J.League & JFL 1998

J.League Championship 1998

tabel_.Championship 1998
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Júbilo1:2
aet
1:2		Antlers21/11/1998
28/11/1998		Tokyo National stadium
Kashima

note

Antlers as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1999/00.

Júbilo as Asian Club champion 1998/99 shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1999/00.

Antlers as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1999.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
AKITA Yutaka (Antlers)

J.League 1998

z'-Teams play the play-offs to decide entry into J1.

tabel_.J.League 1998
Final RankingWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
KASHIMA Antlers26(4,0)/8(0,0)793674
Júbilo IWATA26(0,0)/8(1,0)1076878
SHIMIZU S-Pulse25(3,1)/9(0,1)713670
YOKOHAMA Marinos22(2,0)/12(4,0)793164
NAGOYA Grampus eight23(4,1)/11(1,1)712463
URAWA Red Diamonds22(1,2)/12(3,0)622261
z- YOKOHAMA Flügels19(2,2)/15(0,0)70651
KASHIWA Reysol18(1,3)/16(2,1)56-547
Cerezo OSAKA15(1,0)/19(1,1)56-2344
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA16(3,1)/18(3,3)45-743
Bellmare HIRATSUKA16(2,2)/18(1,0)53-1342
Verdy KAWASAKI13(0,0)/21(2,2)47-639
KYOTO Purple Sanga15(4,1)/19(3,0)47-1639
z'- Consadole SAPPORO12(1,0)/22(3,4)57-1735
Gamba OSAKA12(4,1)/22(1,1)47-1430
z'- JEF united ICHIHARA9(0,1)/25(4,1)49-2625
z'- Vissel KOBE9(0,1)/25(2,0)45-4425
z'- Avispa FUKUOKA8(1,1)/26(2,2)33-5221

note

J.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.

J.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 points for the both stages.

In J.League, when regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted three points for a win in regulation play, two points for a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time win, one point for a shoot-out extra time win, 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 in regulation play
  • 2: an Win in extra time
  • 1: a Win in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss

J.League shall implement a two-division system in next season.
The top thirteen teams(*) of the league shall be eligible to play in J1 (division-1) 1999.
The rest of teams and associate clubs shall play in play-offs for division-1, and three winning teams of the play-offs also shall be eligible to play in J1 (division-1) 1999.
*) The ranking is determined by adding the ranking points for two seasons (1997 and 1998).

Flügels withdraws from the league at the end of this season, and is takenover by Marinos.

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

J.League Awards

Player of the Year
NAKAYAMA Masashi (Júbilo)
Best Eleven Players
  • NARAZAKI Seigo (Flügels)
  • AKITA Yutaka (Antlers)
  • SOMA Naoki (Antlers)
  • TANAKA Makoto (Júbilo)
  • ONO Shinji (Reds)
  • OKU Daisuke (Júbilo)
  • DUNGA (Júbilo)
  • NANAMI Hiroshi (Júbilo)
  • FUJITA Toshiya (Júbilo)
  • YANAGISAWA Atsushi (Antlers)
  • NAKAYAMA Masashi (Júbilo)
Top Scorer
36: NAKAYAMA Masashi (Júbilo)
Rookie of the Year
ONO Shinji (Reds)
Manager of the Year
Osvaldo ARDILES (S-Pulse)
Championship team manager
ZE MARIO (Antlers)
Referee of the Year
Leslie MOTTRAM
Assistant Referee of the Year
KAMIARA Keiji
Prince Takamado Cup: Fair Play Prize
no applicant
Fair play incentive Award
SHIMIZU S-Pulse
Fair Play Prize (Individual)
SOMA Naoki (Antlers)
Special Service Award (Players)
  • RAMOS Ruy (Verdy)
  • TSUNAMI Satoshi (Bellmare)
J1 1st stage MVP
NAKAYAMA Masashi (Júbilo)

J.League 1st stage 1998

The first match day is 21st March, and the last match day is 8th August 1998.

