1998 Japan Football League

Japan Football League
Season 1998
Champions Tokyo Gas
1st JFL title
1st D2 title
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.

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 winners Yokogawa Electric and newly created Yokohama FC 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 Motors 30 16 3 0 11 57 45+12 54 Formed new Japan Football League
6 Oita Trinity 30 14 1 1 14 51 510 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 5515 39
9 Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 30 11 2 1 16 58 48+10 38 Formed new Japan Football League
10 Denso SC 30 11 2 1 16 48 5911 38
11 Albirex Niigata 30 10 2 0 18 39 478 34 Formed J. League Division 2
12 Omiya Ardija 30 9 2 0 19 51 565 31
13 Sony Sendai 30 7 1 0 22 42 7129 23 Formed new Japan Football League
14 Mito HollyHock 30 7 1 0 22 37 6932 23
15 Kokushikan University 30 5 3 0 22 42 7634 21
16 Jatco FC 30 4 3 0 23 44 9753 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALB ARD BRUDENFROHOLHONJATKSUMONOVTSAGSONTGATRIVEN
Albirex Niigata 12 23 02 02 21
OT
51 21 20 20 21 12 21
OT
12
OT
01
OT
31
Omiya Ardija 20 12 34
OT
02 30 12
OT
30 10
OT
02 41 02 21
OT
03 30 14
Brummel Sendai 02 22
5PK4
21
OT
23 30 01 61 21 21
OT
32
OT
51 21
OT
03 10
OT
01
Denso SC 30 32
OT
24 13 34 01 21 21 32 13 01 30 15 23 12
Kawasaki Frontale 20 32 20 60 30 01
OT
31 10 20 10 70 12 02 12 10
OT
Mito HollyHock 21 31 21 12 15 03 01 32 03 07 01 21
OT
01 13 16
Honda Motors 31 21 13 21 10
OT
20 21 51 13 21 10 34
OT
02 21 12
OT
Jatco FC 12 32
OT
13 31 32 15 310 12
OT
36 21 32
OT
05 01 12 27
Kokushikan University 21 02 22
1PK4
02 04 14 13 32 14 43 41 32
OT
16 23 13
Montedio Yamagata 10 31 11
4PK5
42 10 32 32 50 32 10 21
OT
61 13 31 32
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 12 03 10 11
4PK5
13 10 40 31 53 01 31 30 12
OT
22
4PK2
12
Sagan Tosu 10 21
OT
50 12 25 21 12 21 12
OT
10
OT
23
OT
21
OT
03 10 10
Sony Sendai 12 34 13 01 05 10 21 34
OT
12 02 13 23 01 21 31
Tokyo Gas 21 21 30 01 01 10
OT
20 50 30 01 01
OT
20 30 50 21
Oita Trinity 21 31 31 31 01 22
5PK3
12 51 21 23
OT
04 20 13 32 01
OT
Ventforet Kofu 41 32
OT
62 10 23 32
OT
10 22
4PK3
20 31 41 21
OT
50 21 13

Updated to games played on November 1998.
Source: Montedio Yamagata website
1 ^ The 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
Kudo  24'
Yamashita  89'
Fernando  104'
Report Ito  17'
Tuto  61'
Hakata no mori stadium, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Attendance: 12,535

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

Successor seasons

References

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