1999 J.League Division 1

J.League Division 1
Season	1999
Champions	Júbilo Iwata; 2nd J. League title; 3rd Japanese title
Relegated	Urawa Red Diamonds; Shonan Bellmare
Asian Club Championship	Júbilo Iwata
Matches played	240
Goals scored	757 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hwang Sun-hong (24 goals)
Highest attendance	51,575 - Antlers vs. Júbilo (May 5)
Lowest attendance	2,411 - Vissel vs. Avispa (April 17)
Average attendance	11,658
	← 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.

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^[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:

^ 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:

^ Champion from 1998 J.League

Suntory Championship[]

December 4, 1999
15:03

Júbilo Iwata	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Shimizu S-Pulse
Nakayama 30', 98'	Official Report	34' Sawanobori

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata

Attendance: 17,337

Referee: Leslie Mottram

December 11, 1999
19:33

Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1 (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

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	Relegated to the 2000 J.League Division 2

Source: J.League Data Site
Notes:

^ Champion from 1998 J.League

Awards[]

Most Valuable Player: Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse)

References[]

[table_note_ANT0.063772293768717-1] Champion from 1998 J.League

[table_note_ANT0.88505946234104-2] Champion from 1998 J.League

[table_note_ANT0.64623752452724-3] Champion from 1998 J.League

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8 titles	Kashima Antlers 1996 1998 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2016
4 titles	Yokohama F. Marinos 1995 2003 2004 2019
3 titles	Júbilo Iwata 1997 1999 2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2012 2013 2015 Kawasaki Frontale 2017 2018 2020
2 titles	Tokyo Verdy 1993 1994 Gamba Osaka 2005 2014
1 title	Urawa Red Diamonds 2006 Nagoya Grampus 2010 Kashiwa Reysol 2011