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| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kawasaki Frontale 1stJ2 title 2ndD2 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 4–1FC Tokyo (29 August 1999) |
| Lowest attendance | 619[1] Ventforet Kofu 3–5FC Tokyo (10 September 1999) |
| Total attendance | 827,217 |
| Average attendance | 4,595[1] |
2000 → | |
Statistics ofJ.League Division 2 in the 1999 season.
This was the first season ofJ.League Division 2, the second tier of professional leagues in Japan. It replaced theJFL, which was moved to the third tier. The league was contested by 10 teams, andKawasaki Frontale won the championship and was promoted to J1 league along withFC Tokyo for the 2000 season.
| Promoted fromJFL 1998 | Relegated from1998 J.League |
|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Sagan Tosu Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu | Consadole Sapporo |
The following 10 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 1999 season.
| Club name | Hometown | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | Niigata | Niigata Athletic Stadium | 18,671 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo | Atsubetsu Stadium /Muroran Irie Stadium | 20,861 | |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo | Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium /Edogawa Stadium | 7,137 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium /Nagano Athletic Stadium /International Stadium | 26,232 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | Yamagata | Yamagata Park Stadium /Yamagata Municipal Stadium /Tsuruoka Stadium | 20,315 | |
| Oita Trinita | Oita | Oita Athletic Stadium /Saiki Stadium | 16,000 | |
| Omiya Ardija | Tokyo | Omiya Football Stadium /Konosu Stadium /Tochigi Green Stadium | 15,500 | |
| Sagan Tosu | Tosu | Tosu Stadium | 24,130 | |
| Vegalta Sendai | Sendai | Sendai Stadium | 19,694 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | Kōfu | Kose Sports Park Stadium /Konosu Stadium /Nirasaki Stadium | 17,000 |
| 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 the2000 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo(P) | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 64 | Promoted to the2000 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 |
| # | 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 |
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