# 1998 Santos FC season

The 1998 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-sixth in existence and the club's third-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | BRA | Fernando Leão |
| — | GK | BRA | Marcelo |
| — | GK | BRA | Nando |
| — | GK | BRA | Zetti |
| — | DF | BRA | Ânderson Lima |
| — | DF | BRA | Argel |
| — | DF | BRA | Athirson |
| — | DF | BRA | Baiano |
| — | DF | BRA | Gustavo Nery |
| — | DF | BRA | Jean |
| — | DF | BRA | Rogério Seves |
| — | DF | BRA | Sandro |
| — | MF | BRA | Bechara |
| — | MF | BRA | Claudiomiro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Eduardo Marques |
| — | MF | BRA | Élder |
| — | MF | BRA | Róbson Luís |
| — | MF | BRA | Fernandes |
| — | MF | BRA | Jorginho |
| — | MF | BRA | Lúcio |
| — | MF | JPN | Maezono |
| — | MF | BRA | Marcos Basílio |
| — | MF | BRA | Messias |
| — | MF | BRA | Narciso |
| — | FW | BRA | Alessandro Cambalhota |
| — | FW | BRA | Adiel |
| — | FW | COL | Aristizábal |
| — | FW | BRA | Viola |
Source: Acervo Santista

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Nat | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Copa Conmebol | Copa Conmebol | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | | Fernando Leão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | Nando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | Zetti | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| DF | | Ânderson Lima | 17 | 3 | 9 (1) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 6 |
| DF | | Argel | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 7 |
| DF | | Athirson | 25 | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| DF | | Baiano | 11 (7) | 1 | 1 (3) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| DF | | Gustavo Nery | 4 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| DF | | Jean | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| DF | | Sandro | 8 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| MF | | Bechara | 1 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | | Claudiomiro | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 5 |
| MF | | Eduardo Marques | 16 (3) | 3 | 0 (4) | 2 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 6 |
| MF | | Élder | 9 (8) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 6 (2) | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| MF | | Fernandes | 2 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| MF | | Jorginho | 12 (3) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 12 |
| MF | | Lúcio | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| MF | | Maezono | 0 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | | Marcos Bazílio | 18 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| MF | | Messias | 8 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| MF | | Narciso | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 5 |
| MF | | Róbson Luís | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| FW | | Adiel | 5 (14) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (5) | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| FW | | Alessandro | 16 (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3) | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| FW | | Aristizábal | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FW | | Viola | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 31 |
| Players who left the club during the season |||||||||||||
| DF | | Dutra | 0 | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| DF | | Ronaldão | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| DF | | Ronaldo Marconato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | Arinélson | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | | Caíco | 0 | 0 | 6 (2) | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| MF | | Fumagalli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | | Marcos Assunção | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| FW | | Báez | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| FW | | Caio | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| FW | | Macedo | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| FW | | Müller | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

#### Goalscorers

| Ran | Pos | Name | Brasileiro | Paulistão | Copa do Brasil | Rio-SP | Copa Conmebol | Total |
| 1 | FW | Viola | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2 | MF | Jorginho | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | Müller | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | Lúcio | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | DF | Argel | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | DF | Ânderson Lima | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Eduardo Marques | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | Claudiomiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | Marcos Assunção | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | Narciso | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | Alessandro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Caíco | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | Caio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Báez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Élder | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Macedo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Messias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Róbson Luís | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | Ronaldão | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Adiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Aristizábal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Athirson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Baiano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Bechara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Gustavo Nery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Maezono | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Sandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Moving from | Notes |
| MAN | Émerson Leão | Atlético Mineiro | |
| MF | Jorginho | Atlético Mineiro | |
| DF | Argel | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| FW | Adiel | Youth system | Promoted |
| ST | Viola | Palmeiras | |
| MF | Claudiomiro | Coritiba | On loan |
| MF | Lúcio | Flamengo | On loan |
| LB | Athirson | Flamengo | On loan |
| MF | Fumagalli | Youth system | Promoted |
| FW | Alessandro | Júbilo Iwata | Loan return |
| MF | Fernandes | Corinthians de Presidente Prudente | On loan |
| MF | Arinélson | Flamengo | Loan return |
| FW | Aristizábal | São Paulo | On loan |
| MF | Messias | Madureira | On loan |
| MF | Maezono | Verdy Kawasaki | On loan |
| MF | Bechara | Ceará | |
| MF | Róbson Luís | Bahia | On loan |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Notes |
| MF | João Santos | Coritiba | |
| MAN | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | Corinthians | |
| DF | Cássio | Guarani | |
| FW | Camanducaia | Guarani | On loan |
| MF | Alexandre | Portuguesa | |
| MF | Marcelo Passos | Inter de Limeira | On loan |
| DF | Marcos Adriano | Inter de Limeira | On loan |
| FW | Macedo | Coritiba | On loan |
| MF | Marcos Assunção | Flamengo | On loan |
| FW | Caio | Flamengo | On loan |
| MF | Arinélson | Flamengo | On loan |
| DF | Ronaldão | Coritiba | |
| FW | Müller | Cruzeiro | |
| GK | Edinho | Ponte Preta | On loan |
| MF | Caíco | Atlético Paranaense | On loan |
| MF | Arinélson | Paraná | On loan |
| FW | Báez | Al Hilal | |
| DF | Dutra | América Mineiro | On loan |
| MF | Fumagalli | Verdy Kawasaki | On loan |
| DF | Daniel | Verdy Kawasaki | On loan |
| MF | Marcelo Passos | Ras Al Khaimah | On loan |

## Competitions
### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Acervo Santista

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Coritiba | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 42 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Santos | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 41 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 40 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 40 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |

##### Matches
#### Semi-finals
### Copa do Brasil
#### Semi-finals
### Campeonato Paulista
#### Second stage
##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Paulo (A) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 25 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Portuguesa (A) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 18 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 3 | Santos (E) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 14 | |
| 4 | Matonense (E) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 13 | |
| 5 | Rio Branco (E) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 11 | |
| 6 | São José (E) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 3 | |

##### Matches
### Torneiro Rio-São Paulo
#### Group stage

Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |