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J.League
Season1998
ChampionsKashima Antlers
2nd J.League title
RelegatedConsadole Sapporo
Asian Club ChampionshipKashima Antlers
Júbilo Iwata
Matches played306
Goals scored1,074 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorerMasashi Nakayama (36 goals)
Highest attendance53,598 - Flügels vs. Marinos (September 15)
Lowest attendance2,091 - Vissel vs. JEF Utd. (October 14)
Average attendance11,982
← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 J.League season was the sixth season of the J.League. The league began in March 21 and ended in November 14. 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.

Clubs

The following eighteen clubs participated in J.League during the 1998 season. Of these clubs, Consadole Sapporo was the only newly promoted team from Japan Football League.

Personnel

Club Head coach
Avispa Fukuoka Japan Takaji Mori
Bellmare Hiratsuka Japan Shigeharu Ueki
Cerezo Osaka Japan Yasutaro Matsuki
Consadole Sapporo Uruguay Hugo Fernández
Gamba Osaka France Frédéric Antonetti
JEF United Ichihara Netherlands Jan Versleijen
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Valmir Louruz
Kashima Antlers Brazil Zé Mário
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Akira Nishino
Kyoto Purple Sanga Japan Hidehiko Shimizu
Nagoya Grampus Eight Japan Koji Tanaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Scotland Eddie Thomson
Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Hiromi Hara
Verdy Kawasaki Japan Ryoichi Kawakatsu
Vissel Kobe Japan Harumi Kori
Yokohama Flügels Germany Gert Engels
Yokohama Marinos Spain Xabier Azkargorta

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Non-visa foreign Former players
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Fernando Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Đukanović Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miodrag Božović Paraguay Juan Carlos Villamayor Brazil Marcos Aurélio
Nigeria Michael Obiku
Spain Pablo Maqueda
Bellmare Hiratsuka Brazil Cláudio Brazil Ricardinho Romania Pavel Badea South Korea Hong Myung-bo South Korea Park Kyung-hwan
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Pericles Brazil Pintado Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoje Manić South Korea Hwang Sun-hong South Korea Ha Seok-ju
South Korea Ko Jeong-woon
Consadole Sapporo Argentina Hugo Maradona Brazil Pereira Brazil Walter Panama Jorge Dely Valdés Netherlands Dido Havenaar
Gamba Osaka Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Anto Drobnjak Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Krupniković French Guiana Claude Dambury Slovenia Amir Karić Cameroon Patrick Mboma
North Macedonia Boban Babunski
JEF United Ichihara Australia Matthew Bingley Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Netherlands Arnold Scholten South Korea Kim Dae-eui South Korea Kim Hwang-jung
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adilson Batista Brazil Dedimar Brazil Dunga Brazil Alessandro Cambalhota
Kashima Antlers Brazil Bismarck Brazil Jorginho Brazil Mazinho Brazil Ricardo
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Basílio Brazil Bentinho Brazil Buiú Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Brazil Duda
Brazil Elpídio Silva
Brazil Marcão
Kyoto Purple Sanga Brazil Edmílson Matias Brazil Junior Brazil Paulo Silas South Korea Park Kang-jo
Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Alexandre Torres Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković France Bernard Allou Netherlands Tarik Oulida Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Brazil Valdo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Australia Aurelio Vidmar Australia Hayden Foxe Australia Tony Popovic England Don Goodman Australia Graham Arnold
England Ian Crook
Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Fernando Oliva Brazil Fabinho Brazil Santos Brazil Alex
Urawa Red Diamonds Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Petrović Italy Giuseppe Zappella Spain Txiki Begiristain Netherlands Alfred Nijhuis
Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Daniel da Silva Brazil Fumagalli Brazil Henrique Brazil Moacir Brazil Euller
Cameroon Edwin Ifeanyi
Vissel Kobe South Korea Ha Seok-ju South Korea Kim Do-hoon Spain Albert Tomàs Australia Matthew Bingley
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budimir Vujačić
Yokohama Flügels Brazil Anderson Gils Brazil César Sampaio Portugal Paulo Futre Russia Igor Lediakhov
Yokohama Marinos Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Petković Spain Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Spain Julio Salinas

Standings

First stage

Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW OTL PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata 17 13 0 0 0 0 4 52 18 +34 39
2 Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse 17 13 0 0 0 0 4 32 14 +18 39
3 Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight 17 9 3 0 0 1 4 37 21 +16 33
4 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos 17 10 1 0 1 0 5 39 21 +18 32
5 Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers 17 10 1 0 0 0 6 41 28 +13 32
6 Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki 17 10 0 0 1 1 5 34 25 +9 30
7 Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 17 8 1 2 1 0 5 30 23 +7 28
8 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels 17 7 2 1 0 0 7 33 32 +1 26
9 Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka 17 7 1 0 1 0 8 36 47 −11 23
10 Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol 17 6 1 2 1 0 7 32 35 −3 22
11 Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara 17 7 0 0 2 0 8 31 31 0 21
12 Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka 17 5 2 1 1 0 8 27 34 −7 20
13 Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 5 2 0 2 1 7 22 33 −11 19
14 Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka 17 4 2 1 1 0 9 27 29 −2 17
15 Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Purple Sanga 17 4 2 0 3 0 8 20 33 −13 16
16 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 17 3 1 0 2 3 8 28 44 −16 11
17 Hyōgo Prefecture Vissel Kobe 17 3 0 0 1 0 13 20 48 −28 9
18 Fukuoka Prefecture Avispa Fukuoka 17 2 0 1 2 2 10 22 47 −25 7
Source:

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:

Playoffs

Suntory Championship

Júbilo Iwata1 – 2Kashima Antlers
Nakayama 7' Hasegawa 72'
Muroi gold-colored soccer ball 110'
Japan National Stadium, TokyoAttendance: 40,263Referee: Masayoshi Okada
Kashima Antlers2 – 1Júbilo Iwata
Akita 39'
Bismarck 41'		 Fujita 84'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, KashimaAttendance: 16,991Referee: Leslie Mottram

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 Hakata no Mori Football Stadium, Fukuoka
Kudo 24'
Yamashita 89'
Fernando gold-colored soccer ball 104'		 Ito 17'
Tuto 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 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 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 Hakata no Mori Football Stadium, Fukuoka
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 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 Hakata no Mori Football Stadium, Fukuoka
Ueno 61' Attendance: 12,526
Referee: Alfredo Rodas
Consadole Sapporo v Avispa Fukuoka
December 5, 1998 Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka 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

Award Recipient Club
Most Valuable Player Japan Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata
Rookie of the Year Japan Shinji Ono Urawa Red Diamonds
Manager of the Year Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles Shimizu S-Pulse
Top Scorer Japan Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata

Best Eleven

Pos Footballer Club Nationality
GK Seigo Narazaki Yokohama Flügels  Japan
DF Makoto Tanaka Júbilo Iwata  Japan
DF Naoki Soma Kashima Antlers  Japan
DF Yutaka Akita Kashima Antlers  Japan
MF Dunga Júbilo Iwata  Brazil
MF Daisuke Oku Júbilo Iwata  Japan
MF Hiroshi Nanami Júbilo Iwata  Japan
MF Shinji Ono Urawa Red Diamonds  Japan
MF Toshiya Fujita Júbilo Iwata  Japan
FW Atsushi Yanagisawa Kashima Antlers  Japan
FW Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata  Japan

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