# 1998 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 78th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 1, 1998 and ended on June 7, 1998. Twenty-eight teams participated. Juventude beat Internacional in the finals and won their 1st title, being the first team from outside Porto Alegre to win the title since 1939. That championship also marked the first time since 1954 that neither Grêmio or Internacional won the title. Farroupilha and Guarany de Garibaldi were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home location | Previous season |
| 15 de Novembro | Campo Bom | 21st |
| Brasil | Pelotas | 4th |
| Brasil | Farroupilha | 9th |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | 8th |
| Esportivo | Bento Gonçalves | 16th |
| Farroupilha | Pelotas | 22nd |
| Glória | Vacaria | 11th |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | 2nd |
| Grêmio | Santana do Livramento | 15th |
| Guarani | Venâncio Aires | 5th |
| Guarany | Garibaldi | 26th |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Internacional | Santa Maria | 17th |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | 6th |
| Lajeadense | Lajeado | 2nd (Second level) |
| Novo Hamburgo | Novo Hamburgo | 24th |
| Palmeirense | Palmeira das Missões | 23rd |
| Passo Fundo | Passo Fundo | 20th |
| Pelotas | Pelotas | 7th |
| São José | Cachoeira do Sul | 1st (Second level) |
| São José | Porto Alegre | 25th |
| São Luiz | Ijuí | 13th |
| São Paulo | Rio Grande | 19th |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz do Sul | 10th |
| Santo Ângelo | Santo Ângelo | 14th |
| Taquariense | Taquari | 18th |
| Veranópolis | Veranópolis | 3rd |
| Ypiranga | Erechim | 12th |

## System

The championship would have four stages:
* Division A: Comprised fourteen teams. Grêmio, Internacional and Juventude earned a bye directly to the Second phase. The remaining eleven teams played each other in a single round-robin system. The six best teams qualified to the Second phase, while the bottom two teams would have to dispute the Copa Abílio dos Reis in the Second semester. São Luiz, Inter de Santa Maria, Brasil de Pelotas and Glória, due to their performance in the 1997 Copa Galego, were automatically qualified regardless of placing.
* Division B: The twelve teams that had qualified to Division B in the previous year joined the two teams that had been promoted from the Second level, and were divided into two groups of seven, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. the best two teams in each group, plus the best third-placed team qualified to the Second phase, while the bottom-placed team in each group was relegated to the Second level. The teams that finished from the second to sixth place could participate in the Copa Abílio dos Reis.
* Second phase: The sixteen remaining teams were divided into four groups of four, in which each team played the teams of its own group in a double round-robin system. The two best teams in each group qualified to the Quarterfinals.
* Final rounds: The remaining eight teams played a series of two-legged knockout ties to define the champions.

## Championship
### Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Luiz | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 16 | Qualified |
| 2 | Veranópolis | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 | Qualified |
| 3 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 15 | Qualified |
| 4 | Brasil de Farroupilha | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 15 | Qualified |
| 5 | Santo Ângelo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 | Qualified |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 14 | Qualified |
| 7 | Pelotas | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Caxias | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Guarani de Venâncio Aires | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 14 | |
| 10 | Glória | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 12 | Qualified;Copa Abílio dos Reis |
| 11 | Brasil de Pelotas | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | Qualified;Copa Abílio dos Reis |

### Division B
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esportivo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 21 | Qualified |
| 2 | Lajeadense | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Qualified |
| 3 | 15 de Novembro | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 4 | Passo Fundo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Palmeirense | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Taquariense | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 4 | |
| 7 | Guarany de Garibaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 24 | Repechage |
| 2 | São José de Porto Alegre | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 22 | Repechage |
| 3 | Grêmio Santanense | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 21 | Repechage |
| 4 | São Paulo | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Novo Hamburgo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 16 | |
| 6 | São José de Cachoeira do Sul | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Farroupilha | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 3 | Relegated |

### Second phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | Qualified |
| 2 | Glória | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | Qualified |
| 3 | Santo Ângelo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Grêmio Santanense | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 54 | Qualified |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 10 | Qualified |
| 3 | Esportivo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventude | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 | Qualified |
| 2 | Brasil de Pelotas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | Qualified |
| 3 | São José de Porto Alegre | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Brasil de Farroupilha | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Veranópolis | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | Qualified |
| 2 | São Luiz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Qualified |
| 3 | Ypiranga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Lajeadense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 5 | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brasil de Pelotas | 2–1 | Grêmio | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Santa Cruz | 1–3 | Veranópolis | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| São Luiz | 0–2 | Internacional | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Glória | 0–3 | Juventude | 0–1 | 0–2 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Veranópolis | 0–4 | Internacional | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Brasil de Pelotas | 1–2 | Juventude | 0–0 | 1–2 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juventude | 3–1 | Internacional | 3–1 | 0–0 |

## State Cups

For the second semester, Two tournaments were held; the Copa Ênio Andrade, disputed by five teams from Division A, and the Copa Abílio dos Reis, disputed by seven teams from Division B and the bottom two from Division A.
In the Copa Ênio Andrade, all teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the two best teams earning an automatic qualification, and an extra point, to the Second phase of the 1999 championship. The winner also won a berth in the 1999 Copa Sul.
In the Copa Abílio dos Reis, all teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the four best teams qualifying for the Division A of the 1999 championship.

### Copa Ênio Andrade

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caxias | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 14 | Champions and Qualified to 1999 Copa Sul |
| 2 | Santo Ângelo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Ypiranga de Erechim | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | |
| 5 | São Luiz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |

#### Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Santo Ângelo | 3–0 | Pelotas |

### Copa Abílio dos Reis

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lajeadense | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | Champions and Qualified to 1999 Division A |
| 2 | 15 de Novembro | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 26 | Qualified to 1999 Division A |
| 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Qualified to 1999 Division A |
| 4 | São José de Cachoeira do Sul | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 23 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Passo Fundo | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 | Playoffs |
| 6 | São Paulo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | São José de Porto Alegre | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Novo Hamburgo | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | |
| 9 | Glória | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |

#### Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| São José de Cachoeira do Sul | 1–1 (5-6 pen.) | Passo Fundo |