# 1998 CR Vasco da Gama season

The 1998 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 100th year in existence, the club's 83rd season in existence of football, and the club's 28th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Competitions

Times from 1 January to 14 February 1998 and from 11 October to 31 December 1998 are UTC–2, from 15 February 1998 to 10 October 1998 UTC–3.

### Brasileirão Série A
#### League stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Grêmio | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 36 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | |
| 11 | Flamengo | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Internacional | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 32 | |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 November 1998. Source:

##### Matches
### Copa do Brasil
### Copa Libertadores

Vasco da Gama joined the competition in the group stage.

#### Knockout phase

* Copa Libertadores champion – 1998
* Vasco da Gama

### Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
#### Championship phase

* Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro champion – 1998
* Vasco da Gama

### Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo
#### Group stage
##### Group A
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 5 December 1998.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Brasileirão Série A league stage | Brasileirão Série A league stage | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Intercontinentals Cups | Intercontinentals Cups | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||
| | GK | BRA | Caetano | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | BRA | Carlos Germano | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | BRA | Márcio | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||
| | DF | BRA | Alex | 16 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Felipe | 36 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Filipe Alvim | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Flavinho | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Géder | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Henrique | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Maricá | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Mauro Galvão | 31 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Odvan | 34 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Ronaldo Luiz | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Válber | 21 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Valkmar | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Vítor | 18 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||
| | MF | BRA | Fabiano Eller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Fabrício Carvalho | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Fabrício Eduardo | 9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Gian | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Juninho | 27 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Luisinho | 30 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Nasa | 33 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Nélson | 17 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Pedrinho | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Ramon | 32 | 11 | 17+2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Richardson | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Vágner | 20 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Zada | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| | FW | BRA | Brener | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Dedé | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Donizete | 27 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Guilherme | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Luiz Cláudio | 8 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Luizão | 30 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Mauricinho | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Rogério | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Sorato | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes appearances in European – South American Cup and South American – North American Cup.
* ↑ Includes appearances in Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo, Copa Mercosur and friendlies.