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.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Final [ ]
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 [ ]
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
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
4
1
0
1
2
2
7
−5
4
Source:
rsssfbrasil.com Rules for classification: 3 points for victory, 2 points for victory on penalties, 1 point for defeat on penalties.
Final [ ]
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 [ ]
Youth competition champions [ ]
Other competition champions [ ]
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 ,
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
[ ]
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 PR
D
0–0
-
FIFA Invitational World Cup
Domestic competition champions [ ]
References [ ]