Berikut Statistik J.League di musim 1998. Diikuti oleh 18 tim, dan pada akhir musim Kashima Antlers menjadi juara dan Consadole Sapporo turun ke liga baru J.League Divisi 2.
Putaran pertama sunting
| Pos | Tim | Main | M | OTW | PKW | OTL | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Poin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 39 |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 39 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 33 |
| 4 | Yokohama Marinos | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 32 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 32 |
| 6 | Verdy Kawasaki | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 30 |
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 28 |
| 8 | Yokohama Flügels | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 23 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 22 |
| 11 | JEF United Ichihara | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 20 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 17 |
| 15 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 16 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 11 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 9 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 7 |
Sumber:
Putaran kedua sunting
| Pos | Tim | Main | M | OTW | PKW | OTL | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Poin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 42 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 39 |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 33 |
| 4 | Yokohama Marinos | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 32 |
| 5 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 31 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 30 |
| 7 | Yokohama Flügels | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 25 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 25 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 24 |
| 11 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 23 |
| 12 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 21 |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 16 |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 14 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 13 |
| 17 | Verdy Kawasaki | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 9 |
| 18 | JEF United Ichihara | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 4 |
Sumber:
Playoff sunting
Suntory Championship sunting
November 21, 1998 Time |
Kokuritsu, Tokyo |
Degredasi sunting
Putaran pertama sunting
November 19, 1998 Time |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 3–2 (AET) | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Kudo 24' Yamashita 89' Fernando 104' (golden goal) | [Official Report] | Ito 17' Ruschel 61' |
Hakata no Mori Football Stadium, Fukuoka |
Kawasaki membentuk J.League Divisi 2 musim berikutnya. Sedangkan Fukuoka maju ke putaran berikutnya.
Putaran kedua sunting
Pemenang dari putaran ini akan tetap di J.League Divisi 1 dan yang kalah akan memainkan babak eliminasi akhir untuk menentukan klub yang akan terdegradasi ke Divisi 2.
November 26, 1998 Time |
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | Vissel Kobe |
|---|---|---|
| [Official Report] | Tomàs 48' Watada 89' |
Muroran City Stadium, Muroran |
November 22, 1998 Time |
Hakata no Mori Football Stadium |
Putaran akhir sunting
December 2, 1998 Time |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
|---|---|---|
| Ueno 61' | [Official Report] |
Hakata no Mori Football Stadium |
December 5, 1998 Time |
Muroran City Stadium |
Fukuoka tetap di J.League Divisi 1. Sapporo turunk ke J.League Divisi 2 yang baru
Penghargaan sunting
Penghargaan individu sunting
| 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 sunting
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Seigo Narazaki | Yokohama Flügels | Jepang |
| DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
| DF | Makoto Tanaka | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| DF | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |
| MF | Shinji Ono | Urawa Red Diamonds | Jepang |
| MF | Daisuke Oku | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| MF | Toshiya Fujita | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| MF | Hiroshi Nanami | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| MF | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | Brasil |
| FW | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Jepang |
| FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers | Jepang |