1998 Urawa Red Diamonds season

Urawa Red Diamonds
1998 season
Manager	Hiromi Hara
Stadium	Urawa Komaba Stadium
J.League	6th
Emperor's Cup	Quarterfinals
J.League Cup	GL-A 2nd
Top goalscorer	Kenji Oshiba (14)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1997 1999 →

Competitions[]

Competitions	Position
J.League	6th / 18 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Quarterfinals
J.League Cup	GL-A 2nd / 5 clubs

Domestic results[]

J.League[]

21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 1-1	Urawa Red Diamonds	3-2	JEF United Ichihara	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

25 March 1998 (1998-03-25) 1-2	Yokohama Flügels	0-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	International Stadium Yokohama
JST (UTC+09)

28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 1-3	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

4 April 1998 (1998-04-04) 1-4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 1-5	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-2 (GG) (a.e.t.) (5-4 p)	Avispa Fukuoka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

15 April 1998 (1998-04-15) 1-6	Consadole Sapporo	2-0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 1-7	Urawa Red Diamonds	0-2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

25 April 1998 (1998-04-25) 1-8	Kashima Antlers	1-4	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

29 April 1998 (1998-04-29) 1-9	Urawa Red Diamonds	3-1	Kashiwa Reysol	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 1-10	Gamba Osaka	0-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

5 May 1998 (1998-05-05) 1-11	Urawa Red Diamonds	0-1	Yokohama Marinos	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

9 May 1998 (1998-05-09) 1-12	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

25 July 1998 (1998-07-25) 1-13	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3-1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Mizuho Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

29 July 1998 (1998-07-29) 1-14	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

1 August 1998 (1998-08-01) 1-15	Júbilo Iwata	2-0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

5 August 1998 (1998-08-05) 1-16	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-1 (GG) (a.e.t.) (4-2 p)	Verdy Kawasaki	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1-17	Vissel Kobe	1-5	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 2-1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0-4	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 2-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-0	Júbilo Iwata	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 2-3	Verdy Kawasaki	0-3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 2-4	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-1	Vissel Kobe	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) 2-5	JEF United Ichihara	0-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Ichihara Seaside Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 2-6	Urawa Red Diamonds	3-0	Yokohama Flügels	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 September 1998 (1998-09-23) 2-7	Cerezo Osaka	2-1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 2-8	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 2-9	Avispa Fukuoka	0-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

14 October 1998 (1998-10-14) 2-10	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-1	Consadole Sapporo	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 2-11	Shimizu S-Pulse	1-0 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 2-12	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kashima Antlers	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 2-13	Kashiwa Reysol	2-0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 2-14	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-0	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

3 November 1998 (1998-11-03) 2-15	Yokohama Marinos	3-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 2-16	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 2-17	Urawa Red Diamonds	2-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Emperor's Cup[]

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

13 December 1998 (1998-12-13) 3rd Round	Urawa Red Diamonds	4-1	Albirex Niigata	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 December 1998 (1998-12-20) 4th Round	Urawa Red Diamonds	3-1	Kashiwa Reysol	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 December 1998 (1998-12-23) Quarterfinals	Urawa Red Diamonds	0-1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kagawa Marugame Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J.League Cup[]

16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) GL-A-1	Júbilo Iwata	1-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 May 1998 (1998-05-23) GL-A-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-1	Verdy Kawasaki	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

30 May 1998 (1998-05-30) GL-A-3	Urawa Red Diamonds	6-0	Brummel Sendai	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

3 June 1998 (1998-06-03) GL-A-4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1-1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

GL-A-5

bye

Player statistics[]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Hisashi Tsuchida	(1967-02-01)February 1, 1967 (aged 31)	cm / kg	17	0
2	DF		Nobuhisa Yamada	(1975-09-10)September 10, 1975 (aged 22)	cm / kg	34	0
3	DF		Tsutomu Nishino	(1971-03-13)March 13, 1971 (aged 27)	cm / kg	27	2
4	MF		Masaki Tsuchihashi	(1972-07-23)July 23, 1972 (aged 25)	cm / kg	20	0
5	DF		Alfred Nijhuis	(1966-03-23)March 23, 1966 (aged 31)	cm / kg	11	2
5	DF		Giuseppe Zappella	(1973-05-04)May 4, 1973 (aged 24)	cm / kg	21	3
6	MF		Željko Petrović	(1965-11-13)November 13, 1965 (aged 32)	cm / kg	27	2
7	FW		Masayuki Okano	(1972-07-25)July 25, 1972 (aged 25)	cm / kg	34	7
8	MF		Osamu Hirose	(1965-06-06)June 6, 1965 (aged 32)	cm / kg	23	0
9	FW		Masahiro Fukuda	(1966-12-17)December 17, 1966 (aged 31)	cm / kg	17	7
10	MF		Yasushi Fukunaga	(1973-03-06)March 6, 1973 (aged 25)	cm / kg	31	4
11	MF		Txiki Begiristain	(1964-08-12)August 12, 1964 (aged 33)	cm / kg	30	9
12	MF		Takafumi Hori	(1967-09-10)September 10, 1967 (aged 30)	cm / kg	4	1
13	FW		Kenji Oshiba	(1973-11-19)November 19, 1973 (aged 24)	cm / kg	30	14
14	MF		Hiromitsu Isogai	(1969-04-19)April 19, 1969 (aged 28)	cm / kg	0	0
15	DF		Koichi Sugiyama	(1971-10-27)October 27, 1971 (aged 26)	cm / kg	0	0
16	GK		Yuki Takita	(1967-05-16)May 16, 1967 (aged 30)	cm / kg	17	0
17	FW		Yuichiro Nagai	(1979-02-14)February 14, 1979 (aged 19)	cm / kg	3	0
18	MF		Nobuyasu Ikeda	(1970-05-18)May 18, 1970 (aged 27)	cm / kg	6	0
19	DF		Hideki Uchidate	(1974-01-15)January 15, 1974 (aged 24)	cm / kg	0	0
20	FW		Naoto Sakurai	(1975-09-02)September 2, 1975 (aged 22)	cm / kg	5	0
21	MF		Toshiya Ishii	(1978-01-19)January 19, 1978 (aged 20)	cm / kg	32	1
22	DF		Shinji Jojo	(1977-08-28)August 28, 1977 (aged 20)	cm / kg	22	0
23	DF		Akihiro Tabata	(1978-05-15)May 15, 1978 (aged 19)	cm / kg	5	0
24	DF		Yoshinori Taguchi	(1965-09-14)September 14, 1965 (aged 32)	cm / kg	1	0
25	MF		Ken Iwase	(1975-07-08)July 8, 1975 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
26	FW		Taichi Sato	(1977-08-23)August 23, 1977 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0
27	DF		Atsuo Watanabe	(1974-04-15)April 15, 1974 (aged 23)	cm / kg	10	0
28	MF		Shinji Ono	(1979-09-27)September 27, 1979 (aged 18)	cm / kg	27	9
29	DF		Toru Ojima	(1976-02-22)February 22, 1976 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
30	GK		Koji Homma	(1977-04-27)April 27, 1977 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0
32	GK		Tomoyasu Ando	(1974-05-23)May 23, 1974 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0
33	MF		Ryuji Kawai	(1978-07-14)July 14, 1978 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
34	DF		Takashi Sambonsuge	(1978-06-05)June 5, 1978 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
35	DF			(1979-05-07)May 7, 1979 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
36	MF			(1980-02-08)February 8, 1980 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0

Other pages[]

(in Japanese) J.League official site

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