tabel_.J.League 1st stage 1998
Home teamJUBSSPGRAMARANTVERREDFLUCERREYJEFBELSANGAMKPSCONVISAVIWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
x- Júbilo IWATA1:22:11:00:30:12:04:09:13:11:33:15:04:12:04:04:37:113(0,0)/4(0,0)523439
SHIMIZU S-Pulse2:13:11:02:30:22:02:03:10:21:02:11:02:10:14:14:03:013(0,0)/4(0,0)321839
NAGOYA Grampus eight1:21:33:13:02:03:12:10:23:2
aet		2:15:03:2
aet		0:0
aet
(1:3)		3:12:1
aet		2:32:112(3,0)/5(0,1)371633
YOKOHAMA Marinos0:10:11:31:04:21:01:2
aet		3:44:01:24:14:02:12:14:02:1
aet		5:211(1,0)/6(1,0)391832
KASHIMA Antlers3:03:20:30:13:11:42:33:2
aet		2:34:11:02:31:06:03:12:04:211(1,0)/6(0,0)411332
Verdy KAWASAKI1:02:00:22:41:31:1
aet
(2:4)		3:02:11:32:11:41:2
aet		4:22:03:12:06:110(0,0)/7(1,1)34930
URAWA Red Diamonds0:20:21:30:14:11:1
aet
(4:2)		2:01:2
aet		3:13:22:12:12:02:1
aet		0:25:12:2
aet
(5:4)		11(1,2)/6(1,0)30728
YOKOHAMA Flügels0:40:21:22:1
aet		3:20:30:24:13:12:01:35:13:62:1
aet		2:2
aet
(5:3)		4:11:010(2,1)/7(0,0)33126
Cerezo OSAKA1:91:32:04:32:3
aet		1:22:1
aet		1:45:71:42:32:02:12:14:31:24:28(1,0)/9(1,0)36-1123
KASHIWA Reysol1:32:02:3
aet		0:43:23:11:31:37:50:33:10:11:33:2
aet		1:1
aet
(5:4)		4:00:0
aet
(4:3)		9(1,2)/8(1,0)32-322
JEF united ICHIHARA3:10:11:22:11:41:22:30:24:13:01:01:32:3
aet		3:12:3
aet		1:24:27(0,0)/10(2,0)31021
Bellmare HIRATSUKA1:31:20:51:40:14:11:23:13:21:30:11:02:1
aet		1:2
aet		3:3
aet
(5:4)		2:13:2
aet		8(2,1)/9(1,0)27-720
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA0:50:12:3
aet		0:43:22:1
aet		1:21:50:21:03:10:10:1
aet		2:14:3
aet		2:01:1
aet
(3:5)		7(2,0)/10(2,1)22-1119
Gamba OSAKA1:41:20:0
aet
(3:1)		1:20:12:40:26:31:23:13:2
aet		1:2
aet		1:0
aet		0:10:14:03:27(2,1)/10(1,0)27-217
KYOTO Purple Sanga0:21:01:31:20:60:21:2
aet		1:2
aet		1:22:3
aet		1:32:1
aet		1:21:04:22:11:0
aet		6(2,0)/11(3,0)20-1316
Consadole SAPPORO0:41:41:2
aet		0:41:31:32:02:2
aet
(3:5)		3:41:1
aet
(4:5)		3:2
aet		3:3
aet
(4:5)		3:4
aet		1:02:43:21:23(1,0)/13(2,3)28-1611
Vissel KOBE3:40:43:21:2
aet		2:30:21:51:42:10:42:11:20:20:41:22:31:33(0,0)/14(1,0)20-289
Avispa FUKUOKA1:70:31:22:52:41:62:2
aet
(4:5)		0:12:40:0
aet
(3:4)		2:42:3
aet		1:1
aet
(5:3)		2:30:1
aet		2:13:13(0,1)/14(2,2)22-257

J.League 2nd stage 1998

The first match day is 22nd August, and the last match day is 14th November 1998.

