L.League & Women's Football 1998/99

L.League Championship 1998

note

L.League 1998 Championship play-off match, 15th November 1998 at Komazawa, is cancelled because Nikko Dream Ladies wins both stage.
L.League Champion 1998 is Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies.

The 10th L.League 1998

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.L.League 1998
Final Ranking	Win(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)	Goals	Dif.
z- Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies	17(0,1)/1(1,0)	54	41
Yomiuri Beleza	14(1,1)/4(0,0)	49	28
z- Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies	13(1,0)/5(1,1)	49	26
Prima Ham FC Kunoichi	11(0,0)/7(0,0)	46	14
Matsushita Panasonic Bambina ladies soccer club	11(1,1)/7(0,0)	43	3
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC	10(0,0)/8(0,1)	38	15
Tasaki Perule F.C.	5(0,0)/13(0,2)	24	-14
OKI FC Winds	4(0,2)/14(0,0)	9	-35
z- Fujita SC Mercury	3(0,0)/15(1,0)	16	-34
z- Shiroki FC Selena	2(0,0)/16(0,1)	17	-44

note

L.League matches are played in two stages. During each stage, each team meets every other team once either at home or away (the home and away teams are reversed in the second stage).
If different teams win the two stages, the two stage winners play-off for the championship to determine the overall first and second places.

In L.League, when regulation time (90 minutes) of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.

The stated order is determined by the wins. If two or more teams have the same wins, more regulation time wins team takes rank of the less team.

L.League Championship team is winner of play-off matches for the championship, and runner-up is loser of the matches. Rankings below third place are determined by adding the wins for the both stages.
The ranking is determined as follows:1-1) total of all wins including extra time win and penalty shoot-out win in both stage, 1-2) total of regulation time wins in both stage, 2) goal difference in both stage, 3) total of goals in both stage.

Yomiuri Beleza changes the team name from Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza.

Nikko SC, Suzuyo Shimizu FC, Fujita SC and Shiroki withdraws from the league, and discontinues.
Nikko securities Co. commit a scandal and cannot run the football club.
Suzuyo Co. cancell sponsoring Suzuyo Shimizu FC because of financial aid SHIMIZU S-Pulse in J.League.

Two new teams which are Urawa Reinas and Nippon Sport science University join L.League in next season.

The scores of away matches in my documents are italic small violet numbers.

L.League Awards

Most Valuable Player

AGNETE Karlsen (Nikko)

Goal-scoring leader

21: IZUMI Miyuki (Suzuyo Shimizu)

Assists leader

15: SAWA Homare (Yomiuri)

Rookie of the year

TSUHAKO Yumiko (Suzuyo Shimizu)

Fighting spirit Award

NAKACHI Mai (Yomiuri)

Special Award

Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies

Manager of the year

SUZUKI Tamotsu (Nikko)

Fair play Award

Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC

Best eleven

NISHIGAI Naoko (Nikko)
OBE Yumi (Nikko)
SAKAI Tomoe (Yomiuri)
NISHINA Kae (Prima FC)
HANETA Maki (Matsushita)
AGNETE Karlsen (Nikko)
SAWA Homare (Yomiuri)
TAKAKURA Asako (Yomiuri)
IZUMI Miyuki (Suzuyo Shimizu)
OMATSU Mayumi (Nikko)
Parejo (Bunnys)

L.League 1st stage 1998

The first match day is 25th April, and the last match day is 9th August 1998, interrupted from 8th June to 18th July.

