1988 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1988 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 87th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil

Season	1988
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grêmio	1-0	Flamengo	0-0	1-0
Sport	1-1	Bahia	1-1	0-0 (0-0 after extra time)
Fluminense	4-2	Vasco da Gama	1-0	1-2 (2-0 after extra time)
Cruzeiro	0-2	Internacional	0-0	0-2

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grêmio	1-2	Internacional	0-0	1-2
Fluminense	1-2	Bahia	0-0	1-2

Final

Bahia	2–1	Internacional

February 15, 1989

Fonte Nova

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Internacional	0–0	Bahia

February 19, 1989

Beira-Rio

Bahia declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-1.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams in the first stage, which are Bangu, Santa Cruz, Criciúma and América-RJ, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Main article: 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inter de Limeira	6	2	3	0	1	7	6	+1	12
2	Náutico	6	2	2	1	1	6	5	+1	11
3	Ponte Preta	6	3	0	2	1	10	6	+4	11
4	Americano	6	0	0	2	4	2	8	−6	2

Source: rssfbrasil.com

Internacional-SP declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Internacional-SP and Náutico, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The worst placed team in each one of the four groups in the first stage, which are Treze, Rio Branco-ES, Uberlândia, and Pelotas, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Third Stage

Group 19

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Esportivo-MG	4	2	1	0	1	9	2	+7	8	Advanced to the final
2	Botafogo-PB	4	2	0	0	2	5	7	−2	6
3	Lagarto-SE	4	1	0	1	2	2	7	−5	4

Source: rsssfbrasil.com

Group 20

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	União São João	4	2	0	1	1	5	3	+2	7	Advanced to the final
2	Marcílio Dias	4	2	0	0	2	4	4	0	6
3	Tiradentes-DF	4	1	1	0	2	3	5	−2	5

Source: rsssfbrasil.com
Rules for classification: 3 points for victory, 2 points for victory on penalties, 1 point for defeat on penalties.

Final

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Esportivo-MG	1–1	União São João

December 16, 1988

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União São João	2–2	Esportivo-MG

December 18, 1988

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União São João declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions by aggregate score of 3-3 due to better season record.

Promotion

The champion and the runner-up, which are União São João and Esportivo-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.

State championship champions

State	Champion		State	Champion
Acre	Rio Branco-AC		Paraíba	Botafogo-PB
Alagoas	CSA		Paraná	Atlético Paranaense
Amapá	Amapá		Pernambuco	Sport Recife
Amazonas	Rio Negro		Piauí	Flamengo-PI
Bahia	Bahia		Rio de Janeiro	Vasco
Ceará	Ferroviário		Rio Grande do Norte	América-RN
Distrito Federal	Tiradentes-DF		Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
Espírito Santo	Ibiraçu		Rondônia	not disputed
Goiás	Atlético Goianiense		Roraima	Baré
Maranhão	Sampaio Corrêa		Santa Catarina	Avaí
Mato Grosso	Mixto		São Paulo	Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul	Operário		Sergipe	Confiança
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro		Tocantins	-
Pará	Tuna Luso

Youth competition champions

Competition	Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores	Nacional-SP
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores	Atlético Mineiro

Other competition champions

Competition	Champion
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia	Trem

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	Copa Libertadores 1988	Supercopa Sudamericana 1988
Cruzeiro	Did not qualify	Runner-up
Flamengo	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals
Grêmio	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals
Guarani	Second round	Did not qualify
Santos	Did not qualify	Round of 16
Sport Recife	Group stage	Did not qualify

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1988.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
July 7, 1988	Australia	W	1-0	Romário	Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
July 10, 1988	Argentina	D	0-0	-	Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
July 13, 1988	Saudi Arabia	W	4-1	Geovani (2), Jorginho, Edmar	Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
July 17, 1988	Australia	W	2-0	Romário, Müller	Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
July 28, 1988	Norway	D	1-1	Edmar	International Friendly
July 31, 1988	Sweden	D	1-1	Jorginho	International Friendly
August 3, 1988	Austria	W	2-0	Edmar, Andrade	International Friendly
October 12, 1988	Belgium	W	2-1	Geovani (2)	International Friendly

Women's football

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1988.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
June 1, 1988	Australia	L	0–1	-	FIFA Invitational World Cup
June 3, 1988	Norway	D	2–1	unavailable	FIFA Invitational World Cup
June 5, 1988	Thailand	W	9–0	unavailable	FIFA Invitational World Cup
June 8, 1988	Netherlands	W	2–1	unavailable	FIFA Invitational World Cup
June 10, 1988	Norway	L	1–2	unavailable	FIFA Invitational World Cup
June 12, 1988	China	D	0–0	-	FIFA Invitational World Cup

Domestic competition champions

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Carioca	Radar