6th season of J1 League
J.League Season 1998 Champions Kashima Antlers 2nd J. League title Relegated Consadole Sapporo Asian Club Championship Kashima Antlers Júbilo Iwata Matches played 306 Goals scored 1,074 (3.51 per match) Top goalscorer Masashi Nakayama (36 goals)Highest attendance 53,598 - Flügels vs. Marinos (September 15) Lowest attendance 2,091 - Vissel vs. JEF Utd. (October 14) Average attendance 11,982 ← 1997
1999 →
The 1998 season was the sixth season of the J-League. The league began in March and ended in November.
For this year, the division was contested by 18 teams. Júbilo Iwata won the 1st stage and Kashima Antlers won the 2nd stage. Kashima Antlers won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship .
First stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
PKW
OTL
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Júbilo Iwata
17
13
0
0
0
0
4
52
18
+34
39
2
Shimizu S-Pulse
17
13
0
0
0
0
4
32
14
+18
39
3
Nagoya Grampus Eight
17
9
3
0
0
1
4
37
21
+16
33
4
Yokohama Marinos
17
10
1
0
1
0
5
39
21
+18
32
5
Kashima Antlers
17
10
1
0
0
0
6
41
28
+13
32
6
Verdy Kawasaki
17
10
0
0
1
1
5
34
25
+9
30
7
Urawa Red Diamonds
17
8
1
2
1
0
5
30
23
+7
28
8
Yokohama Flügels
17
7
2
1
0
0
7
33
32
+1
26
9
Cerezo Osaka
17
7
1
0
1
0
8
36
47
−11
23
10
Kashiwa Reysol
17
6
1
2
1
0
7
32
35
−3
22
11
JEF United Ichihara
17
7
0
0
2
0
8
31
31
0
21
12
Bellmare Hiratsuka
17
5
2
1
1
0
8
27
34
−7
20
13
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17
5
2
0
2
1
7
22
33
−11
19
14
Gamba Osaka
17
4
2
1
1
0
9
27
29
−2
17
15
Kyoto Purple Sanga
17
4
2
0
3
0
8
20
33
−13
16
16
Consadole Sapporo
17
3
1
0
2
3
8
28
44
−16
11
17
Vissel Kobe
17
3
0
0
1
0
13
20
48
−28
9
18
Avispa Fukuoka
17
2
0
1
2
2
10
22
47
−25
7
Source:[citation needed ]
Second stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
PKW
OTL
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Kashima Antlers
17
12
3
0
0
0
2
38
15
+23
42
2
Júbilo Iwata
17
13
0
0
1
0
3
55
21
+34
39
3
Urawa Red Diamonds
17
11
0
0
2
0
4
32
17
+15
33
4
Yokohama Marinos
17
10
1
0
3
0
3
40
27
+13
32
5
Shimizu S-Pulse
17
8
3
1
0
1
4
39
21
+18
31
6
Nagoya Grampus Eight
17
9
1
1
1
0
5
34
26
+8
30
7
Yokohama Flügels
17
8
0
1
0
0
8
37
32
+5
25
8
Kashiwa Reysol
17
8
0
1
1
1
6
24
26
−2
25
9
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17
7
1
1
1
1
6
23
19
+4
24
10
Consadole Sapporo
17
8
0
0
1
1
7
29
30
−1
24
11
Kyoto Purple Sanga
17
6
2
1
0
0
8
27
30
−3
23
12
Bellmare Hiratsuka
17
7
0
1
0
0
9
26
32
−6
22
13
Cerezo Osaka
17
7
0
0
0
1
9
20
32
−12
21
14
Vissel Kobe
17
5
0
1
1
0
10
25
41
−16
16
15
Avispa Fukuoka
17
4
1
0
0
0
12
11
38
−27
14
16
Gamba Osaka
17
3
2
0
0
1
11
20
32
−12
13
17
Verdy Kawasaki
17
3
0
0
1
1
12
13
28
−15
9
18
JEF United Ichihara
17
1
0
1
2
1
12
18
44
−26
4
Source:[citation needed ]
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. (Gamba Osaka, who had finished between Sapporo and Kobe, was reprieved because of the collapse and resignation of Yokohama Flügels.) 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 v Kawasaki Frontale
November 19, 1998 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 (a.e.t. ) Kawasaki Frontale show Hakata no Mori Football Stadium , Fukuoka
Kudo 24' Yamashita 89'Fernando , 104'
Ito 17'Ruschel 61'
Attendance: 12,535 Referee: Alfredo Rodas
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.
Vissel Kobe v Consadole Sapporo
November 22, 1998 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Consadole Sapporo show Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium , Kobe
Nagashima 34' (pen. ) Kaimoto 41'
Tanada 50'
Attendance: 14,613
Consadole Sapporo v Vissel Kobe
November 26, 1998 Time Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Vissel Kobe show Muroran Irie Stadium , Muroran
Tomàs 48'Watada 89'
Attendance: 4,525 Referee: Alfredo Rodas
Avispa Fukuoka v JEF United Ichihara
November 22, 1998 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 JEF United Ichihara show Hakata no Mori Football Stadium
Takeda 65'Scholten 76'
Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Leslie Mottram
JEF United Ichihara v Avispa Fukuoka
November 26, 1998 JEF United Ichihara 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka show Ichihara Stadium , Ichihara
Suzuki 49'Sakai 60'
Mori 63'
Attendance: 10,703
Final round [ ]
Avispa Fukuoka v Consadole Sapporo
December 2, 1998 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Consadole Sapporo show Hakata no Mori Football Stadium
Ueno 61'
Attendance: 12,526 Referee: Alfredo Rodas
Consadole Sapporo v Avispa Fukuoka
December 5, 1998 Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka show Muroran Irie Stadium , Muroran
Ueno 52' Fernando 84' Ishimaru 89'
Attendance: 8,372 Referee: Leslie Mottram
Fukuoka stays in J.League Division 1. Consadole is relegated to new J.League Division 2 .
Awards [ ]
Individual Awards [ ]
Best Eleven [ ]
Pos
Footballer
Club
Nationality
GK
Seigo Narazaki
Yokohama Flügels
Japan
DF
Naoki Soma
Kashima Antlers
Japan
DF
Makoto Tanaka
Júbilo Iwata
Japan
DF
Yutaka Akita
Kashima Antlers
Japan
MF
Shinji Ono
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan
MF
Daisuke Oku
Júbilo Iwata
Japan
MF
Toshiya Fujita
Júbilo Iwata
Japan
MF
Hiroshi Nanami
Júbilo Iwata
Japan
MF
Dunga
Júbilo Iwata
Brazil
FW
Masashi Nakayama
Júbilo Iwata
Japan
FW
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Kashima Antlers
Japan
References [ ]
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