Statistics of J.League Division 2 in the 1999 season.
Overview 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 and was promoted to J1 league along with FC Tokyo for the 2000 season.
Team changes Promoted from JFL 1998 Relegated from 1998 J.League Albirex NiigataFC TokyoKawasaki FrontaleMontedio YamagataOita TrinitaOmiya ArdijaSagan TosuVegalta SendaiVentforet KofuConsadole Sapporo
Clubs The following 10 clubs participated in J.League Division 2 during the 1999 season.
Club nameHometownStadiumCapacityAlbirex Niigata Niigata Niigata Athletic Stadium 18,671Consadole Sapporo Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium / Muroran Irie Stadium 20,861FC Tokyo Tokyo Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium / Edogawa Stadium 7,137Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium / Nagano Athletic Stadium / International Stadium 26,232Montedio Yamagata Yamagata Yamagata Park Stadium / Yamagata Municipal Stadium / Tsuruoka Stadium 20,315Oita Trinita Oita Oita Athletic Stadium / Saiki Stadium 16,000Omiya Ardija Tokyo Omiya Football Stadium / Konosu Stadium / Tochigi Green Stadium15,500Sagan Tosu Tosu Tosu Stadium 24,130Vegalta Sendai Sendai Sendai Stadium 19,694Ventforet Kofu Kōfu Kose Sports Park Stadium / Konosu Stadium / Nirasaki Stadium 17,000
Personnel Club Head coachAlbirex Niigata Yoshikazu NagaiConsadole Sapporo Takeshi OkadaFC Tokyo Kiyoshi OkumaKawasaki Frontale Ikuo MatsumotoMontedio Yamagata Shigeharu UekiOita Trinita Nobuhiro IshizakiOmiya Ardija Pim VerbeekSagan Tosu Hiroshi SowaVegalta Sendai Hidehiko ShimizuVentforet Kofu Susumu Katsumata
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Non-visa foreign Former players Albirex Niigata Saulo Serjão Rikarudo Higa Consadole Sapporo Assis Biju Dinei Kleber Romero Ricardinho FC Tokyo Almir Amaral Sandro Kawasaki Frontale Cadu Tinga Tuto Genilson Montedio Yamagata Alan Dotti Walter Momodu Mutairu Oita Trinita Will Edwin Ifeanyi Choi Dae-shik Alex Omiya Ardija Mark Burke Jan Veenhof Edwin Ifeanyi Jeroen Boere Sagan Tosu Pak Yong-ho Vegalta Sendai Paulo Henrique Nixon Perea Slobodan Dubajić Ventforet Kofu
Final table
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