1998 Japan Football League

Japan Football League
Season 1998
Champions Tokyo Gas
1st D2 title
1st JFL title
Promoted none
Relegated none
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.

Contents

Overview

Kokushikan University
Jatco F.C.

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 winners Yokogawa Electric and newly created Yokohama F.C. have formed the new Japan Football League.

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
OW
PW
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
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 Motor 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 F.C. Vortis Tokushima 30 11 2 1 16 58 48 +10 38 Formed new Japan Football League
10 Denso S.C. 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 F.C. 30 4 3 0 23 44 97 −53 18

Updated to games played on November 1998
Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away1 ALB ARD BRU DEN FRO HOL HON JAT KSU MON OVT SAG SON TGA TRI VEN
Albirex Niigata 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–1
 OT 
5–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1
 OT 
1–2
 OT 
0–1
 OT 
3–1
Omiya Ardija 2–0 1–2 3–4
 OT 
0–2 3–0 1–2
 OT 
3–0 1–0
 OT 
0–2 4–1 0–2 2–1
 OT 
0–3 3–0 1–4
Brummel Sendai 0–2 2–2
5 PK 4
2–1
 OT 
2–3 3–0 0–1 6–1 2–1 2–1
 OT 
3–2
 OT 
5–1 2–1
 OT 
0–3 1–0
 OT 
0–1
Denso S.C. 3–0 3–2
 OT 
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 0–1
 OT 
3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 7–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0
 OT 
Mito HollyHock 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–5 0–3 0–1 3–2 0–3 0–7 0–1 2–1
 OT 
0–1 1–3 1–6
Honda Motor 3–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–0
 OT 
2–0 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–4
 OT 
0–2 2–1 1–2
 OT 
Jatco F.C. 1–2 3–2
 OT 
1–3 3–1 3–2 1–5 3–10 1–2
 OT 
3–6 2–1 3–2
 OT 
0–5 0–1 1–2 2–7
Kokushikan University 2–1 0–2 2–2
1 PK 4
0–2 0–4 1–4 1–3 3–2 1–4 4–3 4–1 3–2
 OT 
1–6 2–3 1–3
Montedio Yamagata 1–0 3–1 1–1
4 PK 5
4–2 1–0 3–2 3–2 5–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
 OT 
6–1 1–3 3–1 3–2
Otsuka F.C. Vortis Tokushima 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–1
4 PK 5
1–3 1–0 4–0 3–1 5–3 0–1 3–1 3–0 1–2
 OT 
2–2
4 PK 2
1–2
Sagan Tosu 1–0 2–1
 OT 
5–0 1–2 2–5 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
 OT 
1–0
 OT 
2–3
 OT 
2–1
 OT 
0–3 1–0 1–0
Sony Sendai 1–2 3–4 1–3 0–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 3–4
 OT 
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 1–0
 OT 
2–0 5–0 3–0 0–1 0–1
 OT 
2–0 3–0 5–0 2–1
Oita Trinity 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–2
5 PK 3
1–2 5–1 2–1 2–3
 OT 
0–4 2–0 1–3 3–2 0–1
 OT 
Ventforet Kofu 4–1 3–2
 OT 
6–2 1–0 2–3 3–2
 OT 
1–0 2–2
4 PK 3
2–0 3–1 4–1 2–1
 OT 
5–0 2–1 1–3

Updated to games played on November 1998
Source: Montedio Yamagata website
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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.

November 19, 1998
19:00
Avispa Fukuoka 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Kawasaki Frontale Hakata no mori stadium, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Attendance: 12,535
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

References