Super League III
JJB Sports Super League III was the official name for the year 1998's Super League championship season, the 104th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the third season played in summer. The League format changed in 1998 and the championship became a play off series to determine the Super League champions, similar to the way the Premiership was played a few seasons earlier. This meant the first Final to determine the British champions since the 1972–73 season. Huddersfield Giants, the league's bottom club was saved from relegation in 1998 due to the expansion of the league to fourteen teams in Super League IV. The season culminated in the grand final between Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors, which Wigan won, claiming the 1998 Championship.
Teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | |
| Bradford Bulls | Odsal | 27,000 | Bradford, West Yorkshire | |
| Castleford Tigers | Wheldon Road | 11,750 | Castleford, West Yorkshire | |
| Halifax Blue Sox | Thrum Hall | 9,832 | Halifax, West Yorkshire | |
| Huddersfield Giants | Galpharm Stadium | 24,500 | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | |
| Hull Sharks | The Boulevard | 10,500 | Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Leeds Rhinos | Headingley | 21,500 | Leeds, West Yorkshire | |
| London Broncos | The Valley | 27,000 | Charlton, Greater London | |
| Salford Reds | The Willows | 11,363 | Salford, Greater Manchester | |
| Sheffield Eagles | Don Valley Stadium | 25,000 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | |
| St. Helens | Knowsley Road | 17,500 | St Helens, Mersyside | |
| Warrington Wolves | Wilderspool | 9,200 | Warrington, Cheshire | |
| Wigan Warriors | Central Park | 18,000 | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
Table
Play-offs
The top five clubs at the end of the 23-round regular season entered the play-offs to decide the championship.The format was to have an elimination play off between the fourth and fifth teams and then have a qualifying play-off between the second and third placed teams. The winner of the qualifier would play the team finishing first in the first semi final whilst the losing team got a second chance and played against the winner of the eliminating play off between fourth and fifth. The winner of the qualifying semi final would progress to the final of the Super League championship and the losing side would get another chance and play against the winning side of the elimination semi final.