1999 J.League Division 2
Football league season
| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kawasaki Frontale 1st J2 title 2nd D2 title |
| Promoted | Kawasaki Frontale FC Tokyo |
| Top goalscorer | Takuya Jinno (19 goals total) |
← 1998 (former JFL) 2000 → | |
Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 1999 season.
Overview
This was the first season of J2, the professional second tier in Japan. It replaced the JFL, which was moved to the 3rd tier. The league was contested by 10 teams, and Kawasaki Frontale won the championship.
Team changes
| Promoted from JFL 1998 | Relegated from 1998 J.League |
|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Sagan Tosu Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu | Consadole Sapporo |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 36 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 73 | Promoted to the 2000 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 64 | Promoted to the 2000 J.League Division 1 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 36 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 63 | |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 36 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 58 | |
| 5 | Consadole Sapporo | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 55 | |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 36 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 36 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 48 | |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Vegalta Sendai | 36 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 31 | |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 36 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 32 | 85 | −53 | 18 |
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion
(C) Champion
References
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Japanese club football
First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present | |
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| Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972 | |
| J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999 | |
Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present | |
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| Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992 | |
| (former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993 | |
| J2 League 1999–present | |
Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present | |
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| (former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93 | |
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| Japan Football League 1999–2013 | |
| J3 League 2014–present | |
Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present | |
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| Japan Football League 2014–present | |
Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present | |
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| Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present | |
Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present | |
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| Emperor's Cup 1921–present |
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League Cup seasons, 1976–present | |
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| JSL Cup 1976–1991 | |
| J.League Cup 1992–present | |
