1998 in Japanese football

Last updated
1998 season
  1997
1999  

Japanese football in 1997

Contents

J.League

Japan Football League

PosTeamPldWOTWPKWLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Consadole Sapporo (C, P)30242047726+5176Promoted to 1998 J.League
2 Tokyo Gas 30212167030+4068
3 Kawasaki Frontale 30212078736+5167
4 Honda Motors 30202176037+2365
5 Montedio Yamagata 301810115736+2156
6 Ventforet Kofu 301531115941+1852
7 Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 301310165045+541
8 Brummell Sendai 301212153743640
9 NTT Kanto 301130164849139
10 Fukushima FC 3012101748591138Folded [lower-alpha 1]
11 Sagan Tosu 3012101738541638
12 Oita Trinity 307401942642229
13 Denso 307221929492027
14 Seino Transportation 305002524674315Folded [lower-alpha 2]
15 Jatco SC 302132425704511
16 Mito HollyHock 303012624694510
Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. After the season Fukushima FC has folded due to financial difficulties.
  2. Seino Transportation SC were disbanded by parent company after the season.

Japanese Regional Leagues

Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

National team (Men)

Results

1997.02.09 Japan 1-1 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Jo Soccerball shade.svg64' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.02.13 Japan 0-1 Sweden Bangkok, Thailand
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.03.15 Japan 1-3 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Miura Soccerball shade.svg29' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.03.23 Japan 1-0 Oman Muscat, Oman
Omura Soccerball shade.svg10' JFA
1997.03.25 Japan 10-0 Macau Muscat, Oman
Takagi Soccerball shade.svg13', 33', 71'
Soma Soccerball shade.svg44'
Miura Soccerball shade.svg53', 89'
Nanami Soccerball shade.svg67'
Morishima Soccerball shade.svg78', 81', 89'
JFA
1997.03.27 Japan 6-0 Nepal Muscat, Oman
Jo Soccerball shade.svg23'
Takagi Soccerball shade.svg46', 54', 89'
Omura Soccerball shade.svg76'
Honda Soccerball shade.svg79'
JFA
1997.05.21 Japan 1-1 South Korea Tokyo, Japan
Miura Soccerball shade.svg88' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
1997.06.08 Japan 4-3 Croatia Tokyo, Japan
Hirano Soccerball shade.svg34'
Miura Soccerball shade.svg49', 53'
Morishima Soccerball shade.svg89'
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
1997.06.15 Japan 1-0 Turkey Osaka, Japan
Morishima Soccerball shade.svg25' JFA Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium
1997.06.22 Japan 10-0 Macau Tokyo, Japan
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg17', 61'
Nishizawa Soccerball shade.svg20'
Miura Soccerball shade.svg23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79'
Nanami Soccerball shade.svg42'
JFA Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
1997.06.25 Japan 3-0 Nepal Tokyo, Japan
Nishizawa Soccerball shade.svg44'
Miura Soccerball shade.svg72', 87'
JFA Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
1997.06.28 Japan 1-1 Oman Tokyo, Japan
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg4' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
1997.08.13 Japan 0-3 Brazil Osaka, Japan
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 45,754
1997.09.07 Japan 6-3 Uzbekistan Tokyo, Japan
Miura Soccerball shade.svg4', 23', 64', 80'
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg40'
Jo Soccerball shade.svg44'
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 54,328
1997.09.28 Japan 1-2 South Korea Tokyo, Japan
Yamaguchi Soccerball shade.svg67' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 56,704
1997.10.26 Japan 1-1 United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Lopes Soccerball shade.svg3' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 56,089
1997.11.01 Japan 2-0 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Nanami Soccerball shade.svg1'
Lopes Soccerball shade.svg37'
JFA Attendance: 80,000
1997.11.08 Japan 5-1 Kazakhstan Tokyo, Japan
Akita Soccerball shade.svg12'
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg16'
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ihara Soccerball shade.svg67'
Takagi Soccerball shade.svg79'
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 56,032
1997.11.16 Japan 3-2 (aet, GG) Iran Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg39'
Jo Soccerball shade.svg76'
Okano Soccerball shade gold.svg 118'
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Attendance: 22,000

