| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corinthians 2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title |
| Relegated | América-MG Goiás Bragantino América-RN |
| Copa Libertadores | Corinthians Vasco da Gama(title holders) Palmeiras(Copa do Brasil champions) |
| Matches | 297 |
| Goals | 851 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Viola (21 goals) |
←1997 1999 → | |
The1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 42nd edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A, thetop-level of professional football in Brazil.
It was contested by 24 teams, andCorinthians won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 46 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | |
| 3 | Coritiba | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 42 | |
| 4 | Santos | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 40 | |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 40 | |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 37 | |
| 8 | Grêmio | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 36 | |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | |
| 11 | Flamengo | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Internacional | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 32 | |
| 13 | Vitória | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Botafogo | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 29 | |
| 15 | São Paulo | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 27 | |
| 16 | Atlético-PR | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 27 | |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 26 | |
| 18 | Juventude | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | |
| 19 | Guarani | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
| 20 | Paraná | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 24 | |
| 21 | América-MG | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 23 | Relegated to1999 Série B |
| 22 | Goiás | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 | |
| 23 | Bragantino | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 21 | |
| 24 | América-RN | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 15 |
| Teams | Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Agg. |
| Cruzeiro | 6:3 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 3:2 | 6:5 | |
| Portuguesa | 5:2 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 2:2 | 5:3 | |
| Sport | 3:6 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 0:3 | 4:6 | |
| Grêmio | 3:6 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 2:2 | |
| Teams | Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Agg. |
| Cruzeiro | 6:3 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 5:3 | |
| Santos | 4:4 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 3:4 | |
| Cruzeiro | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valdo Müller | Dinei Marcelinho Carioca |
| Corinthians | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelinho Carioca | Marcelo Ramos |
| Corinthians | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edílson Marcelinho Carioca |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 61 | Qualified to2000 FIFA Club World Championship[a] |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | |
| 3 | Santos | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 51 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 48 | Qualified to1999 Copa Libertadores[b] |
| 6 | Coritiba | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Sport | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 43 | |
| 8 | Grêmio | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | Qualified to1999 Copa Libertadores[c] |
| 11 | Flamengo | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Internacional | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 32 | |
| 13 | Vitória | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Botafogo | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 29 | |
| 15 | São Paulo | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 27 | |
| 16 | Atlético-PR | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 27 | |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 26 | |
| 18 | Juventude | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | |
| 19 | Guarani | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
| 20 | Paraná | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 24 | |
| 21 | América-MG | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 23 | Relegated to1999 Série B |
| 22 | Goiás | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 | |
| 23 | Bragantino | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 21 | |
| 24 | América-RN | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 15 |