2019 J1 League

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The 2019 J1 League, also known as the 2019 Meiji Yasuda J1 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 the J1 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.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season2019
ChampionsYokohama F. Marinos
4th J. League title
6th Japanese title
RelegatedMatsumoto Yamaga
Júbilo Iwata
AFC Champions LeagueYokohama F. Marinos
FC Tokyo
Kashima Antlers
Vissel Kobe
Matches played306
Goals scored797 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcos Júnior
Teruhito Nakagawa
(15 goals each)
Highest attendance63,854
Yokohama F. Marinos v FC Tokyo
(07 December 2019)
Lowest attendance6,491
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shonan Bellmare
(14 June 2019)
Total attendance6,349,681
Average attendance20,751
2018
2020
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Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.

Clubs

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Keihanshin‡
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† Greater Tokyo teams FC TokyoKawasaki FrontaleUrawa Red DiamondsShonan BellmareYokohama F. MarinosKashima Antlers
Greater Tokyo teams
Locations of the 2019 J1 League teams

A total of 18 clubs contested the league. There were only two changes from 2018, since Kashiwa Reysol and V-Varen Nagasaki were relegated to the 2019 J2 League while Júbilo Iwata defeated Tokyo Verdy in the promotion/relegation play-off. 2018 J2 League champions Matsumoto Yamaga returned to the J1 League after three seasons of absence, while Oita Trinita returned to the top tier after six seasons.[1]

Personnel and kits

    Managerial changes

    More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
    appointment
    Vissel Kobe Spain Juan Manuel Lillo Mutual consent 17 April 2019[3] Japan Takayuki Yoshida 17 April 2019[4]
    Sagan Tosu Spain Lluís Carreras 5 May 2019[5] South Korea Kim Myung-hwi 7 May 2019[6]
    Shimizu S-Pulse Sweden Jan Jönsson 12 May 2019[7] Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda 14 May 2019[8]
    Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Oswaldo de Oliveira 28 May 2019[9] Japan Tsuyoshi Otsuki 28 May 2019[10]
    Vissel Kobe Japan Takayuki Yoshida 8 June 2019[11] Germany Thorsten Fink 8 June 2019[12]
    Júbilo Iwata Japan Hiroshi Nanami 30 June 2019[13] Japan Hideto Suzuki 1 July 2019[14]
    Júbilo Iwata Japan Hideto Suzuki Resigned for health reasons 15 August 2019[15] Spain Fernando Jubero 20 August 2019[16]
    Nagoya Grampus Japan Yahiro Kazama Sacked 23 September 2019[17] Italy Massimo Ficcadenti 23 September 2019[18]
    Shonan Bellmare South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Resigned from mid-term 8 October 2019[19] Japan Bin Ukishima 10 October 2019[20]
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    Foreign players

    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.

    • Players marked in bold indicate the players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
    • Players marked in ITALICS indicate the players that left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
    More information Club, Player 1 ...
    Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former players
    Cerezo Osaka Argentina Leandro Desábato[22] Australia Pierce Waring[23] Brazil Bruno Mendes[24] Brazil Souza[25] Croatia Matej Jonjić[26] South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon[27]
    FC Tokyo Brazil Arthur Silva[28] Brazil Diego Oliveira[29] Brazil Jael[30] South Korea Na Sang-ho[31] South Korea Oh Jae-suk[32] South Korea Yu In-soo[33] Thailand Nattawut Suksum[34] South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
    Gamba Osaka Brazil Ademilson Brazil Patric[35] South Korea Kim Young-gwon[36] Spain David Concha[37] Spain Markel Susaeta South Korea Hwang Ui-jo
    South Korea Oh Jae-suk
    Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Brazil Anderson Lopes[38] Brazil Lucas Fernandes[39] England Jay Bothroyd[40] South Korea Gu Sung-yun[40] South Korea Kim Min-tae[40] Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin[40]
    Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adaílton Brazil Fábio Brazil Lukian[41] Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio[42] Poland Krzysztof Kamiński Uzbekistan Fozil Musaev Luxembourg Gerson Rodrigues
    Turkey Eren Albayrak
    Kashima Antlers Brazil Bueno[43] Brazil Leandro Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Serginho South Korea Jung Seung-hyun South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae
    Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Jesiel[44] Brazil Leandro Damião[45] Brazil Maguinho[46] South Korea Jung Sung-ryong[47] Brazil Caio César
    Matsumoto Yamaga Brazil Eduardo[48] Brazil Paulinho[49] Brazil Serginho[49] Guinea-Bissau Isma South Korea Goh Dong-min[49] South Korea Jo Jin-woo[49] Brazil Leandro Pereira
    Nagoya Grampus Australia Mitchell Langerak[50] Brazil Eduardo Neto[51] Brazil Gabriel Xavier[52] Brazil [53] Brazil João Schmidt[54] Brazil Mateus
    Oita Trinita South Korea Mun Kyung-gun[55] Thailand Thitipan Puangchan[56]
    Sagan Tosu Brazil Tiago Alves South Korea An Yong-woo[57] South Korea Cho Dong-geon[58] South Korea Kim Min-ho South Korea Park Jeong-su[59] Spain Isaac Cuenca[60] Colombia Víctor Ibarbo
    Croatia Karlo Bručić
    Croatia Nino Galović
    Spain Fernando Torres
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Douglas Vieira[61] Brazil Leandro Pereira Brazil Rhayner[62] Sweden Emil Salomonsson[63] Brazil Patric
    Kosovo Besart Berisha
    Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Douglas[64] Brazil Elsinho[65] Brazil Junior Dutra Brazil Renato Augusto[66] North Korea Jong Tae-se[67] South Korea Hwang Seok-ho[64] Brazil Wanderson
    Shonan Bellmare Brazil Crislan[68] Brazil Freire[69] Turkey Ömer Tokaç[70] Brazil Lelêu
    Brazil Rafael Dumas
    Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Ewerton[71] Brazil Fabrício Brazil Maurício Antônio Curaçao Quenten Martinus Australia Andrew Nabbout
    Vegalta Sendai Brazil Diogo Acosta[72] Brazil Ramon Lopes[73] Mozambique Simão Mate Junior[74] North Korea Ryang Yong-gi[75] Poland Jakub Słowik[76] South Korea Kim Jung-ya[77]
    Vissel Kobe Belgium Thomas Vermaelen Brazil Dankler[78] Brazil Wellington Germany Lukas Podolski Lebanon Joan Oumari[79] Spain Andrés Iniesta Spain David Villa[80] Spain Sergi Samper[81] South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
    Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Edigar Junio[82] Brazil Erik Brazil Marcos Júnior[83] Brazil Mateus Brazil Thiago Martins[84] Serbia Dušan Cvetinović[84] South Korea Park Il-gyu[85] Thailand Theerathon Bunmathan[86] Russia Ippey Shinozuka
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    League table

