Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 1999 season.
| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kawasaki Frontale 1st J2 title 2nd D2 title |
| Promoted | Kawasaki Frontale FC Tokyo |
| Top goalscorer | Takuya Jinno (19 goals total) |
2000 → | |
Overview
editThis 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
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 |
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 |