1999 J.League Division 2

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

J.League Division 2

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 →

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

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