1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season1998
ChampionsGama
PromotedGama
Botafogo-SP
RelegatedFluminense
Atlético-GO
Náutico
Juventus
Volta Redonda
Americano
Top goalscorerGauchinho (XV de Piracicaba) - 13
Biggest home winXV de Piracicaba 6-0 Ceará (September 6, 1998)

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

Team City Stadium 1997 Season
ABCNatalMachadão14th in Série B
AmericanoRio de JaneiroGodofredo Cruz13th in Série B
Atlético-GOGoiâniaSerra Dourada16th in Série B
BahiaSalvadorFonte Nova23rd in Série A
Botafogo-SPRibeirão PretoSanta Cruz17th in Série B
CearáFortalezaCastelão9th in Série B
CRBMaceióPajuçara5th in Série B
CriciúmaCriciúmaHeriberto Hülse24th in Série A
DesportivaCariacicaEngenheiro Araripe12th in Série B
FluminenseRio de JaneiroMaracanã25th in Série A
GamaGamaBezerrão7th in Série B
JoinvilleJoinvilleErnestão6th in Série B
JuventusSão PauloRua Javari2nd in Série C
LondrinaLondrinaCafé10th in Série B
NáuticoRecifeAflitos3rd in Série B
PaysanduBelémCuruzú11th in Série B
RemoBelémMangueirão18th in Série B
Santa CruzRecifeArruda20th in Série B
Sampaio CorrêaSão LuísCastelão1st in Série C
Tuna LusoBelémFrancisco Vasques8th in Série B
União São JoãoArarasHerminião26th in Série A
Vila NovaGoiâniaSerra Dourada4th in Série B
Volta RedondaVolta RedondaRaulino de Oliveira19th in Série B
XV de PiracicabaPiracicabaBarão de Serra Negra15th in Série B

First phase

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Round of 16
Teams relegated to 1999 Série C

Group A

Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Remo10622169+720
Desportiva105141110+116
Londrina104331510+515
União São João10343710−313
Atlético-GO10244810−210
Náutico10226513−88

Group B

Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Botafogo-SP10703157+821
Santa Cruz1044298+116
Criciúma105051713+415
Vila Nova104241614+214
Sampaio Corrêa1042459−414
Volta Redonda10208819−116

Group C

Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
XV de Piracicaba108022412+1224
Ceará104331316-315
Tuna Luso104241510+514
Gama104151312+113
Bahia104151414013
Americano10136823−156

Group D

Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Joinville10523108+217
ABC104331915+415
Paysandu1035285+314
CRB1035288014
Fluminense102531212011
Juventus10145615−97

Second phase

Teams Scores
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg Agg.
Gama 6:0 Remo 1:0 4:1 5:1
CRB 4:4 Botafogo-SP 2:1 0:2 0:0 2:3
União São João 2:5 Joinville 3:3 0:3 0:0 3:6
Tuna Luso 1:7 Desportiva 1:1 0:2 1:3 2:6
ABC 3:3 Londrina1 0:0 0:0 1:1 1:1
Ceará 1:7 Criciúma 1:1 0:3 0:2 1:6
Vila Nova 4:4 XV de Piracicaba 1:0 0:0 0:2 1:2
Paysandu 7:1 Santa Cruz 2:0 0:0 2:1 4:1

1 Londrina qualified after defeating ABC on a penalty shoot-out.

Third phase

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Final phase

Group 1

Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Gama631255010
Desportiva63039909
Criciúma622276+18
XV de Piracicaba621378−17

Group 2

Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Botafogo-SP63121210+210
Londrina631297+210
Joinville6222710-38
Paysandu612389-15

Final phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion GAM BSP DES LON
1 Gama 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10 Promoted to Série A 1999 1–1 2–2 3–0
2 Botafogo-SP 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9 1–2 5–1 1–0
3 Desportiva 6 1 3 2 8 12 4 6 2–2 1–1 1–0
4 Londrina 6 1 2 3 2 6 4 5 0–0 0–0 2–1
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Final standings

Pos
Team
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1. Gama 39 24 11 6 7 33 24 +9 Promoted to 1999 Série A
2. Botafogo-SP 44 25 13 5 7 39 24 +15
3. Desportiva 38 25 11 5 9 34 33 +1 Reached Final phase group
4. Londrina 33 25 8 9 8 27 24 +3
5. XV de Piracicaba 35 19 11 2 6 33 21 +12 Reached Third phase
6. Criciúma 30 19 9 3 7 30 20 +10
7. Joinville 30 19 8 6 5 23 21 +2
8. Paysandu 26 19 6 8 5 20 15 +5
9. Remo 20 12 6 2 4 17 14 +3 Reached the Second phase
10. Vila Nova 18 13 5 3 5 17 16 +1
11. ABC 18 13 4 6 3 20 16 +4
12. CRB 18 13 4 6 3 10 11 -1
13. Santa Cruz 17 13 4 5 4 10 12 -2
14. Ceará 16 13 4 4 5 14 22 -8
15. Tuna Luso 15 13 4 3 6 17 16 +1
16. União São João 15 13 3 6 4 10 16 -6
17. Sampaio Corrêa 14 10 4 2 4 5 9 -4
18. Bahia 13 10 4 1 5 14 14 0
19. Fluminense 11 10 2 5 3 12 12 +0 Relegated to 1999 Série C
20. Atlético-GO 10 10 2 4 4 8 10 -2
21. Náutico 8 10 2 2 6 5 13 -8
22. Juventus 7 10 1 4 5 6 15 -9
23. Volta Redonda 6 10 2 0 8 8 19 -11
24. Americano 6 10 1 3 6 8 23 -15

Sources

  • "Brazil Second Level 1998". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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