tabel_.L.League 1st stage 1998
Home	NIK	BEL	PRI	BUN	SUZ	MAT	PER	SHI	OKI	FUJ	Win(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)	Goals	Dif.
x- Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies		5:4	3:1	2:0	0:0 aet (4:1)	4:1	3:0	2:0	5:1	2:0	9(0,1)/0(0,0)	26	19
Yomiuri Beleza	4:5		5:0	3:1	2:1	6:1	2:0	1:0	5:0	6:0	8(0,0)/1(0,0)	34	26
Prima Ham FC Kunoichi	1:3	0:5		2:0	2:4	3:2	2:1	6:0	5:0	1:0	6(0,0)/3(0,0)	22	7
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC	0:2	1:3	0:2		3:0	1:0	4:2	1:0	1:0	3:1	6(0,0)/3(0,0)	14	4
Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies	0:0 aet (1:4)	1:2	4:2	0:3		5:6 aet	3:1	4:2	2:0	3:0	5(0,0)/4(1,1)	22	6
Matsushita Panasonic Bambina ladies soccer club	1:4	1:6	2:3	0:1	6:5 aet		2:2 aet (5:3)	2:3	2:0	5:2	4(1,1)/5(0,0)	21	-5
Tasaki Perule F.C.	0:3	0:2	1:2	2:4	1:3	2:2 aet (3:5)		3:0	1:2	4:2	2(0,0)/7(0,1)	14	-6
Shiroki FC Selena	0:2	0:1	0:6	0:1	2:4	3:2	0:3		0:0 aet (3:4)	4:0	2(0,0)/7(0,1)	9	-10
OKI FC Winds	1:5	0:5	0:5	0:1	0:2	0:2	2:1	0:0 aet (4:3)		0:2	2(0,1)/7(0,0)	3	-20
Fujita SC Mercury	0:2	0:6	0:1	1:3	0:3	2:5	2:4	0:4	2:0		1(0,0)/8(0,0)	7	-21

L.League 2nd stage 1998

The first match day is 6th September, and the last match day is 8th November 1998.

tabel_.L.League 2nd stage 1998
Home	NIK	SUZ	MAT	BEL	PRI	BUN	PER	FUJ	OKI	SHI	Win(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)	Goals	Dif.
x- Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies		1:2 aet	3:0	2:0	3:1	2:1	3:0	3:1	6:1	5:0	8(0,0)/1(1,0)	28	22
Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies	2:1 aet		2:3	3:0	3:2	1:0	2:0	2:0	5:0	7:1	8(1,0)/1(0,0)	27	20
Matsushita Panasonic Bambina ladies soccer club	0:3	3:2		1:2	2:1	3:2	5:2	2:0	1:0	5:2	7(0,0)/2(0,0)	22	8
Yomiuri Beleza	0:2	0:3	2:1		1:3	3:2	1:1 aet (5:3)	2:1 aet	2:0	4:0	6(1,1)/3(0,0)	15	2
Prima Ham FC Kunoichi	1:3	2:3	1:2	3:1		1:5	4:1	6:1	2:1	4:0	5(0,0)/4(0,0)	24	7
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC	1:2	0:1	2:3	2:3	5:1		2:0	2:0	2:2 aet (4:5)	8:1	4(0,0)/5(0,1)	24	11
Tasaki Perule F.C.	0:3	0:2	2:5	1:1 aet (3:5)	1:4	0:2		2:1	1:0	3:0	3(0,0)/6(0,1)	10	-8
Fujita SC Mercury	1:3	0:2	0:2	1:2 aet	1:6	0:2	1:2		1:0	4:3	2(0,0)/7(1,0)	9	-13
OKI FC Winds	1:6	0:5	0:1	0:2	1:2	2:2 aet (5:4)	0:1	0:1		2:1	2(0,1)/7(0,0)	6	-15
Shiroki FC Selena	0:5	1:7	2:5	0:4	0:4	1:8	0:3	3:4	1:2		0(0,0)/9(0,0)	8	-34

The 3rd L.League Cup 1998

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Prima FC
- Prima FC (1st of West)
- OKI (2nd of East)
Matsushita
- Matsushita (2nd of West)
- Yomiuri (1st of East)

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Prima FC	2:1 aet	OKI	5/4/1998	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Matsushita	2:1	Yomiuri	5/4/1998	Nishigaoka, Tokyo

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Prima FC	2:1	Matsushita	12/4/1998	Nishigaoka, Tokyo

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 7th March, and the last match day is 29th March 1998.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: Eastern Zone
Team	BEL	OKI	NIK	SUZ	FUJ	Win/Draw/Loss	Goals	Dif.	Pts.
x- Yomiuri Beleza		1:1	1:0	2:0	6:1	3/1/0	10	8	10
x- OKI FC Winds	1:1		0:2	1:1	1:0	1/2/1	3	-1	5
Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies	0:1	2:0		1:2	2:2	1/1/2	5	0	4
Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies	0:2	1:1	2:1		1:3	1/1/2	4	-3	4
Fujita SC Mercury	1:6	0:1	2:2	3:1		1/1/2	6	-4	4

