1999 J.League Division 1

The 1999 season was the seventh season of the J-League Division 1. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 16 teams following the folding of Yokohama Flügels and the relegation of Consadole Sapporo to the newly formed Division 2. In a year dominated by Shizuoka Prefecture, Júbilo Iwata won the 1st stage with neighbours Shimizu S-Pulse winning the 2nd stage. Iwata won the J.League Division 1 title for the after triumphing on penalty kicks in the Suntory Championship.

J.League Division 1
Season1999
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata
2nd J. League title
3rd Japanese title
RelegatedUrawa Red Diamonds
Shonan Bellmare
Asian Club ChampionshipJúbilo Iwata
Matches played240
Goals scored757 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerHwang Sun-hong (24 goals)
Highest attendance51,575 - Antlers vs. Júbilo (May 5)
Lowest attendance2,411 - Vissel vs. Avispa (April 17)
Average attendance11,658
← 1998
2000 →

Clubs

Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 1999 season.

  • Kashima Antlers
  • Jublio Iwata
  • Shimizu S-Pulse
  • Yokohama F. Marinos
  • Nagoya Grampus Eight
  • Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Kashiwa Reysol
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Bellmare Hiratsuka
  • Verdy Kawasaki
  • Kyoto Purple Sanga
  • Gamba Osaka
  • JEF United Ichihara
  • Vissel Kobe
  • Avispa Fukuoka

Overview

First stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Júbilo Iwata 15 10 2 0 1 2 29 15 +14 34 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 1999
2 Verdy Kawasaki 15 9 2 1 0 3 20 15 +5 32
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 9 1 1 0 4 28 23 +5 30
4 Kashiwa Reysol 15 9 1 0 1 4 26 18 +8 29
5 Cerezo Osaka 15 9 1 0 0 5 25 21 +4 29
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 9 0 0 0 6 30 18 +12 27
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 6 2 1 1 5 31 20 +11 23
8 Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 6 1 1 3 4 30 23 +7 21
9 Kashima Antlers[lower-alpha 1] 15 5 1 1 2 6 23 19 +4 18
10 Gamba Osaka 15 5 1 0 1 8 21 25 −4 17
11 Avispa Fukuoka 15 4 2 0 1 8 23 30 −7 16
12 Vissel Kobe 15 4 1 1 2 7 20 24 −4 15
13 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 3 0 4 2 6 21 33 −12 13
14 Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 4 0 0 2 9 18 28 −10 12
15 JEF United Ichihara 15 2 2 2 1 8 19 34 −15 12
16 Bellmare Hiratsuka 15 3 0 0 0 12 15 33 −18 9
Source:
Notes:
  1. Champion from 1998 J.League

Second stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 11 1 0 1 2 28 13 +15 35 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 1999
2 Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 10 1 1 0 3 32 23 +9 33
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 8 2 2 0 3 30 15 +15 30
4 Kashiwa Reysol 15 8 2 1 0 4 23 18 +5 29
5 Cerezo Osaka 15 6 3 0 1 5 39 24 +15 24
6 Kashima Antlers[lower-alpha 1] 15 6 2 0 2 5 30 18 +12 22
7 Vissel Kobe 15 5 2 3 0 5 18 21 −3 22
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 6 1 1 2 5 24 25 −1 21
9 Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 5 2 0 2 6 20 30 −10 19
10 Verdy Kawasaki 15 4 2 1 2 6 23 28 −5 17
11 JEF United Ichihara 15 4 2 0 3 6 22 22 0 16
12 Júbilo Iwata 15 4 1 1 2 7 23 27 −4 15
13 Gamba Osaka 15 4 1 1 1 8 15 21 −6 15
14 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 4 1 1 5 4 18 25 −7 15
15 Avispa Fukuoka 15 3 1 1 0 10 18 29 −11 12
16 Bellmare Hiratsuka 15 1 0 1 3 10 15 39 −24 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Champion from 1998 J.League

Suntory Championship
Júbilo Iwata2–1 (a.e.t.)Shimizu S-Pulse
Nakayama  30',  98' Official Report  34' Sawanobori
Attendance: 17,337
Shimizu S-Pulse2–1 (a.e.t.)Júbilo Iwata
Sawanobori  37'
Fabinho  99' 		Official Report  34' Hattori
Penalties
Sawanobori
Santos
Ito
Fabinho 		2–4 Hattori
Fujita
Takahara
Suzuki
Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shizuoka
Attendance: 20,309

Overall table
Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1/2 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 20 2 1 1 6 56 36 +20 65
1/2 Júbilo Iwata 30 14 3 1 3 9 52 42 +10 49 Champion and qualified to the Asian Club Championship 2000–01 Second Round
3 Kashiwa Reysol 30 17 3 1 1 8 49 36 +13 58
4 Nagoya Grampus Eight 30 16 2 2 3 7 62 46 +16 54 Cup-Winner 1999 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2000–01 Second Round
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 30 14 4 3 1 8 61 35 +26 53
6 Cerezo Osaka 30 15 4 0 1 10 64 45 +19 53
7 Verdy Kawasaki 30 13 4 2 2 9 43 43 0 49
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 15 1 1 2 11 54 43 +11 48
9 Kashima Antlers[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 3 1 4 11 53 37 +16 40
10 Vissel Kobe 30 9 3 4 2 12 38 45 −7 37
11 Gamba Osaka 30 9 2 1 2 16 36 46 −10 32
12 Kyoto Purple Sanga 30 9 2 0 4 15 38 58 −20 31
13 JEF United Ichihara 30 6 4 2 4 14 41 56 −15 28
14 Avispa Fukuoka 30 7 3 1 1 18 41 59 −18 28
15 Urawa Red Diamonds 30 7 1 5 7 10 39 58 −19 28 Relegated to the 2000 J.League Division 2
16 Bellmare Hiratsuka 30 4 0 1 3 22 30 72 −42 13
Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:
  1. Champion from 1998 J.League

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse)

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