1998 Campeonato Carioca

The 1998 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 25, 1998 and ended on May 17, 1998. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 21st time. no teams were relegated.[1][2]

Campeonato Carioca
Season1998
ChampionsVasco da Gama
Copa do BrasilFlamengo
Fluminense
Botafogo
Vasco da Gama
Série CFriburguense
América
Madureira
Matches played86
Goals scored222 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerRomário (Flamengo) - 10 goals
Biggest home winVasco da Gama 5-0 Americano (February 1, 1998)
Biggest away winMadureira 0-4 Vasco da Gama (April 12, 1998)
Highest scoringItaperuna 3-4 Volta Redonda (March 1, 1998)
Vasco da Gama 4-3 Fluminense (March 8, 1998)
← 1997
1999 →

System

The tournament was divided in four stages:[2][1]

  • Preliminary tournament: The five teams that had been eliminated in the First and second phases of 1997's championship joined Friburguense, champions of the 1997 Second Level. The teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format, with the best two teams qualifying into the main tournament.
  • Taça Guanabara: The teams that had participated in 1997's third phase earned a bye directly to this phase: the 8 clubs all played in single round-robin format against each other.
  • Taça Rio: The 8 clubs all played in single round-robin format against each other.
  • Finals: The Finals would happen in two matches, both played at the Maracanã Stadium, between the champions of the Taças Guanabara and Rio. However, since Vasco da Gama won both tournaments, the finals didn't happen.

Championship

Preliminary phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Friburguense 10 6 3 1 18 9 +9 21 Qualified
2 Madureira 10 5 3 2 16 8 +8 18
3 Olaria 10 4 4 2 15 9 +6 16
4 Volta Redonda 10 4 1 5 9 12 −3 13
5 América 10 2 3 5 8 14 −6 9
6 Itaperuna 10 1 2 7 8 22 −14 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 1998. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Guanabara
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 7 5 1 1 18 5 +13 16 Champions
2 Flamengo 7 4 2 1 11 3 +8 14
3 Madureira 7 3 1 3 10 14 −4 10
4 Fluminense 7 2 3 2 10 9 +1 9
5 Bangu 7 2 2 3 7 9 −2 8
6 Botafogo 7 2 2 3 7 11 −4 8
7 Americano 7 1 3 3 8 14 −6 6
8 Friburguense 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 5
Updated to match(es) played on April 8, 1998. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Taça Rio
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama 7 6 0 1 11 3 +8 18 Champions
2 Fluminense 7 3 2 2 10 6 +4 11
3 Flamengo 7 3 2 2 11 11 0 11
4 Friburguense 7 3 0 4 10 11 −1 9
5 Bangu 7 2 3 2 7 9 −2 9
6 Botafogo 7 1 3 3 10 13 −3 6
7 Madureira 7 1 2 4 7 11 −4 5
8 Americano 7 1 2 4 5 11 −6 5
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 1998. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1998". Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 1998". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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