Season | 1998 |
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Champions | Tokyo Gas 1st JFL title 1st D2 title |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 846 (3.53 per match) |
← 1997 |
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1998 season.
Overview
[edit]The 1998 season was the seventh and the last of the former Japan Football League. It was contested by 16 teams, and Tokyo Gas won the championship. After the season, nine teams together with J. League Promotion and Relegation series' losers Consadole Sapporo formed the second division of J.League. Other seven clubs together with Regional Leagues promotion series winners Yokogawa Electric and newly created Yokohama FC have formed the new Japan Football League.
Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | PKW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Tokyo Gas (C) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 17 | +50 | 69 | Formed J.League Division 2 |
2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 68 | J.League Division 1 Pro/Rele Series |
3 | Montedio Yamagata | 30 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 64 | Formed J.League Division 2 |
4 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 59 | |
5 | Honda Motors | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 54 | Formed new Japan Football League |
6 | Oita Trinity | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 45 | Formed J.League Division 2 |
7 | Brummell Sendai | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 43 | |
8 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 39 | |
9 | Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 38 | Formed new Japan Football League |
10 | Denso | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 38 | |
11 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 34 | Formed J.League Division 2 |
12 | Omiya Ardija | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 31 | |
13 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 23 | Formed new Japan Football League |
14 | Mito HollyHock | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 23 | |
15 | Kokushikan University | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 76 | −34 | 21 | |
16 | Jatco SC | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 44 | 97 | −53 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on November 1998. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Results
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]Kawasaki Frontale were awarded a spot in the first round of J.League Promotion and Relegation Series where they have played against Avispa Fukuoka.
Avispa Fukuoka | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kudo ![]() Yamashita ![]() Fernando ![]() |
Report | Ito ![]() Tuto ![]() |
Hakatanomori Stadium, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Attendance: 12,535
Avispa proceeded to the next round and Frontale entered the second division.