tabel_.J.League 2nd stage 1998
Home teamANTJUBREDMARSSPGRAFLUREYSANCONKPSBELCERVISAVIGAMVERJEFWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
x- KASHIMA Antlers1:03:2
aet		2:1
aet		2:11:01:33:00:23:23:02:02:04:13:03:12:1
aet		3:115(3,0)/2(0,0)382342
Júbilo IWATA0:10:22:3
aet		1:04:24:04:01:26:13:22:13:07:06:15:41:06:213(0,0)/4(1,0)553439
URAWA Red Diamonds2:3
aet		2:02:30:1
aet		2:13:00:21:22:13:14:01:22:12:01:03:02:011(0,0)/6(2,0)321533
YOKOHAMA Marinos1:2
aet		3:2
aet		3:23:4
aet		2:3
aet		2:00:12:12:01:24:22:33:23:04:12:03:211(1,0)/6(3,0)401332
SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:20:11:0
aet		4:3
aet		2:04:22:12:2
aet
(7:8)		2:1
aet		3:23:01:20:36:04:10:0
aet
(4:2)		4:112(3,1)/5(0,1)391831
NAGOYA Grampus eight0:12:41:23:2
aet		0:23:24:21:2
aet		2:33:22:01:1
aet
(5:3)		3:12:03:21:03:011(1,1)/6(1,0)34830
YOKOHAMA Flügels3:10:40:30:22:42:31:22:14:12:31:37:04:32:11:1
aet
(4:1)		3:03:09(0,1)/8(0,0)37525
KASHIWA Reysol0:30:42:01:01:22:42:10:0
aet
(9:8)		2:32:2
aet
(3:5)		1:33:12:01:2
aet		2:02:11:09(0,1)/8(1,1)25-225
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA2:02:12:11:22:2
aet
(8:7)		2:1
aet		1:20:0
aet
(8:9)		0:21:2
aet		0:31:02:34:02:01:00:0
aet
(5:6)		8(1,1)/9(1,2)23424
Consadole SAPPORO2:31:61:20:21:2
aet		3:21:43:22:02:02:2
aet
(3:4)		3:13:00:10:12:13:19(0,0)/8(1,1)27-124
KYOTO Purple Sanga0:32:31:32:12:32:33:22:2
aet
(5:3)		2:1
aet		0:21:22:12:01:01:32:02:1
aet		9(2,1)/8(0,0)27-323
Bellmare HIRATSUKA0:21:20:42:40:30:23:13:13:02:2
aet
(4:3)		2:11:21:02:02:12:32:48(0,1)/9(0,0)26-622
Cerezo OSAKA0:20:32:13:22:11:1
aet
(3:5)		0:71:30:11:31:22:10:22:02:11:22:07(0,0)/10(0,1)20-1221
Vissel KOBE1:40:71:22:33:01:33:40:23:20:30:20:12:02:10:1
aet		2:15:5
aet
(5:3)		6(0,1)/11(1,0)25-1616
Avispa FUKUOKA0:31:60:20:30:60:21:22:1
aet		0:41:00:10:20:21:21:02:12:15(1,0)/12(0,0)11-2714
Gamba OSAKA1:34:50:11:41:42:31:1
aet
(1:4)		0:20:21:03:11:21:21:0
aet		0:12:11:0
aet		5(2,0)/12(0,1)20-1213
Verdy KAWASAKI1:2
aet		0:10:30:20:0
aet
(2:4)		0:10:31:20:11:20:23:22:11:21:21:22:03(0,0)/14(1,1)13-159
JEF united ICHIHARA1:32:60:22:31:40:30:30:10:0
aet
(6:5)		1:31:2
aet		4:20:25:5
aet
(3:5)		1:20:1
aet		0:22(0,1)/15(2,1)18-264

J.League Cup 1998

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
S-Pulse0:2Júbilo15/7/1998Shimizu
JEF united3:2Antlers15/7/1998Ichihara
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Júbilo4:0JEF united19/7/1998Tokyo National stadium

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 16th May, and the last match day is 6th June 1998.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamJUBREDVERSANBRUWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Júbilo IWATA1:22:13:06:23/0/11279
URAWA Red Diamonds2:11:11:16:02/2/01078
Verdy KAWASAKI1:21:13:11:02/1/1627
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA0:31:11:31:01/1/23-44
Brummel SENDAI2:60:60:10:10/0/42-120
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamANTREYAVIMARCERWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- KASHIMA Antlers1:13:02:15:23/1/011710
KASHIWA Reysol1:13:25:23:23/1/012510
Avispa FUKUOKA0:32:34:21:11/1/27-24
YOKOHAMA Marinos1:22:52:42:01/0/37-43
Cerezo OSAKA2:52:31:10:20/1/35-61
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group C
Home teamSSPFroGAMFLUCONWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:02:03:22:04/0/08612
KAWASAKI Frontale0:12:00:12:02/0/2426
Gamba OSAKA0:20:22:05:22/0/2716
YOKOHAMA Flügels2:31:00:22:31/0/35-33
Consadole SAPPORO0:20:22:53:21/0/35-63
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group D
Home teamJEFGRABELVISKPSWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- JEF united ICHIHARA4:13:24:13:33/1/014710
NAGOYA Grampus eight1:43:11:12:12/1/1707
Bellmare HIRATSUKA2:31:32:01:11/1/26-14
Vissel KOBE1:41:10:23:11/1/25-34
KYOTO Purple Sanga3:31:21:11:30/2/26-32

note

All eighteen J.League teams and two associate teams are qualified for the competition.

