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.
Season | 2019 |
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Champions | Yokohama F. Marinos 4th J. League title 6th Japanese title |
Relegated | Matsumoto Yamaga Júbilo Iwata |
AFC Champions League | Yokohama F. Marinos FC Tokyo Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 797 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcos Júnior Teruhito Nakagawa (15 goals each) |
Highest attendance | 63,854 Yokohama F. Marinos v FC Tokyo (07 December 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 6,491 Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shonan Bellmare (14 June 2019) |
Total attendance | 6,349,681 |
Average attendance | 20,751 |
← 2018 2020 → |
Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.
Clubs
Summarize
Perspective
Greater Tokyo Area 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
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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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] |
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.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Vissel Kobe qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 Emperor's Cup winners.
Positions by round
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 |
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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 to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying play-off | |
Qualification to Relegation play-off | |
Relegation to J2 League |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 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 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.
Results table
Home \ Away | ANT | BEL | CER | CON | FMA | FRO | GAM | GRA | JUB | RED | SAG | SFR | SSP | TOK | TRI | VEG | VIS | YAM |
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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 | — |
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–2 (H) | 9 March 2019 |
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8–0 (A) | 17 August 2019 | ||
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Vissel Kobe | Júbilo Iwata | 4–1 (H) | 7 December 2019 |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendances
Summarize
Perspective
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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.。
Awards
See also
References
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