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 1st Round *Omiya Ardija 1–0 TDK *Mitsubishi Nagasaki SC 0–4 Chuo University *FC Primeiro 1–0 Nihon U ...

Final was the 78th final of the

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competition. The final was played at

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in Tokyo on January 1, 1999.

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won the championship.Japan Football Association
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won their 2nd title, by defeating

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2–1 with goals from

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and

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. This would be the Yokohama Flugels' last ever game, before being merged with the

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to become the modern day Yokohama F Marinos.

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