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)
Top goalscorer Valdney (33 goals)
← 1997
           1999 (J2)  →
1999 (new JFL) →

Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1998 season.

Contents

Overview

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1998 JFL teams

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.

Clubs

The following sixteen clubs participated in Japan Football League Division 1 during the 1995 season.

Personnel

ClubHead coach
Albirex Niigata Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikazu Nagai
Brummell Sendai Flag of Japan.svg Takekazu Suzuki
Denso
Honda Motors Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunaga Shitara
Jatco
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Brazil.svg Beto Almeida
Kokushikan University Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Osawa
Mito HollyHock Flag of Japan.svg Toshiya Miura
Montedio Yamagata Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Ishizaki
Oita Trinity
Omiya Ardija Flag of Japan.svg Norio Sasaki
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima
Sagan Tosu Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Sowa
Sony Sendai
Tokyo Gas Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Okuma
Ventforet Kofu

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Non-visa foreignFormer players
Albirex Niigata Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Neathan Gibson
Brummell Sendai Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Slobodan Dubajić
Denso
Honda Motors Flag of Brazil.svg Marcus Vinícius
Jatco
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Brazil.svg Altemir Pessali Flag of Brazil.svg José Barreto Flag of Brazil.svg Tuto Flag of Brazil.svg Valdney Flag of Nigeria.svg Momodu Mutairu Flag of Brazil.svg Betinho
Kokushikan University
Mito HollyHock
Montedio Yamagata Flag of Brazil.svg Marquinho Flag of Brazil.svg Sidiclei
Oita Trinity Flag of Brazil.svg Will
Omiya Ardija Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Veenhof Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Boere
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima
Sagan Tosu Flag of South Korea.svg Pak Yong-ho
Sony Sendai
Tokyo Gas Flag of Brazil.svg Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Angelo Flag of Brazil.svg Sandro
Ventforet Kofu Flag of Brazil.svg Baron

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 301130164055−1539
9 Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 301121165848+1038Formed new Japan Football League
10 Denso 301121164859−1138
11 Albirex Niigata 301020183947−834Formed J.League Division 2
12 Omiya Ardija 30920195156−531
13 Sony Sendai 30710224271−2923Formed new Japan Football League
14 Mito HollyHock 30710223769−3223
15 Kokushikan University 30530224276−3421
16 Jatco 30430234497−5318
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
Brummell 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 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
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Yamashita Soccerball shade.svg89'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg104'		 Report Ito Soccerball shade.svg17'
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Hakatanomori Stadium, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Attendance: 12,535

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

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