    More information Pos, Pld ...
    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 the Champions League group stage
    2 FC Tokyo 34 19 7 8 46 29 +17 64 Qualification for the Champions 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 the Champions 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 the Relegation play-off
    17 Matsumoto Yamaga (R) 34 6 13 15 21 40 19 31 Relegation to J2 League
    18 Júbilo Iwata (R) 34 8 7 19 29 51 22 31
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    Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
    Notes:

      Positions by round

      More information Team ╲ Round, Yokohama F. Marinos ...
      Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
      Yokohama F. Marinos3237855986765342322234533333332111
      FC Tokyo10321222111111111111111111112221222
      Kashima Antlers151485766598556534544442222221113333
      Kawasaki Frontale1011131310108764442223233323345454644444
      Cerezo Osaka5101414121113141311101199109776678766646565555
      Sanfrecce Hiroshima61174311237887888987755454565446666
      Gamba Osaka145119111415151515161416151714131411111213131414121412999997
      Vissel Kobe16956471011121313151313111311131515151515121299910101010108
      Oita Trinita4863643443334666455566888888787779
      Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo1774101315118756787756688876777778788610
      Vegalta Sendai10151618181617171617141618161311101113131214141515141214111211111111
      Shimizu S-Pulse6161717171816131416171817181512141214141412121313101011131315151512
      Nagoya Grampus111213432222345789910109999111113141412121213
      Urawa Red Diamonds10171089976599101110910121010991010111115131012913131314
      Sagan Tosu18181815151718181818181714171818161618181716161616161616151514141415
      Shonan Bellmare26121158912101011910111215151512121111111010131515161616161616
      Matsumoto Yamaga64912141212101112121312121416171717161617171717171717171717171817
      Júbilo Iwata6111516161314161714151215141617181816171818181818181818181818181718
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      Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
      Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
      Qualification to Relegation play-off
      Relegation to J2 League

      Promotion–relegation playoffs

      In the first two rounds of the 2019 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 Vortis1
      J1 (16)Shonan Bellmare1
      J2 (5)Ventforet Kofu1
      J2 (4)Tokushima Vortis1J2 (4)Tokushima Vortis1
      J2 (6)Montedio Yamagata0
      J2 (3)Omiya Ardija0
      J2 (6)Montedio Yamagata2

      Shonan Bellmare remains in J1 League.
      Tokushima Vortis remains in J2 League.

      Results table

      More information Home \ Away, ANT ...
      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
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      Source: 2019 J1 League
      Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

      Season statistics

      Top scorers

      Hat-tricks

      More information Player, Club ...
      Player Club Against Result Date
      Brazil Anderson Lopes4 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Shimizu S-Pulse 5–2 (H) 9 March 2019
      England Jay Bothroyd 8–0 (A) 17 August 2019
      Germany Lukas Podolski Vissel Kobe Júbilo Iwata 4–1 (H) 7 December 2019
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      Note

      4 Player scored 4 goals

      Attendances

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      Perspective
      More information Pos, Team ...
      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%
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      Updated to games played on 7 December 2019
      Source: J. League Data
      Notes:
      Promoted from J2.。

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