_VRE={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Volta Redonda
|win_BSP=7|draw_BSP=0|loss_BSP=3|gf_BSP=15|ga_BSP=7
|win_SCR=4|draw_SCR=4|loss_SCR=2|gf_SCR=9|ga_SCR=8
|win_CRI=5|draw_CRI=0|loss_CRI=5|gf_CRI=17|ga_CRI=13
|win_VIL=4|draw_VIL=2|loss_VIL=4|gf_VIL=16|ga_VIL=14
|win_SAM=4|draw_SAM=2|loss_SAM=4|gf_SAM=5|ga_SAM=9
|win_VRE=2|draw_VRE=0|loss_VRE=8|gf_VRE=8|ga_VRE=19
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Round of 16
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 1999 Série C
|result6=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group C=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|show_positions=n
|team1=XVP|name_XVP={{flagicon|São Paulo}} XV de Piracicaba
|team2=CEA|name_CEA={{flagicon|Ceará}} Ceará
|team3=TUN|name_TUN={{flagicon|Pará}} Tuna Luso
|team4=GAM|name_GAM={{flagicon|Brazilian Federal District}} Gama
|team5=BAH|name_BAH={{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia
|team6=AME|name_AME={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Americano
|win_XVP=8|draw_XVP=0|loss_XVP=2|gf_XVP=24|ga_XVP=12
|win_CEA=4|draw_CEA=3|loss_CEA=3|gf_CEA=13|ga_CEA=16
|win_TUN=4|draw_TUN=2|loss_TUN=4|gf_TUN=15|ga_TUN=10
|win_GAM=4|draw_GAM=1|loss_GAM=5|gf_GAM=13|ga_GAM=12
|win_BAH=4|draw_BAH=1|loss_BAH=5|gf_BAH=14|ga_BAH=14
|win_AME=1|draw_AME=3|loss_AME=6|gf_AME=8|ga_AME=23
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Round of 16
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 1999 Série C
|result6=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group D=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|show_positions=n
|team1=JOI|name_JOI={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Joinville
|team2=ABC|name_ABC={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} ABC
|team3=PAY|name_PAY={{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
|team4=CRB|name_CRB={{flagicon|Alagoas}} CRB
|team5=FLU|name_FLU={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Fluminense
|team6=JUV|name_JUV={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Juventus
|win_JOI=5|draw_JOI=2|loss_JOI=3|gf_JOI=10|ga_JOI=8
|win_ABC=4|draw_ABC=3|loss_ABC=3|gf_ABC=19|ga_ABC=15
|win_PAY=3|draw_PAY=5|loss_PAY=2|gf_PAY=8|ga_PAY=5
|win_CRB=3|draw_CRB=5|loss_CRB=2|gf_CRB=8|ga_CRB=8
|win_FLU=2|draw_FLU=5|loss_FLU=3|gf_FLU=12|ga_FLU=12
|win_JUV=1|draw_JUV=4|loss_JUV=5|gf_JUV=6|ga_JUV=15
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Round of 16
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 1999 Série C
|result5=R|result6=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
Second phase
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan=3|Teams
!colspan=4|Scores |
|---|
| width="175"|Team 1
!width="50"|Points !width="175"|Team 2 !width="55"|1st leg !width="55"|2nd leg !width="55"|3rd leg !width="55"|Agg. |
| align=right| Gama {{flagicon|Brazilian Federal District}}
|6:0 |align=left|{{flagicon|Pará}} Remo |1:0 |4:1 |— |5:1 |
| align=right| CRB {{flagicon|Alagoas}}
|4:4 |align=left|{{flagicon|São Paulo}} Botafogo-SP |2:1 |0:2 |0:0 |2:3 |
| align=right| União São João {{flagicon|São Paulo}}
|2:5 |align=left|{{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Joinville |3:3 |0:3 |0:0 |3:6 |
| align=right| Tuna Luso {{flagicon|Pará}}
|1:7 |align=left|{{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Desportiva |1:1 |0:2 |1:3 |2:6 |
| align=right| ABC {{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}}
|3:3 |align=left|{{flagicon|Paraná}} Londrina1 |0:0 |0:0 |1:1 |1:1 |
| align=right| Ceará {{flagicon|Ceará}}
|1:7 |align=left|{{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Criciúma |1:1 |0:3 |0:2 |1:6 |
| align=right| Vila Nova {{flagicon|Goiás}}
|4:4 |align=left|{{flagicon|São Paulo}} XV de Piracicaba |1:0 |0:0 |0:2 |1:2 |
| align=right| Paysandu {{flagicon|Pará}}
|7:1 |align=left|{{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Santa Cruz |2:0 |0:0 |2:1 |4:1 |
