1999 J.League Division 1
# 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.

## Clubs

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

| Club | Location | Stadium | Last season | Last season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki Prefecture | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 5th | 1st |
| JEF United Ichihara | Chiba Prefecture | | 11th | 18th |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba Prefecture | | 10th | 8th |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama Prefecture | | 7th | 3rd |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Kanagawa Prefecture | | 4th | 4th |
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | Kanagawa Prefecture | | 12th | 12th |
| Verdy Kawasaki | Kanagawa Prefecture | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 6th | 17th |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka Prefecture | | 2nd | 5th |
| Júbilo Iwata | Shizuoka Prefecture | | 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 | Osaka Prefecture | | 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 | 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 | |

* ↑ 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 | 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 | |

* ↑ Champion from 1998 J.League

## 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 | 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 | Relegated to the 2000 J.League Division 2 |

* ↑ Champion from 1998 J.League

## Awards

Most Valuable Player: Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse)