The first match day is 8th March, and the last match day is 29th March 1998.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: Western Zone
Team	PRI	MAT	BUN	PER	SHI	Win/Draw/Loss	Goals	Dif.	Pts.
x- Prima Ham FC Kunoichi		2:1	2:3	5:1	5:2	3/0/1	14	7	9
x- Matsushita Panasonic Bambina ladies soccer club	1:2		3:3	6:1	3:1	2/1/1	13	6	7
Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC	3:2	3:3		1:2	2:1	2/1/1	9	1	7
Tasaki Perule F.C.	1:5	1:6	2:1		3:0	2/0/2	7	-5	6
Shiroki FC Selena	2:5	1:3	1:2	0:3		0/0/4	4	-9	0

note

In the Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other one time.
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points

3: a Win
1: a Draw
0: a Loss

The top two teams in each zone progress to the Semi-finals.

The 20th All Japan Women's Football Championship

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.
Results of championship are beneath.

Nikko
- Nikko
  - Nikko
    - Nikko securities SC Dream Ladies (L.League)
    - Fujita SC
      - Scramble FC Keets (Chugoku)
      - Fujita SC Mercury (L.League)
  - Shiroki
    - FC Socius Amigo (Shikoku)
    - Shiroki FC Selena (L.League)
- Suzuyo Shimizu
  - Suzuyo Shimizu
    - Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies (L.League)
    - Toyama Ladies SC (Hoku-shin-etsu)
  - Takarazuka
    - YKK Tohoku
      - Yokosuka Seagulls FC (Kanto#1)
      - YKK Tohoku Flappers (Tohoku)
    - Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC (L.League)
Prima FC
- Prima FC
  - Prima FC
    - Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (L.League)
    - Mats. Ragazza
      - Sapporo Linda (Hokkaido)
      - Matsushita Panasonic Ragazza (Kansai)
  - Matsushita
    - Fukuoka First lady Eleven (Kyushu)
    - Matsushita Panasonic Bambina ladies soccer club (L.League)
- Tasaki
  - Tasaki
    - Tasaki Perule F.C. (L.League)
    - Nippon Sport science University
  - Yomiuri
    - OKI
      - OKI FC Winds (L.League)
      - Shimizu Dai-hachi sports club (Tokai)
    - Yomiuri Beleza (L.League)

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Scramble FC	0:5	Fujita SC	5/1/1999	Hofu
Yokosuka FC	1:2	YKK Tohoku	4/1/1999	Shizuoka
Sapporo Linda	1:7	Mats. Ragazza	4/1/1999	Shichijo
OKI	2:0	Shimizu Dai-hachi	4/1/1999	Maebashi

tabel_.2nd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Nikko	1:0	Fujita SC	7/1/1999	Hofu
Socius Amigo	0:6	Shiroki	7/1/1999	Hofu
Suzuyo Shimizu	11:0	Toyama Ladies	6/1/1999	Shimizu
YKK Tohoku	0:4	Takarazuka	6/1/1999	Shimizu
Prima FC	7:1	Mats. Ragazza	6/1/1999	Shichijo
Fukuoka F.	0:16	Matsushita	6/1/1999	Shichijo
Tasaki	4:0	Nippon Sport Univ.	6/1/1999	Maebashi
OKI	1:5	Yomiuri	6/1/1999	Maebashi

tabel_.Quarter-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Nikko	3:0	Shiroki	10/1/1999	Hiroshima stadium
Suzuyo Shimizu	3:1	Takarazuka	10/1/1999	Hiroshima stadium
Prima FC	3:0	Matsushita	10/1/1999	Fukuoka
Tasaki	2:1	Yomiuri	10/1/1999	Fukuoka

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Nikko	1:1 aet (4:1)pso	Suzuyo Shimizu	15/1/1999	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Prima FC	2:0	Tasaki	15/1/1999	Nishigaoka, Tokyo

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Nikko	0:1	Prima FC	17/1/1999	Tokyo National stadium

note

In 1st and 2nd Rounds, regulation time is 80 minutes.

In the tournament, when regulation time of the match play fails to determine a winner, teams play 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time for 20 minutes. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.

Matsushita Panasonic Ragazza is a subordinate team of Matsushita Panasonic Bambina.