# 1998 Emperor's Cup

Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1998 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 82 teams, and Yokohama Flügels won the championship.

## Results
### First round

* Omiya Ardija 1–0 TDK
* Mitsubishi Nagasaki SC 0–4 Chuo University
* FC Primeiro 1–0 Nihon University Yamagata High School
* Gifu Kogyo High School 1–2 Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
* Kawasoe Club 0–6 Ventforet Kofu
* Nippon Steel Corporation Oita FC 1–3 Doto University
* Juntendo University 0–1 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
* Sanwa Club 1–4 Tokushima Municipal High School
* Matsushita Electric Works FC 0–5 Denso
* Maebashi Ikuei High School 0–7 Tsukuba University
* Chukyo University 1–4 Tokyo Gas
* Tokai University 0–0 (PK 3–0) Teihens FC
* Kagawa Shiun Club 1–9 Kawasaki Frontale
* Niigata Shukyu-Kai 0–2 YKK AP SC
* Nirasaki Astros 2–3 Brummell Sendai
* Tokuyama University 2–4 Kansai University
* Kwansei Gakuin University 3–2 Shizuoka Sangyo University
* Teijin SC 0–6 Kokushikan University
* Iwami FC 1–9 Montedio Yamagata
* Meiji University 5–0 Nippon Steel Corporation Kamaishi FC
* Tenri University 2–3 Honda
* Hosho High School 4–1 Ueda Gentian
* Koga Club 0–9 Oita Trinita
* Kyushu Sangyo University 1–2 Ritsumeikan University
* Kyoiku Kenkyusha 0–4 Albirex Niigata
* Hannan University 3–2 Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School
* Gainare Tottori 0–3 Sagan Tosu
* Tochigi SC 3–2 Kumamoto Ohzu High School
* Fukuyama University 2–2 (PK 4–3) Fukui Teachers
* Sony Sendai 2–1 Aster Aomori
* Mito HollyHock 4–2 Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima
* Himawari Milk Nangoku SC 2–7 Komazawa University

### Second round

* Omiya Ardija 2–0 Chuo University
* Consadole Sapporo 1–0 FC Primeiro
* Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School 0–7 Vissel Kobe
* Ventforet Kofu 6–1 Doto University
* Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 4–2 Tokushima Municipal High School
* Denso 1–3 Tsukuba University
* Tokyo Gas 2–0 Tokai University
* Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 YKK AP SC
* Brummell Sendai 2–1 Kansai University
* Kwansei Gakuin University 3–1 Kokushikan University
* Montedio Yamagata 1–0 Meiji University
* Honda FC 4–0 Hosho High School
* Oita Trinita 2–1 Ritsumeikan University
* Albirex Niigata 3–1 Hannan University
* Sagan Tosu 4–0 Tochigi SC
* Kyoto Purple Sanga 9–0 Fukuyama University
* Sony Sendai 0–5 Avispa Fukuoka
* Mito HollyHock 4–3 Komazawa University

### Third round

* Júbilo Iwata 2–0 Omiya Ardija
* Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vissel Kobe
* Cerezo Osaka 4–6 Ventforet Kofu
* Yokohama Flügels 4–2 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
* Kashima Antlers 3–1 Tsukuba University
* Bellmare Hiratsuka 2–1 Tokyo Gas
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale
* Yokohama Marinos 0–1 Brummell Sendai
* Nagoya Grampus Eight 3–1 Kwansei Gakuin University
* Gamba Osaka 1–2 Montedio Yamagata
* JEF United Ichihara 0–2 Honda FC
* Verdy Kawasaki 1–0 Oita Trinita
* Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Albirex Niigata
* Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 Sagan Tosu
* Kyoto Purple Sanga 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka
* Shimizu S-Pulse 5–0 Mito HollyHock

### Fourth round

* Júbilo Iwata 3–2 Consadole Sapporo
* Ventforet Kofu 0–3 Yokohama Flügels
* Kashima Antlers 3–0 Bellmare Hiratsuka
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Brummell Sendai
* Nagoya Grampus Eight 3–2 Montedio Yamagata
* Honda FC 1–3 Verdy Kawasaki
* Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol
* Avispa Fukuoka 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse

### Quarterfinals

* Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Yokohama Flügels
* Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Nagoya Grampus Eight 2–1 Verdy Kawasaki
* Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

### Semifinals

* Yokohama Flügels 1–0 Kashima Antlers
* Nagoya Grampus Eight 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

### Final

* Yokohama Flügels 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Yokohama Flügels won the championship.
This was the last match of Flügels as a club, as they merged with Yokohama Marinos. As a result, Shimizu took their place in the subsequent Xerox Super Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup competitions.