1999 J.League Division 2

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J.League Division 2
Season1999
Champions Kawasaki Frontale
1st J2 title
2nd D2 title
Promoted Kawasaki Frontale
FC Tokyo
Matches played180
Goals scored490 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer Takuya Jinno (19 goals)
Highest attendance17,427 [1]
Consadole Sapporo 4–1 FC Tokyo
(29 August 1999)
Lowest attendance619 [1]
Ventforet Kofu 3–5 FC Tokyo
(10 September 1999)
Total attendance827,217
Average attendance4,595 [1]
2000 →

Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 1999 season.

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Overview

This was the first season of J.League Division 2, the second tier of professional leagues in Japan. It replaced the JFL, which was moved to the third 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

Clubs

The following 10 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 1999 season.

Personnel

ClubHead coach
Albirex Niigata Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikazu Nagai
Consadole Sapporo Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Okada
FC Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Okuma
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Japan.svg Ikuo Matsumoto
Montedio Yamagata Flag of Japan.svg Shigeharu Ueki
Oita Trinita Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Ishizaki
Omiya Ardija Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pim Verbeek
Sagan Tosu Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Sowa
Vegalta Sendai Flag of Japan.svg Hidehiko Shimizu
Ventforet Kofu Flag of Japan.svg Susumu Katsumata

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Non-visa foreignFormer players
Albirex Niigata Flag of Brazil.svg Saulo Flag of Brazil.svg Serjão Flag of Brazil.svg Rikarudo Higa
Consadole Sapporo Flag of Brazil.svg Assis Flag of Brazil.svg Biju Flag of Brazil.svg Kleber Romero Flag of Brazil.svg Dinei
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardinho
FC Tokyo Flag of Brazil.svg Almir Flag of Brazil.svg Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg Sandro
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Brazil.svg Cadu Flag of Brazil.svg Tinga Flag of Brazil.svg Tuto Flag of Brazil.svg Genilson
Montedio Yamagata Flag of Brazil.svg Alan Dotti Flag of Brazil.svg Walter Flag of Nigeria.svg Momodu Mutairu
Oita Trinita Flag of Brazil.svg Will Flag of Cameroon.svg Edwin Ifeanyi Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Dae-shik Flag of Brazil.svg Alex
Omiya Ardija Flag of England.svg Mark Burke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Veenhof Flag of Cameroon.svg Edwin Ifeanyi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Boere
Sagan Tosu Flag of South Korea.svg Pak Yong-ho
Vegalta Sendai Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Henrique Flag of Colombia.svg Nixon Perea Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Slobodan Dubajić
Ventforet Kofu

Final table

PosTeamPldWOTWDOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Kawasaki Frontale (C)362053176934+3573Promoted to the 2000 J.League Division 1
2 FC Tokyo 3619232105135+1664Promoted to the 2000 J.League Division 1
3 Oita Trinita 361833486242+2063
4 Albirex Niigata 3616421134640+658
5 Consadole Sapporo 3615262115435+1955
6 Omiya Ardija 3614412154744+351
7 Montedio Yamagata 3614144134753−648
8 Sagan Tosu 3611122205264−1237
9 Vegalta Sendai 367344183058−2831
10 Ventforet Kofu 364144233285−5318
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champion

Attendances

#Football clubTotal attendanceHome gamesAverageHighestLowest
1 Consadole Sapporo 197,7521810,98617,4274,388
2 Vegalta Sendai 134,462187,47016,5352,568
3 Kawasaki Frontale 97,128185,39613,8122,425
4 Albirex Niigata 75,798184,2119,3272,118
5 Oita Trinita 69,952183,88615,7021,431
6 FC Tokyo 62,963183,4987,3251,501
7 Sagan Tosu 60,936183,3855,7971,838
8 Montedio Yamagata 53,643182,9805,8361,812
9 Omiya Ardija 41,833182,6745,6091,296
10 Ventforet Kofu 26,4501814693,807619

Source: [1]

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