Players statistics

Player-199602.0902.1303.1503.2303.2503.2705.2106.0806.1506.2206.2506.2808.1309.0709.1909.2810.0410.1110.2611.0111.0811.161997Total
Masami Ihara 88(4)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OO(1)O21(1)109(5)
Kazuyoshi Miura 64(35)O-O(1)OO(2)-O(1)O(2)OO(6)O(2)OOO(4)OOOOOO-O19(18)83(53)
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa 43(3)OOO-OO--O-O-------OOOO11(0)54(3)
Takuya Takagi 39(20)--O-O(3)O(3)------O-------O(1)-5(7)44(27)
Motohiro Yamaguchi 27(3)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(1)OOOOOO22(1)49(4)
Hiroshige Yanagimoto 25(0)-OOOOO----------------5(0)30(0)
Hisashi Kurosaki 23(4)-O--------------------1(0)24(4)
Naoki Soma 22(2)O-OOO(1)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO21(1)43(3)
Hiroaki Morishima 20(2)OOOOO(3)OOO(1)O(1)OO---O--O--O-14(5)34(7)
Masashi Nakayama 19(8)--------------------O(1)O(1)2(2)21(10)
Masakiyo Maezono 17(4)O-O-------------------2(0)19(4)
Norio Omura 16(2)O-OO(1)OO(1)O------OOOO-----10(2)26(4)
Hiroshi Nanami 15(3)OOOOO(1)OOOOO(1)OO-OOOOOOO(1)OO21(3)36(6)
Yasuto Honda 15(0)-O-OOO(1)OO-OO-OOOOO-O---14(1)29(1)
Masayuki Okano 14(1)-O--OO-----O---------O(1)5(1)19(2)
Akira Narahashi 10(0)--------OOO-OOOOOOOOOO13(0)23(0)
Kenichi Shimokawa 8(0)O---------------------1(0)9(0)
Tadashi Nakamura 7(0)O-O--OOOOO-O----------8(0)15(0)
Yutaka Akita 4(1)-O-----OOOOOOOOOO(1)OOOO(1)O16(2)20(3)
Shoji Jo 4(0)O(1)OOO-O(1)O-----OO(1)O--OO-OO(1)13(4)17(4)
Toshihide Saito 2(0)------OOO--OO----OO---7(0)9(0)
Ryuji Michiki 1(0)-O----O-----O---------3(0)4(0)
Toshihiro Hattori 1(0)-O--------------------1(0)2(0)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 0(0)-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO21(0)21(0)
Hidetoshi Nakata 0(0)------OOOO(2)OO(1)OO(1)OOOOOOO(1)O16(5)16(5)
Wagner Lopes 0(0)---------------OOO(1)O(1)O(1)-O6(3)6(3)
Akinori Nishizawa 0(0)------O--O(1)O(1)--O-O------5(2)5(2)
Takashi Hirano 0(0)-------O(1)-O-OO------O--5(1)5(1)
Eisuke Nakanishi 0(0)-------------OOO-O--O-5(0)5(0)
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 0(0)--------O-O-----------2(0)2(0)
Teruyoshi Ito 0(0)-------O--------------1(0)1(0)
Yasuyuki Moriyama 0(0)--------O-------------1(0)1(0)
Hideto Suzuki 0(0)-----------O----------1(0)1(0)
Takeshi Watanabe 0(0)------------O---------1(0)1(0)

National team (Women)

Results

1997.06.08 Japan 1-0 China Tokyo, Japan
Mitsui Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: National Stadium
1997.06.15 Japan 0-0 China Osaka, Japan
Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium
1997.12.05 Japan 21-0 Guam China
Nishina Soccerball shade.svg?'
Sawa Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Morimoto Soccerball shade.svg?'
Yanagita Soccerball shade.svg?'
Omatsu Soccerball shade.svg?'
Otake Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Uchiyama Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?'
Yamaki Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.12.07 Japan 1-0 India China
Sawa Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.12.09 Japan 9-0 Hong Kong China
Yamaki Soccerball shade.svg?'
Tomei Soccerball shade.svg?'
Sawa Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?'
Morimoto Soccerball shade.svg?'
Yanagita Soccerball shade.svg?'
Mitsui Soccerball shade.svg?'
Uchiyama Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.12.12 Japan 0-1 North Korea China
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
1997.12.14 Japan 2-0 Chinese Taipei China
Sawa Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'

