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.

1st 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

2nd 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

3rd 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

4th 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 won the championship.
 * Yokohama Flügels 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

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.