J League (1998) – 1st stage Table.
| S | Team | P | W | W(VG) | W(PK) | L | Pts | Goals F-A |
Goal D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUBILO IWATA | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 52-18 | 34 |
| 2 | SHIMIZU S-PULSE | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 32-14 | 18 |
| 3 | NAGOYA GRAMPUS EIGHT | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 37-21 | 16 |
| 4 | YOKOHAMA MARINOS | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 39-21 | 17 |
| 5 | KASHIMA ANTLERS | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 41-28 | 13 |
| 6 | VERDY KAWASAKI | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 34-25 | 9 |
| 7 | URAWA RED DIAMONDS | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30-23 | 7 |
| 8 | YOKOHAMA FLUGELS | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 33-32 | 1 |
| 9 | CEREZO OSAKA | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 36-47 | -11 |
| 10 | KASHIWA REYSOL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 32-35 | -3 |
| 11 | JEF UNITED ICHIHARA | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 31-31 | 0 |
| 12 | BELLMARE HIRATSUKA | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 27-34 | -7 |
| 13 | SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 22-33 | -11 |
| 14 | GAMBA OSAKA | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 27-29 | -2 |
| 15 | KYOTO PURPLE SANGA | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 20-33 | -13 |
| 16 | CONSADOLE SAPPORO | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 28-44 | -16 |
| 17 | VISSEL KOBE | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 20-48 | -28 |
| 18 | AVISPA FUKUOKA | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22-47 | -25 |
- S: Standing
- P: Games Played
- W: Games Won
- W(VG): Games Won (Extra time: Gorden Goal)
- W(PK): Games Won (PK)
- L: Games Lost
- Pts: Points
- Goals F-A: (Goals For) – (Goals Against)
- Goal D: Goal Difference