1998 Japan Football League
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 1999 (J2) → 1999 (new JFL) → |
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1998 season.
Overview
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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
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Results
Home \ Away | ALB | ARD | BRU | DEN | FRO | HOL | HON | JAT | KSU | MON | OVT | SAG | SON | TGA | TRI | VEN |
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Albirex Niigata | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1OT | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1OT | 1–2OT | 0–1OT | 3–1 | |
Omiya Ardija | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–4OT | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2OT | 3–0 | 1–0OT | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1OT | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | |
Brummel Sendai | 0–2 | 2–2PK 5–4 | 2–1OT | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1OT | 3–2OT | 5–1 | 2–1OT | 0–3 | 1–0OT | 0–1 | |
Denso | 3–0 | 3–2OT | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–1OT | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0OT | |
Mito HollyHock | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 2–1OT | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–6 | |
Honda Motors | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0OT | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4OT | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2OT | |
Jatco SC | 1–2 | 3–2OT | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 1–2OT | 3–6 | 2–1 | 3–2OT | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
Kokushikan University | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2PK 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–2OT | 1–6 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
Montedio Yamagata | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1PK 4–5 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1OT | 6–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1PK 4–5 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2OT | 2–2PK 4–2 | 1–2 | |
Sagan Tosu | 1–0 | 2–1OT | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2OT | 1–0OT | 2–3OT | 2–1OT | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Sony Sendai | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4OT | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
Tokyo Gas | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0OT | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1OT | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
Oita Trinity | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2PK 5–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3OT | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1OT | |
Ventforet Kofu | 4–1 | 3–2OT | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2OT | 1–0 | 2–2PK 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1OT | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion and relegation
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 24' Yamashita 89' Fernando 104' | Report | Ito 17' Tuto 61' |
Avispa proceeded to the next round and Frontale entered the second division.
Successor seasons
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First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present | |
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Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972 | |
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999 | |
Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present | |
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Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992 | |
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993 | |
J2 League 1999–present | |
Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present | |
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(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93 | |
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Japan Football League 1999–2013 | |
J3 League 2014–present | |
Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present | |
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Japan Football League 2014–present |
Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present | |
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Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present | |
Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present | |
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Emperor's Cup 1921–present |
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League Cup seasons, 1976–present | |
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JSL Cup 1976–1991 | |
J.League Cup 1992–present | |