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. 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 == == First phase == === Group A === === Group B === === Group C === === Group D === == Second phase == 1 Londrina qualified after defeating ABC on a penalty shoot-out. == Third phase == === Group 1 === === Group 2 === == Final phase == == Final standings == == Sources == "Brazil Second Level 1998". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.