Championship of Sao Paulo 1998 - Série A-I (First Level)

First Stage

[qualifying stage for second stage]

Round 1 [Jan 18]
Group 1
Ituano          3-1 Portuguesa 
Portuguesa Sant 3-0 Uniao SJ
Sao Jose        3-2 Juventus
Group 2
Inter Limeira   0-0 Aracatuba 
Mogi Mirim      1-2 Rio Branco  
Matonense       1-1 Guarani

Round 2 [Jan 20-22]
Group 1
Portuguesa      2-1 Sao Jose  
Uniao SJ        1-1 Ituano
Juventus        4-1 Portuguesa Sant
Group 2
Guarani         3-1 Mogi Mirim 
Aracatuba       2-3 Matonense   
Rio Branco      1-1 Inter Limeira 

Round 3 [Jan 24,25]
Group 1
Sao Jose        2-0 Uniao SJ
Ituano          1-2 Portuguesa Sant
Juventus        1-0 Portuguesa
Group 2
Matonense       2-2 Rio Branco
Inter Limeira   2-2 Mogi Mirim
Guarani         1-1 Aracatuba

Round 4 [Jan 28,29]
Group 1
Ituano          4-1 Juventus
Uniao SJ        1-1 Portuguesa
Portuguesa Sant 3-2 Sao Jose
Group 2
Inter Limeira   1-1 Guarani
Rio Branco      2-0 Aracatuba
Mogi Mirim      4-1 Matonense

Round 5 [Jan 31,Feb 1]
Group 1
Portuguesa      2-1 Portuguesa Sant
Sao Jose        2-1 Ituano
Juventus        1-2 Uniao SJ
Group 2
Guarani         1-2 Rio Branco
Matonense       2-1 Inter Limeira
Aracatuba       3-3 Mogi Mirim

Round 6 [Feb 7,8]
Group 1
Portuguesa      1-3 Ituano
Uniao SJ        3-1 Portuguesa Sant
Juventus        1-2 Sao Jose
Group 2
Guarani         2-1 Matonense
Aracatuba       1-4 Inter Limeira
Rio Branco      0-3 Mogi Mirim

Round 7 [Feb 11,12]
Group 1
Sao Jose        3-2 Portuguesa
Portuguesa Sant 2-1 Juventus
Ituano          5-1 Uniao SJ
Group 2
Mogi Mirim      1-2 Guarani
Matonense       3-1 Aracatuba
Inter Limeira   3-2 Rio Branco

Round 8 [Feb 14,15]
Group 1
Uniao SJ        2-0 Sao Jose
Portuguesa      5-1 Juventus
Portuguesa Sant 1-4 Ituano
Group 2
Mogi Mirim      3-0 Inter Limeira
Aracatuba       2-2 Guarani
Rio Branco      4-0 Matonense

Round 9 [Feb 21]
Group 1
Juventus        3-1 Ituano
Portuguesa      1-0 Uniao SJ
Sao Jose        1-0 Portuguesa Sant
Group 2
Guarani         3-1 Inter Limeira
Aracatuba       2-1 Rio Branco
Matonense       3-2 Mogi Mirim

Round 10 [Mar 1]
Group 1
Ituano          4-2 Sao Jose
Portuguesa Sant 4-4 Portuguesa  
Uniao SJ        4-3 Juventus
Group 2
Inter Limeira   2-1 Matonense
Mogi Mirim      2-0 Aracatuba
Rio Branco      2-0 Guarani

Tables:

Group 1
 1.Ituano              10  6  1  3  27-15  19
 2.São José            10  6  0  4  18-17  18
 3.Portuguesa          10  4  2  4  19-18  14
 4.União São João      10  4  2  4  14-18  14
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 5.Portuguesa Santista 10  4  1  5  18-22  13   to Relegation Tournament
 6.Juventus            10  3  0  7  18-24   9   to Relegation Tournament

Group 2
 1.Rio Branco          10  5  2  3  18-13  17
 2.Guarani             10  4  4  2  16-13  16
 3.Mogi Mirim          10  4  2  4  22-16  14
 4.Matonense           10  4  2  4  17-21  14
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 5.Inter de Limeira    10  3  4  3  15-16  13   to Relegation Tournament
 6.Araçatuba           10  1  4  5  12-21   7   to Relegation Tournament

Top-4 of each group qualify for second stage (for which Corinthians,
Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo received byes); bottom two
play against relegation (see below).


Second Stage:

Round 1 [Mar 7,8]
Group 3
Guarani        2-2 Palmeiras
Corinthians    1-1 Ituano
Uniao Sao Joao 2-1 Mogi Mirim
Group 4
Santos         2-3 Sao Paulo
Rio Branco     2-2 Portuguesa
Matonense      1-1 Sao Jose

Round 2 [Mar 10-12]
Group 3
Ituano         2-1 Guarani
Mogi Mirim     0-1 Corinthians
Palmeiras      3-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Group 4
Sao Paulo      5-0 Rio Branco
Portuguesa     3-2 Matonense
Sao Jose       1-1 Santos

