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
Group 2
Group 3
Comercial withdrew from the tournament.
Group 4
Serrano withdrew from the tournament.
Group 5
Group 6
América withdrew from the tournament.
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Second phase Group 13
Group 14
Group 15
Group 16
Group 17
Group 18
Third phase Group 19
Group 20
Final
União São João declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions after having a better record (bigger number of wins) during the tournament.
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