1998 Japan Football League

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Japan Football League
Season1998
Champions Tokyo Gas
1st JFL title
1st D2 title
Matches played240
Goals scored846 (3.53 per match)
1997
           1999 (J2)  
1999 (new JFL)

Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1998 season.

Contents

Overview

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

PosTeamPldWOTWPKWLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Tokyo Gas (C)30213066717+5069Formed J.League Division 2
2 Kawasaki Frontale 30221077224+4868 J.League Division 1 Pro/Rele Series
3 Montedio Yamagata 30202086938+3164Formed J.League Division 2
4 Ventforet Kofu 30165187440+3459
5 Honda Motors 301630115745+1254Formed new Japan Football League
6 Oita Trinity 301411145151045Formed J.League Division 2
7 Brummell Sendai 301053125553+243
8 Sagan Tosu 3011301640551539
9 Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 301121165848+1038Formed new Japan Football League
10 Denso 3011211648591138
11 Albirex Niigata 301020183947834Formed J.League Division 2
12 Omiya Ardija 30920195156531
13 Sony Sendai 307102242712923Formed new Japan Football League
14 Mito HollyHock 307102237693223
15 Kokushikan University 305302242763421
16 Jatco SC 304302344975318
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

Results

Home \ Away ALB ARD BRU DEN FRO HOL HON JAT KSU MON OVT SAG SON TGA TRI VEN
Albirex Niigata 1–22–30–20–22–1OT5–12–12–02–02–11–22–1OT1–2OT0–1OT3–1
Omiya Ardija 2–01–23–4OT0–23–01–2OT3–01–0OT0–24–10–22–1OT0–33–01–4
Brummel Sendai 0–22–2PK 5–42–1OT2–33–00–16–12–12–1OT3–2OT5–12–1OT0–31–0OT0–1
Denso 3–03–2OT2–41–33–40–12–12–13–21–30–13–01–52–31–2
Kawasaki Frontale 2–03–22–06–03–00–1OT3–11–02–01–07–01–20–21–21–0OT
Mito HollyHock 2–13–12–11–21–50–30–13–20–30–70–12–1OT0–11–31–6
Honda Motors 3–12–11–32–11–0OT2–02–15–11–32–11–03–4OT0–22–11–2OT
Jatco SC 1–23–2OT1–33–13–21–53–101–2OT3–62–13–2OT0–50–11–22–7
Kokushikan University 2–10–22–2PK 1–40–20–41–41–33–21–44–34–13–2OT1–62–31–3
Montedio Yamagata 1–03–11–1PK 4–54–21–03–23–25–03–21–02–1OT6–11–33–13–2
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 1–20–31–01–1PK 4–51–31–04–03–15–30–13–13–01–2OT2–2PK 4–21–2
Sagan Tosu 1–02–1OT5–01–22–52–11–22–11–2OT1–0OT2–3OT2–1OT0–31–01–0
Sony Sendai 1–23–41–30–10–51–02–13–4OT1–20–21–32–30–12–13–1
Tokyo Gas 2–12–13–00–10–11–0OT2–05–03–00–10–1OT2–03–05–02–1
Oita Trinity 2–13–13–13–10–12–2PK 5–31–25–12–12–3OT0–42–01–33–20–1OT
Ventforet Kofu 4–13–2OT6–21–02–33–2OT1–02–2PK 4–32–03–14–12–1OT5–02–11–3
Updated to match(es) played on November 1998. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
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
Kudo Soccerball shade.svg24'
Yamashita Soccerball shade.svg89'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg104'
Report Ito Soccerball shade.svg17'
Tuto Soccerball shade.svg61'
Hakatanomori Stadium, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Attendance: 12,535

Avispa proceeded to the next round and Frontale entered the second division.

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