Round 3 [Mar 14,15]
Group 3
Uniao Sao Joao 0-4 Guarani
Ituano         1-1 Mogi Mirim
Corinthians    1-1 Palmeiras
Group 4
Rio Branco     2-1 Santos
Sao Jose       1-2 Portuguesa
Matonense      2-0 Sao Paulo

Round 4 [Mar 17-19]
Group 3
Uniao Sao Joao 0-2 Ituano
Palmeiras      1-4 Mogi Mirim
Guarani        1-1 Corinthians 
Group 4
Sao Paulo      0-0 Portuguesa   
Rio Branco     2-1 Sao Jose
Santos         6-2 Matonense

Round 5 [Mar 21,22]
Group 3
Corinthians    1-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Mogi Mirim     3-4 Guarani
Ituano         2-2 Palmeiras
Group 4
Portuguesa     0-0 Santos
Sao Jose       1-5 Sao Paulo
Matonense      2-1 Rio Branco

Round 6 [Mar 28,20]
Group 3
Ituano         2-3 Corinthians
Mogi Mirim     3-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Palmeiras      2-1 Guarani
Group 4
Sao Paulo      3-0 Santos
Portuguesa     5-1 Rio Branco
Sao Jose       1-3 Matonense

Round 7 [Mar 31-Apr 2]
Group 3
Uniao Sao Joao 2-3 Palmeiras
Guarani        2-0 Ituano
Corinthians    5-2 Mogi Mirim
Group 4
Matonense      1-2 Portuguesa
Santos         5-0 Sao Jose
Rio Branco     1-4 Sao Paulo

Round 8 [Apr 4,5]
Group 3
Palmeiras      1-1 Corinthians
Mogi Mirim     2-1 Ituano
Guarani        2-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Group 4
Santos         4-1 Rio Branco
Portuguesa     3-0 Sao Jose
Sao Paulo      3-1 Matonense

Round 9 [Apr 8,9]
Corinthians    3-1 Guarani
Ituano         2-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Mogi Mirim     2-3 Palmeiras
Group 4
Portuguesa     1-3 Sao Paulo
Sao Jose       3-3 Rio Branco
Matonense      1-0 Santos

Round 10 [Apr 11,12]
Group 3
Uniao Sao Joao 1-1 Corinthians
Guarani        1-0 Mogi Mirim
Palmeiras      2-1 Ituano
Group 4
Santos         3-2 Portuguesa
Rio Branco     4-3 Matonense
Sao Paulo      6-1 Sao Jose

Group 3
 1.Corinthians         10  5  5  0  18-10  20
 2.Palmeiras           10  5  4  1  20-17  19
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Guarani             10  5  2  3  19-14  17
 4.Ituano              10  3  3  4  14-14  12
 5.Mogi Mirim          10  3  1  6  18-19  10
 6.União São João      10  1  1  8   7-22   4

Group 4
 1.São Paulo           10  8  1  1  31-10  25
 2.Portuguesa          10  5  3  2  20-13  18
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Santos              10  4  2  4  23-14  14
 4.Matonense           10  4  1  5  18-21  13
 5.Rio Branco          10  3  2  5  17-30  11
 6.São Jose            10  0  3  7  10-31   3


Semifinals

First Leg [Apr 18,19]
Portuguesa     1-1 Corinthians
Palmeiras      1-2 Sao Paulo

Second Leg [Apr 25,26]
Sao Paulo      3-1 Palmeiras   
Corinthians    2-2 Portuguesa   [Corinthians qualified on better season record]

Final

First Leg [May 3]
Corinthians    2-1 Sao Paulo
  [24' Marcelinho, 67' Cris; 36' Fabiano]

Second Leg [May 10]
Sao Paulo      3-1 Corinthians
  [30' Rai, 46' and 83' Franca; 50' Didi]


Relegation Section

Round 1 [Mar 15]
Juventus       0-1 Inter Limeira
Aracatuba      1-0 Portuguesa Sant

Round 2 [Mar 22]
Aracatuba      2-0 Inter Limeira
Portuguesa S   2-4 Juventus

Round 3 [Mar 29]
Juventus       1-1 Aracatuba  
Inter Limeira  2-2 Portuguesa Sant

Round 4 [Apr 5]
Aracatuba      2-0 Juventus
Portuguesa S   1-1 Inter Limeira

Round 5 [Apr 12]
Inter Limeira  1-0 Aracatuba
Juventus       0-1 Portuguesa Sant

Round 6 [Apr 19]
Inter Limeira  5-3 Juventus
Portuguesa S   1-0 Aracatuba

Table:

 1.Inter de Limeira     6  3  2  1  10- 8  11
 2.Araçatuba            6  3  1  2   6- 3  10
 3.Portuguesa Santista  6  2  2  2   7- 8   8
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 4.Juventus             6  1  1  4   8-12   4  Relegated

1997

1998 (2nd level)

1998 (3rd level)

1998 (4th level)

1998 (5th level)

1999

list of champions

list of 2nd level champions

list of 3rd level champions

list of 4th level champions

list of 5th level champions

list of participating teams 2nd level

list of participating teams 3rd level

list of participating teams 4th level

list of participating teams 5th level

list of topscorers


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Prepared and maintained by Antonio Message Jr for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Author: Antonio Message Jr (amessage@rgm.fmrp.usp.br)
Last updated: 26 Jan 2000

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