1 Londrina qualified after defeating ABC on a penalty shoot-out.
Third phase
=Group 1=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=GAM|name_GAM={{flagicon|Brazilian Federal District}} Gama
|team2=DES|name_DES={{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Desportiva
|team3=CRI|name_CRI={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Criciúma
|team4=XVP|name_XVP={{flagicon|São Paulo}} XV de Piracicaba
|win_GAM=3|draw_GAM=1|loss_GAM=2|gf_GAM=5|ga_GAM=5
|win_DES=3|draw_DES=0|loss_DES=3|gf_DES=9|ga_DES=9
|win_CRI=2|draw_CRI=2|loss_CRI=2|gf_CRI=7|ga_CRI=6
|win_XVP=2|draw_XVP=1|loss_XVP=3|gf_XVP=7|ga_XVP=8
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Final phase
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group 2=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=BSP|name_BSP={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Botafogo-SP
|team2=LON|name_LON={{flagicon|Paraná}} Londrina
|team3=JOI|name_JOI={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Joinville
|team4=PAY|name_PAY={{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
|win_BSP=3|draw_BSP=1|loss_BSP=2|gf_BSP=12|ga_BSP=10
|win_LON=3|draw_LON=1|loss_LON=2|gf_LON=9|ga_LON=7
|win_JOI=2|draw_JOI=2|loss_JOI=2|gf_JOI=7|ga_JOI=10
|win_PAY=1|draw_PAY=2|loss_PAY=3|gf_PAY=8|ga_PAY=9
|col_A=green2|text_A=Advanced to the Final phase
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
Final phase
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|ptsfirst=y
|team1=GAM|name_GAM=Gama
|team2=BSP|name_BSP=Botafogo-SP
|team3=DES|name_DES=Desportiva
|team4=LON|name_LON=Londrina
|win_GAM=2|draw_GAM=4|loss_GAM=0|gf_GAM=10|ga_GAM=6
|win_BSP=2|draw_BSP=3|loss_BSP=1|gf_BSP=9|ga_BSP=5
|win_DES=1|draw_DES=3|loss_DES=2|gf_DES=8|ga_DES=12
|win_LON=1|draw_LON=2|loss_LON=3|gf_LON=2|ga_LON=6
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to Série A 1999
|result1=P|result2=P
|show_matches=y
|short_style=noflag
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|match_BSP_DES=5–1
|match_BSP_GAM=1–2
|match_BSP_LON=1–0
|match_DES_BSP=1–1
|match_DES_GAM=2–2
|match_DES_LON=1–0
|match_GAM_BSP=1–1
|match_GAM_DES=2–2
|match_GAM_LON=3–0
|match_LON_BSP=0–0
|match_LON_DES=2–1
|match_LON_GAM=0–0
|update=complete|source=
}}
Final standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|sortable_table=y
|ptsfirst=y
|team1=GAM|name_GAM=Gama
|team2=BSP|name_BSP=Botafogo-SP
|team3=DES|name_DES=Desportiva
|team4=LON|name_LON=Londrina
|team5=XVP|name_XVP=XV de Piracicaba
|team6=CRI|name_CRI=Criciúma
|team7=JOI|name_JOI=Joinville
|team8=PAY|name_PAY=Paysandu
|team9=REM|name_REM=Remo
