1998 J.League
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The 1998 season was the sixth season of the J-League. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 18 teams. Júbilo Iwata won the 1st stage and Kashima Antlers won the 2nd stage. Kashima Antlers won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship.
First stage[edit source | edit]
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Second stage[edit source | edit]
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Playoffs[edit source | edit]
Suntory Championship[edit source | edit]
Relegation playoffs[edit source | edit]
On the aggregate table, JEF United Ichihara, Avispa Fukuoka, and Vissel Kobe had earned within the 15th-18th places in the tables for both 1997 and 1998, while Consadole Sapporo had achieved within the same span on its sole season on the J.League. (Gamba Osaka, who had finished between Sapporo and Kobe, was reprieved because of the collapse and resignation of Yokohama Flügels.) These clubs thus were entered in an elimination promotion/relegation tournament along with Japan Football League runners-up Kawasaki Frontale, who unlike champions Tokyo Gas had a base more qualifiable for the J.League.
First round[edit source | edit]
Template:Footballbox collapsible Kawasaki forms J.League Division 2 the next season. Fukuoka advances to the next round.
Second round[edit source | edit]
The winners of this round stay in J.League Division 1 and the losers play a final elimination series to determine the club relegated to Division 2. Template:Footballbox collapsible
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Final round[edit source | edit]
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Template:Footballbox collapsible Fukuoka stays in J.League Division 1. Consadole is relegated to new J.League Division 2.
Awards[edit source | edit]
Individual Awards[edit source | edit]
| Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Masashi Nakayama |
Júbilo Iwata | |
| Rookie of the Year | Shinji Ono |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Manager of the Year |  Osvaldo Ardiles |
Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| Top Scorer | Masashi Nakayama |
Júbilo Iwata | 36 goals. |
Best Eleven[edit source | edit]
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Seigo Narazaki | Yokohama Flügels | Template:Fb |
| DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | Template:Fb |
| DF | Makoto Tanaka | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| DF | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | Template:Fb |
| MF | Shinji Ono | Urawa Red Diamonds | Template:Fb |
| MF | Daisuke Oku | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| MF | Hiroshi Nanami | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| MF | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| FW | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Template:Fb |
| FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers | Template:Fb |
References[edit source | edit]
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