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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 →

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.

Clubs

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

Club Location Stadium Last season
Kashima Antlers Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Soccer Stadium 5th 1st
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Prefecture 11th 18th
Kashiwa Reysol 10th 8th
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Prefecture 7th 3rd
Yokohama F. Marinos Kanagawa Prefecture 4th 4th
Bellmare Hiratsuka 12th 12th
Verdy Kawasaki Todoroki Athletics Stadium 6th 17th
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka Prefecture 2nd 5th
Júbilo Iwata 1st 2nd
Kyoto Purple Sanga Kyoto Prefecture 15th 11th
Nagoya Grampus Aichi Prefecture 3rd 6th
Vissel Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture 17th 14th
Gamba Osaka Osaka Prefecture 14th 16th
Cerezo Osaka 9th 13th
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture 13th 9th
Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture 18th 15th

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[a] 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:[citation needed]
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[a] 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:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Champion from 1998 J.League

Suntory Championship

Júbilo Iwata2–1 (a.e.t.)Shimizu S-Pulse
Nakayama 30', gold-colored soccer ball 98' Official Report 34' Sawanobori
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 17,337
Referee: Leslie Mottram
Shimizu S-Pulse2–1 (a.e.t.)Júbilo Iwata
Sawanobori 37'
Fabinho gold-colored soccer ball 99' 		Official Report 34' Hattori
Penalties
Sawanobori soccer ball with check mark
Santos soccer ball with red X
Ito soccer ball with check mark
Fabinho soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Hattori
soccer ball with check mark Fujita
soccer ball with check mark Takahara
soccer ball with check mark Suzuki
Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shizuoka
Attendance: 20,309
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

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[a] 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: Brazil Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse)

References

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