Players statistics

Player-199606.0806.1512.0512.0712.0912.1212.141997Total
Rie Yamaki 30(0)OOO(1)OO(1)OO7(2)37(2)
Maki Haneta 29(1)-O-----1(0)30(1)
Tamaki Uchiyama 28(16)OOO(3)OO(1)O-6(4)34(20)
Homare Sawa 28(8)OOO(7)O(1)O(3)OO(2)7(13)35(21)
Yumi Tomei 25(5)OOOOO(1)O-6(1)31(6)
Yumi Obe 23(2)OO-OO--4(0)27(2)
Nami Otake 21(7)OOO(6)O-OO6(6)27(13)
Junko Ozawa 20(0)O------1(0)21(0)
Kae Nishina 19(0)OOO(1)OOOO7(1)26(1)
Yuko Morimoto 3(0)--O(1)OO(1)OO5(2)8(2)
Tomoe Sakai 0(0)OOOOOOO7(0)7(0)
Tomomi Mitsui 0(0)O(1)O-OO(1)OO6(2)6(2)
Mayumi Omatsu 0(0)O-O(1)OOOO6(1)6(1)
Hiromi Isozaki 0(0)O-OOOOO6(0)6(0)
Nozomi Yamago 0(0)-OOOOOO6(0)6(0)
Miyuki Yanagita 0(0)--O(1)-O(1)O-3(2)3(2)
Yumi Umeoka 0(0)-OO-O--3(0)3(0)
Mai Nakachi 0(0)--O---O2(0)2(0)
Mito Isaka 0(0)-O-----1(0)1(0)
Kaoru Nagadome 0(0)-O-----1(0)1(0)
Tomomi Fujimura 0(0)-O-----1(0)1(0)


The following describes Japanese football in 1998.

J.League

Japan Football League

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 SC 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

Japanese Regional Leagues

Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

National team (Men)

Results

1998.02.15 Japan 3-0 Australia Adelaide, Australia
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg5'
Hirano Soccerball shade.svg65', 70'
JFA
1998.03.01 Japan 2-1 South Korea Kanagawa, Japan
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg18'
Jo Soccerball shade.svg89'
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 59,380
1998.03.07 Japan 0-2 China PR Tokyo, Japan
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 53,226
1998.05.17 Japan 1-1 Paraguay Tokyo, Japan
Soma Soccerball shade.svg86' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 53,408
1998.05.24 Japan 0-0 Czech Republic Kanagawa, Japan
JFA Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 66,930
1998.06.03 Japan 0-1 Yugoslavia Lausanne, Switzerland
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
1998.06.14 Japan 0-1 Argentina Toulouse, France
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Attendance: 33,500
1998.06.20 Japan 0-1 Croatia Nantes, France
JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'Attendance: 35,500
1998.06.26 Japan 1-2 Jamaica Lyon, France
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg74' JFA ? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Attendance: 39,100
1998.10.28 Japan 1-0 Egypt Osaka, Japan
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg25' JFA Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 47,996

