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
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champions, claiming the promotion to the
1999 Série A along with
Botafogo-SP
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, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (
Fluminense
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,
Atlético-GO,
Náutico,
Juventus,
Volta Redonda
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and
Americano) were relegated to play
Série C in 1999.
Teams
First phase
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second phase
1 Londrina
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qualified after defeating ABC on a penalty shoot-out.
Third phase
Group 1
Group 2
Final phase
Final standings
Sources
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B seasons
1998 in Brazilian football leagues