| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yokohama F. Marinos 4th J. League title 6thJapanese title |
| Relegated | Matsumoto Yamaga Júbilo Iwata |
| AFC Champions League | Yokohama F. Marinos FC Tokyo Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 797 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcos Júnior Teruhito Nakagawa (15 goals each) |
| Highest attendance | 63,854 Yokohama F. Marinos vFC Tokyo (07 December 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 6,491 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vShonan Bellmare (14 June 2019) |
| Total attendance | 6,349,681 |
| Average attendance | 20,751 |
←2018 2020 → | |
The2019 J1 League, also known as the2019Meiji YasudaJ1 League (Japanese:2019 明治安田生命J1リーグ,Hepburn:2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of theJ1 League – the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. This was fifth season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.
Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.
A total of 18 clubs contested the league. There were only two changes from 2018, sinceKashiwa Reysol andV-Varen Nagasaki were relegated to the2019 J2 League whileJúbilo Iwata defeatedTokyo Verdy in the promotion/relegation play-off.2018 J2 League championsMatsumoto Yamaga returned to the J1 League after three seasons of absence, whileOita Trinita returned to the top tier after six seasons.[1]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vissel Kobe | Mutual consent | 17 April 2019[3] | 17 April 2019[4] | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 5 May 2019[5] | 7 May 2019[6] | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 12 May 2019[7] | 14 May 2019[8] | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 28 May 2019[9] | 28 May 2019[10] | |||
| Vissel Kobe | 8 June 2019[11] | 8 June 2019[12] | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 30 June 2019[13] | 1 July 2019[14] | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | Resigned for health reasons | 15 August 2019[15] | 20 August 2019[16] | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | Sacked | 23 September 2019[17] | 23 September 2019[18] | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | Resigned from mid-term | 8 October 2019[19] | 10 October 2019[20] |
As of 2019 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad.[21] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos(C) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for theChampions League play-off round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 63 | |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 60 | |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 59 | |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 55 | |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 47 | |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage[a] |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 47 | |
| 10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 46 | |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 39 | |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 37 | |
| 14 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 37 | |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 36 | |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare(O) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 36 | Qualification for theRelegation play-off |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga(R) | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 31 | Relegation toJ2 League |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata(R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 31 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FC Tokyo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kashima Antlers | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Gamba Osaka | 14 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Vissel Kobe | 16 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Oita Trinita | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Sagan Tosu | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Leader and qualification toAFC Champions League Group stage | |
| Qualification toAFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
| Qualification toRelegation play-off | |
| Relegation toJ2 League |
In the first two rounds of the2019 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2019 J1参入プレーオフ), if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is the team with the best J2 League ranking. In the final match against the J1 team, if the score is tied after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the J1 team wins.
| 1st Round 01 Dec | 2nd Round 08 Dec | Final 14 Dec | |||||||||||
| J2(4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | |||||||||||
| J1(16) | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | |||||||||||
| J2(5) | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | |||||||||||
| J2(4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | J2(4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | ||||||||
| J2(6) | Montedio Yamagata | 0 | |||||||||||
| J2(3) | Omiya Ardija | 0 | |||||||||||
| J2(6) | Montedio Yamagata | 2 | |||||||||||
Shonan Bellmare remains in J1 League.
Tokushima Vortis remains in J2 League.
| Home \ Away | ANT | BEL | CER | CON | FMA | FRO | GAM | GRA | JUB | RED | SAG | SFR | SSP | TOK | TRI | VEG | VIS | YAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Sagan Tosu | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–8 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| FC Tokyo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Oita Trinita | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–2 (H) | 9 March 2019 | |
| 8–0 (A) | 17 August 2019 | |||
| Vissel Kobe | Júbilo Iwata | 4–1 (H) | 7 December 2019 |
4Player scored 4 goals
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 581,135 | 54,599 | 19,698 | 34,184 | −3.7%† |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 536,187 | 42,401 | 22,302 | 31,540 | +19.3%† |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 471,034 | 37,334 | 17,727 | 27,708 | +18.0%† |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 469,397 | 42,975 | 14,651 | 27,612 | +12.0%† |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 459,168 | 63,854 | 11,186 | 27,010 | +24.0%† |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 395,619 | 25,789 | 19,556 | 23,272 | +0.2%† |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 365,810 | 42,221 | 12,044 | 21,518 | +14.4%† |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 365,349 | 25,929 | 17,708 | 21,491 | −0.6%† |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 349,678 | 34,312 | 10,208 | 20,569 | +5.8%† |
| 10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 319,053 | 35,531 | 6,836 | 18,768 | +3.0%† |
| 11 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 296,079 | 19,744 | 14,078 | 17,416 | +31.1%† |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 260,893 | 28,574 | 9,031 | 15,347 | +72.3%† |
| 13 | Júbilo Iwata | 259,709 | 31,144 | 9,416 | 15,277 | −1.3%† |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 255,845 | 23,055 | 8,698 | 15,050 | +0.3%† |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 255,735 | 18,246 | 11,028 | 15,043 | +0.3%† |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 254,503 | 19,503 | 10,931 | 14,971 | −2.8%† |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 236,063 | 29,666 | 6,491 | 13,886 | −3.2%† |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 218,424 | 14,246 | 9,290 | 12,848 | +6.0%† |
| League total | 6,349,681 | 54,599 | 6,491 | 20,751 | +8.8%† |
Updated to games played on 7 December 2019
Source:J. League Data
Notes:
† Promoted from J2.。
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