Players statistics

Player-199702.1503.0103.0704.0105.1705.2406.0306.1406.2006.2610.281998Total
Masami Ihara 109(5)OOOOOO-OOOO10(0)119(5)
Kazuyoshi Miura 83(53)--O--------1(0)84(53)
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa 54(3)-OOO-------3(0)57(3)
Motohiro Yamaguchi 49(4)O-OOOOOOOO-9(0)58(4)
Naoki Soma 43(3)-OOOO(1)OOOOOO10(1)53(4)
Hiroshi Nanami 36(6)OOOOOOOOOOO11(0)47(6)
Hiroaki Morishima 34(7)----O---O-O3(0)37(7)
Norio Omura 26(4)---OO-O--O-4(0)30(4)
Akira Narahashi 23(0)OOO-OOOOOO-9(0)32(0)
Masashi Nakayama 21(10)-O(1)OO(1)OOOOOO(1)O(1)10(4)31(14)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 21(0)--OOOOOOOOO9(0)30(0)
Yutaka Akita 20(3)OOOOO-OOOOO10(0)30(3)
Masayuki Okano 19(2)-OOO--O-O--5(0)24(2)
Shoji Jo 17(4)OO(1)O-OOOOOOO10(1)27(5)
Hidetoshi Nakata 16(5)O(1)OOO-OOOOOO10(1)26(6)
Tadashi Nakamura 15(0)O----------1(0)16(0)
Toshihide Saito 9(0)----OOO---O4(0)13(0)
Wagner Lopes 6(3)O---OO-OOOO7(0)13(3)
Takashi Hirano 5(1)O(2)O-OO-OO-O-7(2)12(3)
Eisuke Nakanishi 5(0)---O-OOOO-O6(0)11(0)
Toshihiro Hattori 2(0)OOO---O---O5(0)7(0)
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 2(0)----------O1(0)3(0)
Teruyoshi Ito 1(0)----O------1(0)2(0)
Shinji Ono 0(0)---O-O---O-3(0)3(0)
Seigo Narazaki 0(0)OO---------2(0)2(0)
Atsushi Yanagisawa 0(0)O--O-------2(0)2(0)
Tadatoshi Masuda 0(0)O----------1(0)1(0)
Daisuke Ichikawa 0(0)---O-------1(0)1(0)
Daisuke Oku 0(0)----------O1(0)1(0)
Tatsuhiko Kubo 0(0)----------O1(0)1(0)

National team (Women)

Results

1998.05.17 Japan 1-2 United States Tokyo, Japan
Otake Soccerball shade.svg?'? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: National Stadium
1998.12.08 Japan 6-0 Thailand Thailand
Sawa Soccerball shade.svg?'
Mitsui Soccerball shade.svg?'
Otake Soccerball shade.svg?'
Uchiyama Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
Isaka Soccerball shade.svg?'
1998.12.10 Japan 2-3 North Korea Thailand
Otake Soccerball shade.svg?'
Isaka Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
1998.12.12 Japan 8-0 Vietnam Thailand
Sawa Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?'
Isaka Soccerball shade.svg?'
Yamagishi Soccerball shade.svg?'
Kishi Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
Sugawara Soccerball shade.svg?'
1998.12.15 Japan 0-3 China Thailand
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'

Players statistics

Player-199705.1705.2105.2410.2410.2612.0812.1012.1212.1512.171998Total
Rie Yamaki 37(2)OOO--OOOOO(1)8(1)45(3)
Homare Sawa 35(21)OOOOOO(1)OO(3)OO10(4)45(25)
Tamaki Uchiyama 34(20)OOOOOO(2)OOOO10(2)44(22)
Yumi Tomei 31(6)O--OO--OOO6(0)37(6)
Nami Otake 27(13)O(1)OOO(1)-O(1)O(1)OOO(1)9(5)36(18)
Yumi Obe 27(2)---OOOO-O-5(0)32(2)
Kae Nishina 26(1)OOOOOOOOOO10(0)36(1)
Yuko Morimoto 8(2)-OO-------2(0)10(2)
Shiho Onodera 8(0)----O--O--2(0)10(0)
Tomoe Sakai 7(0)OOOOOOO-OO9(0)16(0)
Tomomi Mitsui 6(2)OOOOOO(1)OOOO10(1)16(3)
Mayumi Omatsu 6(1)OOOOO-----5(0)11(1)
Hiromi Isozaki 6(0)OOO-OOOOOO9(0)15(0)
Nozomi Yamago 6(0)OOOO-OO-OO8(0)14(0)
Yumi Umeoka 3(0)-O--------1(0)4(0)
Mai Nakachi 2(0)-OOO---OO-5(0)7(0)
Mito Isaka 1(0)---O-O(1)O(1)O(1)OO6(3)7(3)
Miki Sugawara 0(0)OOO-O(1)OOO(1)--7(2)7(2)
Kazumi Kishi 0(0)-OO-OO-O(2)--5(2)5(2)
Yasuyo Yamagishi 0(0)-----O-O(1)OO4(1)4(1)
Ayumi Hara 0(0)OOO-------3(0)3(0)

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