In 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 one teams in each group progress to Semi-finals.

Italics are associate clubs of J.League.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
KAWAGUCHI Nobuo (Júbilo)
New Hero Award (Under-23)
TAKAHARA Naohiro (Júbilo)

Super Cup 1998

tabel_.Super Cup 1998
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Júbilo1:2Antlers14/3/1998Tokyo National stadium

note

All-star Soccer 1998

tabel_.All-star Soccer 1998
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
J-East1:3J-West16/8/1998Yokohama

note

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Dragan STOJKOVIC (Grampus)
Fighting spirit Award
ONO Shinji (Reds)
Most Impressive Player
MORISHIMA Hiroaki (Cerezo)

J.League Dream match 1998

tabel_.JOMO Cup 1998
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Japan Dreams3:1World Dreams10/10/1998Tokyo National stadium

note

A guest player is Jose Luis Felix CHILAVERT (from Paraguay).

Awards

Most Valuable Player
YANAGISAWA Atsushi (Antlers)
Fighting spirit Award
Jose Luis Felix CHILAVERT (Guest: Velez Sarsfield)

Play-offs to decide entry into J1 1999

tabel_.J.League 1997-98 ranking
Team19971998Pts.
KASHIMA Antlers163652
Júbilo IWATA173451
SHIMIZU S-Pulse133245
YOKOHAMA Marinos153045
NAGOYA Grampus eight92837
z- YOKOHAMA Flügels122436
URAWA Red Diamonds82634
KASHIWA Reysol112233
Cerezo OSAKA72027
Bellmare HIRATSUKA101626
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA61824
Gamba OSAKA14822
Verdy KAWASAKI41418
KYOTO Purple Sanga31215
z'- JEF united ICHIHARA5611
z'- Consadole SAPPORO-1010
z'- Vissel KOBE246
z'- Avispa FUKUOKA123
z'- KAWASAKI FrontaleJFL'98 2nd
z- Brummel SENDAIJFL'98 7th

note

J.League shall implement a two-division system in next season.
The top thirteen teams(*) of the league shall be eligible to play in J1 (division-1) 1999.
The rest of teams and associate clubs shall play in play-offs, and three winning teams of the play-offs also shall be eligible to play in J1 (division-1) 1999.
*) The ranking is determined by adding the ranking points for two seasons (1997 and 1998).

Associates in the top two teams of Japan Football League, only Frontale, also shall be eligible to play in play-offs.
Brummel is not qualified for the play-offs.

In the play-offs, the bottom one team of J.League and an associate team shall play in 1st Round, only one match at J.League team's home.
The winner of 1st Round and the rest of the teams shall play in 2nd Rounds (each at home and away).
The winner of each 2nd Rounds shall be eligible to play in J1. The losers shall play in the play-offs to decide third entry (each at home and away), and the winner also shall be eligible to play in J1.
Consadole and Frontale shall play in J2 (division-2) 1999.

In 1997 and 1998, J.League teams are allotted ranking points (see below table) according to the the rankings, and associate clubs are allotted no points.

tabel_.ranking points
Ranking19971998
Championship team1736
2nd place team1634
3rd place team1532
4th place team1430
5th place team1328
6th place team1226
7th place team1124
8th place team1022
9th place team920
10th place team818
11th place team716
12th place team614
13th place team512
14th place team410
15th place team38
16th place team26
17th place team14
18th place team-2

Flügels withdraws from the league at the end of this season, and is takenover by Marinos.

Italics are associate clubs of J.League.

y-Teams entry into J1 automatically.

1st & 2nd Rounds

Play-offs to decide third entry

Results

tabel_.1st Round
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Avispa3:2
aet		Frontale19/11/1998Fukuoka
tabel_.2nd Round
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
JEF united2:0
2:1		Avispa22/11/1998
26/11/1998		Fukuoka
Ichihara
Consadole1:2
0:2		Vissel22/11/1998
26/11/1998		Kobe Universiade
Muroran
tabel_.third entry match
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Avispa1:0
3:0		Consadole2/12/1998
5/12/1998		Fukuoka
Muroran

JFL: Japan Football League 1998

The first match day is 5th April, and the last match day is 1st November 1998.

x'-Teams shall be eligible to play the play-offs to decide entry into J1.

