1999 J.League Division 2
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| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kawasaki Frontale 1st J2 title 2nd D2 title |
| Promoted | Kawasaki Frontale FC Tokyo |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 490 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Takuya Jinno (19 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 17,427[1] Consadole Sapporo 4–1 FC Tokyo (29 August 1999) |
| Lowest attendance | 619[1] Ventforet Kofu 3–5 FC Tokyo (10 September 1999) |
| Total attendance | 827,217 |
| Average attendance | 4,595[1] |
2000 → | |
Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 1999 season.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following 10 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 1999 season.
- Albirex Niigata
- Consadole Sapporo
- FC Tokyo
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Montedio Yamagata
- Oita Trinita
- Omiya Ardija
- Sagan Tosu
- Vegalta Sendai
- Ventforet Kofu
Personnel
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Foreign players
[edit]| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata |  Saulo
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Serjão
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Rikarudo Higa
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| Consadole Sapporo | Assis
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Biju
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Kleber Romero
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Dinei Ricardinho
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| FC Tokyo | Almir
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Amaral
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Sandro
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| Kawasaki Frontale | Cadu
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Tinga
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Tuto
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Genilson
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| Montedio Yamagata | Alan Dotti
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Walter
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 Momodu Mutairu
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| Oita Trinita | Will
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 Edwin Ifeanyi
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 Choi Dae-shik
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Alex
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| Omiya Ardija |  Mark Burke
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 Jan Veenhof
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Edwin Ifeanyi Jeroen Boere
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| Sagan Tosu | Pak Yong-ho
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| Vegalta Sendai | Paulo Henrique
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 Nixon Perea
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 Slobodan Dubajić
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| Ventforet Kofu |
Final table
[edit]| 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 |
Attendances
[edit]| # | Football club | Total attendance | Home games | Average | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo | 197,752 | 18 | 10,986 | 17,427 | 4,388 |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 134,462 | 18 | 7,470 | 16,535 | 2,568 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 97,128 | 18 | 5,396 | 13,812 | 2,425 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 75,798 | 18 | 4,211 | 9,327 | 2,118 |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 69,952 | 18 | 3,886 | 15,702 | 1,431 |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 62,963 | 18 | 3,498 | 7,325 | 1,501 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 60,936 | 18 | 3,385 | 5,797 | 1,838 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 53,643 | 18 | 2,980 | 5,836 | 1,812 |
| 9 | Omiya Ardija | 41,833 | 18 | 2,674 | 5,609 | 1,296 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 26,450 | 18 | 1469 | 3,807 | 619 |
Source:[1]