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.
References NHK