# 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1988, known as the Divisão de Acesso, was a football series played from 22 October to 18 December 1988. It was the third level of the Brazilian National League. The competition had 43 clubs, and two of them were originally promoted to Série B.
In 1989, the Brazilian Football Confederation declared that the 1988 Série C was a deficitary tournament, deciding to extinguish it and allowing 96 teams in the 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

## First phase
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ABC | CAM | FER | AME |
| 1 | ABC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 15 | Advance to Second phase | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Campinense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Second phase | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 (4–5 pen.) |
| 3 | Ferroviário | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | América | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOT | PAU | AUT | ALE |
| 1 | Botafogo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 | Advance to Second phase | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) |
| 2 | Paulistano | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Second phase | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) |
| 3 | Auto Esporte | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 | | 1–3 | 1–4 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Alecrim | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 5 | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | 0–1 | 0–0 (5–6 pen.) | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CON | SER | CAP | COM |
| 1 | Confiança | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | Sergipe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Second phase | 3–3 (3–2 pen.) | | 3–0 | – |
| 3 | Capelense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | | 0–0 (3–5 pen.) | 1–0 | | – |
| 4 | Comercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | – | – | – | |
* Comercial withdrew from the tournament.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAG | ATL | SER |
| 1 | Lagarto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | – |
| 2 | Atlético Alagoinhas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Advance to Second phase | 0–1 | | – |
| 3 | Serrano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | – | – | |
* Serrano withdrew from the tournament.

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TIR | ANA | TAG | MIX |
| 1 | Tiradentes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–1 (2–4 pen.) | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Anápolis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Advance to Second phase | 1–3 | | 0–0 (4–5 pen.) | 1–1 (6–5 pen.) |
| 3 | Taguatinga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | | 0–0 (3–4 pen.) | 0–2 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Mixto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | | 1–2 | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | 1–0 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COM | NOV | DOU | AME |
| 1 | Comercial | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Second phase | | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | 0–0 (7–6 pen.) | – |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Second phase | 0–0 (3–1 pen.) | | 2–0 | – |
| 3 | Douradense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | | – |
| 4 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | – | – | – | |
* América withdrew from the tournament.

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FER | UBI | XVJ |
| 1 | Ferroviária | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Ubiratan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Second phase | 1–0 | | 2–2 (0–3 pen.) |
| 3 | XV de Jaú | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | | 0–0 (4–5 pen.) | 0–0 (3–4 pen.) | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | DES | TUP | CAB |
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–0 | 0–0 (6–5 pen.) | 0–0 (3–4 pen.) |
| 2 | Desportiva | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Second phase | 2–2 (2–3 pen.) | | 1–1 (6–7 pen.) | 1–1 (3–2 pen.) |
| 3 | Tupi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 | | 3–3 (4–5 pen.) | 1–4 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Cabofriense | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | | 1–1 (1–3 pen.) | 1–2 | 0–0 (2–4 pen.) | |

### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USJ | ESP | FAB | MOG |
| 1 | União São João | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Esportivo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Advance to Second phase | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Fabril | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | | 1–0 | 1–1 (5–6 pen.) | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Mogi Mirim | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | | 0–0 (5–4 pen.) | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | 2–1 | |

### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VRE | STA | XVP | COL |
| 1 | Volta Redonda | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 13 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–0 | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) |
| 2 | Santo André | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 | Advance to Second phase | 0–0 (5–6 pen.) | | 0–0 (8–7 pen.) | 4–1 |
| 3 | XV de Piracicaba | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | 0–1 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Colorado | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 (3–0 pen.) | |

### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FIG | BRU | ESP | INT |
| 1 | Figueirense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–1 (3–2 pen.) | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Brusque | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 11 | Advance to Second phase | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Esportivo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | | 3–1 | 0–0 (3–5 pen.) | | 2–2 (6–7 pen.) |
| 4 | Inter de Santa Maria | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | | 2–0 | 0–0 (4–5 pen.) | 0–1 | |

### Group 12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAR | BLU | IGU | GUA |
| 1 | Marcílio Dias | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Blumenau | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Second phase | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Iguaçu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 (5–4 pen.) |
| 4 | Guarany | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | |

## Second phase
### Group 13

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOT | CAM | ABC | PAU |
| 1 | Botafogo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | Advance to Third phase | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| 2 | Campinense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | | 1–3 | | 5–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | ABC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 | | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Paulistano | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |

### Group 14

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAG | ATL | SER | CON |
| 1 | Lagarto | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 12 | Advance to Third phase | | 2–2 (6–5 pen.) | 1–1 (6–5 pen.) | 2–1 |
| 2 | Atlético Alagoinhas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | | 0–0 (4–5 pen.) | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Confiança | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) | |

### Group 15

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TIR | ANA | UBI | COM |
| 1 | Tiradentes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Advance to Third phase | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Anápolis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 (4–2 pen.) | 0–0 (5–4 pen.) |
| 3 | Ubiratan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Comercial | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 (4–1 pen.) | |

### Group 16

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | VRE | POR | DES |
| 1 | Esportivo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance to Third phase | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 (8–9 pen.) |
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | | 1–1 (10–9 pen.) | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | 4–0 | — | 0–2 |
| 4 | Desportiva | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 7 | | 1–3 | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | 0–1 | — |

### Group 17

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USJ | STA | BLU | BRU |
| 1 | União São João | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Advance to Third phase | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Santo André | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | | 1–1 (1–2 pen.) | | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Blumenau | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | | 0–1 | 1–1 (9–8 pen.) | | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) |
| 4 | Brusque | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 (6–7 pen.) | |

### Group 18

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAR | FER | NOV | FIG |
| 1 | Marcílio Dias | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Advance to Third phase | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) |
| 2 | Ferroviária | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | | 3–0 | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Figueirense | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

## Third phase
### Group 19

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | BOT | LAG |
| 1 | Esportivo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 | Advance to the Finals | | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| 3 | Lagarto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | | 0–0 (3–4 pen.) | 2–1 | |

### Group 20

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USJ | MAR | TIR |
| 1 | União São João | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to the Finals | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Marcílio Dias | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Tiradentes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | | 0–0 (6–5 pen.) | 1–0 | |

## Final

União São João declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions after having a better record (bigger number of wins) during the tournament.