| 1898 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
 Fitzroy 1898 VFL premiership team | |
| Date | 14 May—24 September 1898 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Fitzroy 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Essendon 1st minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Archie Smith (Collingwood) 31 goals |
| Matches played | 70 |
The 1898 VFL season was the second season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 14 May to 24 September, comprising a 14-round home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring all eight clubs.
Fitzroy won the premiership, defeating Essendon by 15 points in the 1898 VFL grand final; it was Fitzroy's first VFL premiership. Essendon won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with an 11–3 win–loss record. Collingwood's Archie Smith won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.