1999 J.League Division 1

7th season of J1 League March 2026 J.League Division 1 1999 Júbilo Iwata2nd J.League title3rd Japanese title Urawa Red DiamondsBellmare Hiratsuka Asian Club Championship Júbilo Iwata Hwang Sun-hong (24 goals) 240 757 51,575 – Antlers vs. Júbilo (May 5) 2,411 – Vissel vs. Avispa (April 17) 11,658 1998 2000 The 1999 J.League Division 1 season was the seventh season of the J.League Division 1. The league began in March 6 and ended in November 27. 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. The season took place on the Shizuoka Prefecture. Júbilo Iwata won the 1st stage and Shimizu S-Pulse won the 2nd stage. Iwata won the J.League Division 1 title after triumphing on penalty kicks in the Suntory Championship. Clubs The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 1999 season: ClubLast seasonHead coachAvispa Fukuoka18th15thJapan Yoshio KikugawaBellmare Hiratsuka12th12thJapan Mitsuru KomaedaCerezo Osaka9th13thBelgium René DesaeyereGamba Osaka14th16thJapan Hiroshi HayanoJEF United Ichihara11th18thRomania Nicolae ZamfirJúbilo Iwata1st2ndJapan Takashi KuwaharaKashima Antlers5th1stBrazil ZicoKashiwa Reysol10th8thJapan Akira NishinoKyoto Purple Sanga15th11thJapan Shu KamoNagoya Grampus Eight3rd6thBrazil João CarlosSanfrecce Hiroshima13th9thScotland Eddie ThomsonShimizu S-Pulse2nd5thEngland Steve PerrymanUrawa Red Diamonds7th3rdNetherlands Aad de MosVerdy Kawasaki6th17thJapan Hideki MatsunagaVissel Kobe17th14thJapan Ryoichi KawakatsuYokohama F. Marinos4th4thSpain Antonio de la Cruz Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Type-C contract Former players Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Fernando Brazil Ranielli FR Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Paraguay Juan Carlos Villamayor Bellmare Hiratsuka Australia Chay Hews Australia Stephen Laybutt Brazil Jailton Brazil CláudioBrazil RicardinhoRomania Pavel Badea Cerezo Osaka Brazil Pericles South Korea Hwang Sun-hong South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Gamba Osaka Brazil Luizinho Vieira Brazil Taílson French Guiana football Claude Dambury FR Yugoslavia Anto DrobnjakPoland Piotr Świerczewski JEF United Ichihara Brazil Baron Netherlands Peter Bosz Romania Robert Vancea South Korea Kim Hwang-jung Paraguay Roberto Blanco Brazil Paulo Henrique Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adilson Batista Paraguay Roberto Torres Russia Dmitri Radchenko Kashima Antlers Brazil Bismarck Brazil Mazinho Brazil Ricardo Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Bentinho Romania Pavel Badea South Korea Hong Myung-bo Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Kyoto Purple Sanga Brazil Paulo Magino Brazil Paulo Silas Brazil Sidiclei South Korea Park Kang-jo Brazil Nasa Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Alexandre Torres FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković Netherlands Tarik Oulida Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima Australia Hayden Foxe Australia Phil Stubbins Australia Tony Popovic Australia Aurelio Vidmar Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Fabinho Brazil Santos Brazil Alex Urawa Red Diamonds FR Yugoslavia Željko Petrović Spain Txiki Begiristain Uruguay Fernando Picun Italy Giuseppe Zappella Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Henrique Brazil Jefferson Brazil Júlio César Vissel Kobe South Korea Choi Sung-yong South Korea Ha Seok-ju South Korea Kim Do-hoon South Korea Park Song-gi Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Válber Croatia Igor Jovićević South Korea Yoo Sang-chul Overview First stage main WDL OT 0 Q JÚB Júbilo Iwata VER Verdy Kawasaki SSP Shimizu S-Pulse REY Kashiwa Reysol CER Cerezo Osaka SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima FMA Yokohama F. Marinos GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight ANT Kashima Antlers GAM Gamba Osaka AVI Avispa Fukuoka VIS