y-Teams participate in J2 (new division), and the rests participate in the first Japan Football League (new league).

tabel_.Japan Football League 1998
Home teamTOKFROMONVENHONOITBRUSAGOTSDENALBARDSSHOLKOKJATWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
y- Tokyo Gas0:10:12:12:05:03:02:00:1
aet		0:12:12:13:01:0
aet		3:05:024(3,0)/6(1,0)675069
x'- KAWASAKI Frontale0:22:01:0
aet		0:1
aet		1:22:07:01:06:02:03:21:23:01:03:123(1,0)/7(2,0)724868
y- Montedio YAMAGATA1:31:03:23:23:11:1
aet
(4:5)		2:1
aet		1:04:21:03:16:13:23:25:022(2,0)/8(2,1)693164
y- Ventforet KOFU2:12:33:11:01:36:22:1
aet		4:11:04:13:2
aet		5:03:2
aet		2:02:2
aet
(4:3)		22(5,1)/8(1,0)743459
Honda Motor0:21:0
aet		1:31:2
aet		2:11:31:02:12:13:12:13:4
aet		2:05:12:119(3,0)/11(2,0)571254
y- OITA football club3:20:12:3
aet		0:1
aet		1:23:12:00:43:12:13:11:32:2
aet
(5:3)		2:15:116(1,1)/14(3,1)51045
y- Brummel SENDAI0:32:32:1
aet		0:10:11:0
aet		5:13:2
aet		2:1
aet		0:22:2
aet
(5:4)		2:1
aet		3:02:16:118(5,3)/12(0,0)55243
y- Sagan TOSU0:32:51:0
aet		1:01:21:05:02:3
aet		1:21:02:1
aet		2:1
aet		2:11:2
aet		2:114(3,0)/16(5,0)40-1539
Otsuka F.C. Vortis TOKUSHIMA1:2
aet		1:30:11:24:02:2
aet
(4:2)		1:03:11:1
aet
(4:5)		1:20:33:01:05:33:114(2,1)/16(2,1)581038
Denso1:51:33:21:20:12:32:40:11:33:03:2
aet		3:03:42:12:114(2,1)/16(1,0)48-1138
y- Albirex NIIGATA1:2
aet		0:22:03:15:10:1
aet		2:31:22:10:21:22:1
aet		2:1
aet		2:02:112(2,0)/18(2,0)39-834
y- OMIYA Ardija0:30:20:21:41:2
aet		3:01:20:24:13:4
aet		2:02:1
aet		3:01:0
aet		3:011(2,0)/19(6,1)51-531
SONY Sendai0:10:50:23:12:12:11:32:31:30:11:23:41:01:23:4
aet		8(1,0)/22(7,0)42-2923
MITO Hollyhock0:11:50:31:60:31:32:10:10:71:22:13:12:1
aet		3:20:18(1,0)/22(3,1)37-3223
Kokushikan University1:60:41:41:31:32:32:2
aet
(1:4)		4:14:30:22:10:23:2
aet		1:43:28(3,0)/22(1,1)42-3421
JATCO0:13:23:62:73:101:21:33:2
aet		2:13:11:23:2
aet		0:51:51:2
aet		7(3,0)/23(1,1)44-5318

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In Japan Football League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted three points for a win in regulation play, two points for a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time win, one point for a shoot-out extra time win, 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 in regulation play
  • 2: an Win in extra time
  • 1: a Win in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss

NTT Kanto (in Urawa) is reorganized into OMIYA Ardija (in Omiya).

Nine professional teams, y-teams, including Frontale shall be eligible to play in J.League division-2 (J2) 1999.
Hollyhock was an unqualified team for the J.League.

Japan Football League is disorganised and is reorganized into (New) Japan Football League (Nippon Football League) 1999.
All teams, except professional teams, shall be eligible to play in (New) Japan Football League 1999.

The top one team of Regional Football League Competition, Yokogawa Electric, shall be eligible to play in (New) Japan Football League 1999.

As a special case, YOKOHAMA F.C. as an associate team shall be eligible to play in (New) Japan Football League 1998.
YOKOHAMA F.C. is organized by Flügels' supporters who are forsaken by the team. The Football Association of Japan, J.League and Japan Football League permit the club to play in the league.

Japan Football League Awards

Top Scorer
33: VALDNEY Freitas Da Matta (Frontale)

JFL All-star 1998

tabel_.JFL All-star 1998
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
JFL East2:2JFL West6/9/1998Nishigaoka, Tokyo

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