1998 J.League
Statistics of J. League in the 1998 season.
Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Kashima Antlers won the championship.
First stage
Pos | Club | Gm | W/OT | DW/DL | L/OT | GF | GA | Pnt |
1 | ![]() |
17 | 13/0 | 0/0 | 4/0 | 52 | 18 | 39 |
2 | ![]() |
17 | 13/0 | 0/0 | 4/0 | 32 | 14 | 39 |
3 | ![]() |
17 | 9/3 | 0/1 | 4/0 | 37 | 21 | 33 |
4 | ![]() |
17 | 10/1 | 0/0 | 5/1 | 39 | 21 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
17 | 10/1 | 0/0 | 6/0 | 41 | 28 | 32 |
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17 | 10/0 | 0/1 | 5/1 | 34 | 25 | 30 |
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17 | 8/1 | 2/0 | 5/1 | 30 | 23 | 28 |
8 | ![]() |
17 | 7/2 | 1/0 | 7/0 | 33 | 32 | 26 |
9 | ![]() |
17 | 7/1 | 0/0 | 8/1 | 36 | 47 | 23 |
10 | ![]() |
17 | 6/1 | 2/0 | 7/1 | 32 | 35 | 22 |
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17 | 7/0 | 0/0 | 8/2 | 31 | 31 | 21 |
12 | ![]() |
17 | 5/2 | 1/0 | 8/1 | 27 | 34 | 20 |
13 | ![]() |
17 | 5/2 | 0/1 | 7/2 | 22 | 33 | 19 |
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17 | 4/2 | 1/0 | 9/1 | 27 | 29 | 17 |
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17 | 4/2 | 0/0 | 8/3 | 20 | 33 | 16 |
16 | ![]() |
17 | 3/1 | 0/3 | 8/2 | 28 | 44 | 11 |
17 | ![]() |
17 | 3/0 | 0/0 | 13/1 | 20 | 48 | 9 |
18 | ![]() |
17 | 2/0 | 1/2 | 10/2 | 22 | 47 | 7 |
Second stage
Pos | Club | Gm | W/OT | DW/DL | L/OT | GF | GA | Pnt |
1 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 12/3 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 38 | 15 | 42 |
2 | Jubilo Iwata | 17 | 13/0 | 0/0 | 3/1 | 55 | 21 | 39 |
3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 11/0 | 0/0 | 4/2 | 32 | 17 | 33 |
4 | Yokohama Marinos | 17 | 10/1 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 40 | 27 | 32 |
5 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 8/3 | 1/1 | 4/0 | 39 | 21 | 31 |
6 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | 9/1 | 1/0 | 5/1 | 34 | 26 | 30 |
7 | Yokohama Flugels | 17 | 8/0 | 1/0 | 8/0 | 37 | 32 | 25 |
8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 8/0 | 1/1 | 6/1 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7/1 | 1/1 | 6/1 | 23 | 19 | 24 |
10 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 8/0 | 0/1 | 7/1 | 29 | 30 | 24 |
11 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 17 | 6/2 | 1/0 | 8/0 | 27 | 30 | 23 |
12 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 17 | 7/0 | 1/0 | 9/0 | 26 | 32 | 22 |
13 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7/0 | 0/1 | 9/0 | 20 | 32 | 21 |
14 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 5/0 | 1/0 | 10/1 | 25 | 41 | 16 |
15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4/1 | 0/0 | 12/0 | 11 | 38 | 14 |
16 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 3/2 | 0/1 | 11/0 | 20 | 32 | 13 |
17 | Verdy Kawasaki | 17 | 3/0 | 0/1 | 12/1 | 13 | 28 | 9 |
18 | JEF United Ichihara | 17 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 12/2 | 18 | 44 | 4 |
Playoffs
Suntory Championship
Relegation playoffs
On the aggregate table, JEF United Ichihara, Avispa Fukuoka, and Vissel Kobe had earned within the 15th-18th places in the tables for both 1997 and 1998, while Consadole Sapporo had achieved within the same span on its sole season on the J. League. These clubs thus were entered in an elimination promotion/relegation tournament along with Japan Football League runners-up Kawasaki Frontale, who unlike champions Tokyo Gas had a base more qualifiable for the J. League.
First round
Avispa Fukuoka | 3–2 (AET) | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kudo 24' Yamashita 89' Fernando 104' (golden goal) |
[Official Report] | Ito 17' Ruschel 61' |
Kawasaki forms J. League Division 2 the next season. Fukuoka advances to the next round.
Second round
The winners of this round stay in J. League Division 1 and the losers play a final elimination series to determine the club relegated to Division 2.
Final round
Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
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Ueno 61' | [Official Report] |
Consadole Sapporo | 0–3 | Avispa Fukuoka |
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[Official Report] | Ueno 52' Fernando 84' Ishimaru 89' |
Fukuoka stays in J. League Division 1. Sapporo is relegated to new J. League Division 2.
Awards
Individual Awards
Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
Júbilo Iwata | |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
Manager of the Year | ![]() |
Shimizu S-Pulse | |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
Júbilo Iwata | 36 goals. |
Best Eleven
Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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GK | Seigo Narazaki | Yokohama Flügels | ![]() |
DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | ![]() |
DF | Makoto Tanaka | Jubilo Iwata | ![]() |
DF | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | ![]() |
MF | Shinji Ono | Urawa Red Diamonds | ![]() |
MF | Daisuke Oku | Jubilo Iwata | ![]() |
MF | Toshiya Fujita | Jubilo Iwata | ![]() |
MF | Hiroshi Nanami | Jubilo Iwata | ![]() |
MF | Dunga | Jubilo Iwata | ![]() |
FW | Masashi Nakayama | Jubilo Iwata | ![]() |
FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers | ![]() |
References