Vissel Kobe RED Urawa Red Diamonds SAN Kyoto Purple Sanga JEF JEF United Ichihara BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka 10 2 0 2 1 29 15 9 2 1 3 0 20 15 9 1 1 4 0 28 23 9 1 0 4 1 26 18 9 1 0 5 0 25 21 9 0 0 6 0 30 18 6 2 1 5 1 31 20 6 1 1 4 3 30 23 5 1 1 6 2 23 19 5 1 0 8 1 21 25 4 2 0 8 1 23 30 4 1 1 7 2 20 24 3 0 4 6 2 21 33 4 0 0 9 2 18 28 2 2 2 8 1 19 34 3 0 0 12 0 15 33 Champion from 1998 J.League #FFFF99 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 1999 QC complete RSSSF Second stage main WDL OT 0 Q SSP Shimizu S-Pulse GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight FMA Yokohama F. Marinos REY Kashiwa Reysol CER Cerezo Osaka ANT Kashima Antlers VIS Vissel Kobe SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima SAN Kyoto Purple Sanga VER Verdy Kawasaki JEF JEF United Ichihara JÚB Júbilo Iwata GAM Gamba Osaka RED Urawa Red Diamonds AVI Avispa Fukuoka BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka 11 1 0 2 1 28 13 10 1 1 3 0 32 23 8 2 2 3 0 30 15 8 2 1 4 0 23 18 6 3 0 5 1 39 24 6 2 0 5 2 30 18 5 2 3 5 0 18 21 6 1 1 5 2 24 25 5 2 0 6 2 20 30 4 2 1 6 2 23 28 4 2 0 6 3 22 22 4 1 1 7 2 23 27 4 1 1 8 1 15 21 4 1 1 4 5 18 25 3 1 1 10 0 18 29 1 0 1 10 3 15 39 Champion from 1998 J.League #FFFF99 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 1999 QC complete RSSSF Suntory Championship December 4, 1999 15:03 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 (a.e.t.) Official Report Shimizu S-Pulse Nakayama 30, 98 34 Sawanobori Yamaha Stadium, Iwata 17,337 Leslie Mottram December 11, 1999 19:33 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 (a.e.t.) Official Report Júbilo Iwata Sawanobori 37Fabinho 99 34 Hattori Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shizuoka 20,309 Masayoshi Okada Sawanobori Santos Ito Fabinho 2–4 Hattori Fujita Takahara Suzuki Overall table main WDL OT 0 QR SSP 1/2 Shimizu S-Pulse JÚB 1/2 Júbilo Iwata REY Kashiwa Reysol GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight FMA Yokohama F. Marinos CER Cerezo Osaka VER Verdy Kawasaki SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima ANT Kashima Antlers VIS Vissel Kobe GAM Gamba Osaka SAN Kyoto Purple Sanga JEF JEF United Ichihara AVI Avispa Fukuoka RED Urawa Red Diamonds BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka 20 2 1 6 1 56 36 14 3 1 9 3 52 42 17 3 1 8 1 49 36 16 2 2 7 3 62 46 14 4 3 8 1 61 35 15 4 0 10 1 64 45 13 4 2 9 2 43 43 15 1 1 11 2 54 43 11 3 1 11 4 53 37 9 3 4 12 2 38 45 9 2 1 16 2 36 46 9 2 0 15 4 38 58 6 4 2 14 4 41 56 7 3 1 18 1 41 59 7 1 5 10 7 39 58 4 0 1 22 3 30 72 Champion from 1998 J.League #D0F0C0 Champion and qualified to the Asian Club Championship 2000–01 Second Round CQ #B4CDCD Cup-Winner 1999 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2000–01 Second Round Q #FFCCCC Relegated to the 2000 J.League Division 2 R R complete J.League data siteJ. League Data Site https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT03/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionFrameIdLabel=J.LEAGUE+Division+1&yearIdLabel=1999&yearId=1999&competitionFrameId=1&competitionSectionId=0&search=search live https://web.archive.org/web/20241130121645/https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT03/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionFrameIdLabel=J.LEAGUE+Division+1&yearIdLabel=1999&yearId=1999&competitionFrameId=1&competitionSectionId=0&search=search 2024-11-30 2026-03-03 J.LEAGUE Data Site ja-JP Awards Most Valuable Player: BRA Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse) Top Scorer: KOR Hwang Sun-hong (Cerezo Osaka)Fujioka Atsushi Balitskiy Andrei 2020-08-06 Japan 1999 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap99.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20260123233811/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap99.html 2026-01-23 2026-03-03 RSSSF en References first 1 1999 Japan