1988 NSWRL season teams also competed for the 1988 Panasonic Cup. 1988 was the year of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations, and on 4 March, the season opened with the first game of rugby league played at the newly built Sydney Football Stadium. The St. George Dragons defeated the Eastern Suburbs Roosters 24–14. Easts and South Sydney would use the SFS as their home venue from 1988. This saw the end of both the Sydney Sports Ground (which closed due to the building of the SFS) and Redfern Oval as regular venues. The brand new Brisbane Broncos club, featuring Australian Kangaroos captain Wally Lewis
1988 in Brazilian football 1988 in Brazilian football The following article presents a summary of the 1988 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 87th season of competitive football in the country. Quarterfinals Semifinals Final The four worst placed teams in the first stage, which are Bangu, , and América-RJ, were relegated to the following year's second level. Final Stage Internacional-SP declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions. The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Internacional-SP and , were promoted to the following year's first level. The worst placed team in each one of the