|team10=VIL|name_VIL=Vila Nova
|team11=ABC|name_ABC=ABC
|team12=CRB|name_CRB=CRB
|team13=SCR|name_SCR=Santa Cruz
|team14=CEA|name_CEA=Ceará
|team15=TUN|name_TUN=Tuna Luso
|team16=USJ|name_USJ=União São João
|team17=SAM|name_SAM=Sampaio Corrêa
|team18=BAH|name_BAH=Bahia
|team19=FLU|name_FLU=Fluminense
|team20=AGO|name_AGO=Atlético-GO
|team21=NAU|name_NAU=Náutico
|team22=JUV|name_JUV=Juventus
|team23=VRE|name_VRE=Volta Redonda
|team24=AME|name_AME=Americano
|win_GAM=11|draw_GAM=6|loss_GAM=7|gf_GAM=33|ga_GAM=24
|win_BSP=13|draw_BSP=5|loss_BSP=7|gf_BSP=39|ga_BSP=24
|win_DES=11|draw_DES=5|loss_DES=9|gf_DES=34|ga_DES=33
|win_LON=8|draw_LON=9|loss_LON=8|gf_LON=27|ga_LON=24
|win_XVP=11|draw_XVP=2|loss_XVP=6|gf_XVP=33|ga_XVP=21
|win_CRI=9|draw_CRI=3|loss_CRI=7|gf_CRI=30|ga_CRI=20
|win_JOI=8|draw_JOI=6|loss_JOI=5|gf_JOI=23|ga_JOI=21
|win_PAY=6|draw_PAY=8|loss_PAY=5|gf_PAY=20|ga_PAY=15
|win_REM=6|draw_REM=2|loss_REM=4|gf_REM=17|ga_REM=14
|win_VIL=5|draw_VIL=3|loss_VIL=5|gf_VIL=17|ga_VIL=16
|win_ABC=4|draw_ABC=6|loss_ABC=3|gf_ABC=20|ga_ABC=16
|win_CRB=4|draw_CRB=6|loss_CRB=3|gf_CRB=10|ga_CRB=11
|win_SCR=4|draw_SCR=5|loss_SCR=4|gf_SCR=10|ga_SCR=12
|win_CEA=4|draw_CEA=4|loss_CEA=5|gf_CEA=14|ga_CEA=22
|win_TUN=4|draw_TUN=3|loss_TUN=6|gf_TUN=17|ga_TUN=16
|win_USJ=3|draw_USJ=6|loss_USJ=4|gf_USJ=10|ga_USJ=16
|win_SAM=4|draw_SAM=2|loss_SAM=4|gf_SAM=5|ga_SAM=9
|win_BAH=4|draw_BAH=1|loss_BAH=5|gf_BAH=14|ga_BAH=14
|win_FLU=2|draw_FLU=5|loss_FLU=3|gf_FLU=12|ga_FLU=12
|win_AGO=2|draw_AGO=4|loss_AGO=4|gf_AGO=8|ga_AGO=10
|win_NAU=2|draw_NAU=2|loss_NAU=6|gf_NAU=5|ga_NAU=13
|win_JUV=1|draw_JUV=4|loss_JUV=5|gf_JUV=6|ga_JUV=15
|win_VRE=2|draw_VRE=0|loss_VRE=8|gf_VRE=8|ga_VRE=19
|win_AME=1|draw_AME=3|loss_AME=6|gf_AME=8|ga_AME=23
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to 1999 Série A
|result1=P
|result2=P
|col_FIN=green2|text_FIN=Reached Final phase group
|result3=FIN
|result4=FIN
|col_3RD=green3|text_3RD=Reached Third phase
|result5=3RD|result6=3RD|result7=3RD|result8=3RD
|col_SEC=yellow1|text_SEC=Reached the Second phase
|result9=SEC|result10=SEC|result11=SEC|result12=SEC|result13=SEC|result14=SEC|result15=SEC|result16=SEC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 1999 Série C
|result19=R|result20=R|result21=R|result22=R|result23=R|result24=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
Sources
- {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1998l2.htm|title=Brazil Second Level 1998|publisher=rsssf.com|accessdate=2014-02-06}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série B}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B}}