27th season of J1 League
Football league season
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.
Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.
Clubs
Locations of the 2019 J1 League teams
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]
Club
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Last season
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Hokkaido
Sapporo Dome Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium
41,484 20,861
J1 (4th)
Vegalta Sendai
Miyagi Prefecture
Yurtec Stadium Sendai
19,694
J1 (11th)
Kashima Antlers
Ibaraki Prefecture
Kashima Soccer Stadium
40,728
J1 (3rd)
Urawa Red Diamonds
Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Stadium 2002
63,700
J1 (5th)
FC Tokyo
Tokyo
Ajinomoto Stadium
49,970
J1 (6th)
Kawasaki Frontale
Kanagawa Prefecture
Todoroki Athletics Stadium
26,232
J1 (champions)
Yokohama F. Marinos
Nissan Stadium Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
72,327 15,046
J1 (12th)
Shonan Bellmare
Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
18,500
J1 (13th)
Shimizu S-Pulse
Shizuoka Prefecture
IAI Stadium Nihondaira
20,339
J1 (8th)
Júbilo Iwata
Yamaha Stadium
15,165
J1 (16th)
Nagoya Grampus
Aichi Prefecture
Paloma Mizuho Stadium Toyota Stadium
27,001 45,000
J1 (15th)
Gamba Osaka
Osaka Prefecture
Panasonic Stadium Suita
39,694
J1 (9th)
Cerezo Osaka
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Kincho Stadium
47,853 18,007
J1 (7th)
Vissel Kobe
Hyōgo Prefecture
Noevir Stadium Kobe
30,134
J1 (10th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture
Edition Stadium Hiroshima
36,894
J1 (2nd)
Sagan Tosu
Saga Prefecture
Best Amenity Stadium
24,130
J1 (14th)
Matsumoto Yamaga
Nagano Prefecture
Sunpro Alwin
20,396
J2 (champions)
Oita Trinita
Ōita Prefecture
Ōita Bank Dome
31,997
J2 (2nd)
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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 name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
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
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.
Shonan Bellmare remains in J1 League. Tokushima Vortis remains in J2 League.
Results table
Source:
2019 J1 League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendances
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.。
Awards
See also
References
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitions
Related to national teams
Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present
League Cup seasons, 1976–present
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions