# 2019 J1 League

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

* FC Tokyo
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Shonan Bellmare
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Kashima Antlers
* Cerezo Osaka
* Gamba Osaka
* Vissel Kobe
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.
| 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 | Kanagawa Prefecture | Nissan Stadium Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | 72,327 15,046 | J1 (12th) |
| Shonan Bellmare | Kanagawa Prefecture | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 18,500 | J1 (13th) |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka Prefecture | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 20,339 | J1 (8th) |
| Júbilo Iwata | Shizuoka Prefecture | 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 | Osaka Prefecture | 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

| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Front shirt sponsor |
| Cerezo Osaka | Miguel Ángel Lotina | Hiroshi Kiyotake | Puma | Yanmar |
| FC Tokyo | Kenta Hasegawa | Keigo Higashi | Umbro | XFLAG |
| Gamba Osaka | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | Genta Miura | Umbro | Panasonic |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Mihailo Petrović | Hiroki Miyazawa | Kappa | Ishiya |
| Júbilo Iwata | Fernando Jubero | Nagisa Sakurauchi | Puma | Yamaha |
| Kashima Antlers | Go Oiwa | Atsuto Uchida | Nike | Lixil |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Toru Oniki | Yu Kobayashi | Puma | Fujitsu |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Yasuharu Sorimachi | Yuya Hashiuchi | Adidas | Epson |
| Nagoya Grampus | Massimo Ficcadenti | Yuichi Maruyama | Mizuno | Toyota |
| Oita Trinita | Tomohiro Katanosaka | Yoshinori Suzuki | Puma | Daihatsu Kyushu |
| Sagan Tosu | Kim Myung-hwi | Akito Fukuta | New Balance | DHC |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshi Jofuku | Toshihiro Aoyama | Nike | EDION |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Yoshiyuki Shinoda | Ryo Takeuchi | Puma | Suzuyo |
| Shonan Bellmare | Bin Ukishima | Kazunari Ono | Penalty | Meldia |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Tsuyoshi Otsuki | Yōsuke Kashiwagi | Nike | Polus |
| Vegalta Sendai | Susumu Watanabe | Kazuki Oiwa | Adidas | Iris Ohyama |
| Vissel Kobe | Thorsten Fink | Andrés Iniesta | Asics | Rakuten |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Ange Postecoglou | Takuya Kida | Adidas | Nissan |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Vissel Kobe | Juan Manuel Lillo | Mutual consent | 17 April 2019 | Takayuki Yoshida | 17 April 2019 |
| Sagan Tosu | Lluís Carreras | Mutual consent | 5 May 2019 | Kim Myung-hwi | 7 May 2019 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Jan Jönsson | Mutual consent | 12 May 2019 | Yoshiyuki Shinoda | 14 May 2019 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Mutual consent | 28 May 2019 | Tsuyoshi Otsuki | 28 May 2019 |
| Vissel Kobe | Takayuki Yoshida | Mutual consent | 8 June 2019 | Thorsten Fink | 8 June 2019 |
| Júbilo Iwata | Hiroshi Nanami | Mutual consent | 30 June 2019 | Hideto Suzuki | 1 July 2019 |
| Júbilo Iwata | Hideto Suzuki | Resigned for health reasons | 15 August 2019 | Fernando Jubero | 20 August 2019 |
| Nagoya Grampus | Yahiro Kazama | Sacked | 23 September 2019 | Massimo Ficcadenti | 23 September 2019 |
| Shonan Bellmare | Cho Kwi-jae | Resigned from mid-term | 8 October 2019 | Bin Ukishima | 10 October 2019 |

### 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. 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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Former players |
| Cerezo Osaka | Leandro Desábato | Pierce Waring | Bruno Mendes | Souza | Matej Jonjić | Kim Jin-hyeon | | | |
| FC Tokyo | Arthur Silva | Diego Oliveira | Jael | Na Sang-ho | Oh Jae-suk | Yu In-soo | Nattawut Suksum | | Jang Hyun-soo |
| Gamba Osaka | Ademilson | Patric | Kim Young-gwon | David Concha | Markel Susaeta | | | | Hwang Ui-jo Oh Jae-suk |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Anderson Lopes | Lucas Fernandes | Jay Bothroyd | Gu Sung-yun | Kim Min-tae | Chanathip Songkrasin | | | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Adaílton | Fábio | Lukian | Lorenzo Ebecilio | Krzysztof Kamiński | Fozil Musaev | | | Gerson Rodrigues Eren Albayrak |
| Kashima Antlers | Bueno | Leandro | Léo Silva | Serginho | Jung Seung-hyun | Kwoun Sun-tae | | | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Jesiel | Leandro Damião | Maguinho | Jung Sung-ryong | | | | | Caio César |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Eduardo | Paulinho | Serginho | Isma | Goh Dong-min | Jo Jin-woo | | | Leandro Pereira |
| Nagoya Grampus | Mitchell Langerak | Eduardo Neto | Gabriel Xavier | Jô | João Schmidt | | | | Mateus |
| Oita Trinita | Mun Kyung-gun | Thitipan Puangchan | | | | | | | |
| Sagan Tosu | Tiago Alves | An Yong-woo | Cho Dong-geon | Kim Min-ho | Park Jeong-su | Isaac Cuenca | | | Víctor Ibarbo Karlo Bručić Nino Galović Fernando Torres |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Douglas Vieira | Leandro Pereira | Rhayner | Emil Salomonsson | | | | | Patric Besart Berisha |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Douglas | Elsinho | Junior Dutra | Renato Augusto | Jong Tae-se | Hwang Seok-ho | | | Wanderson |
| Shonan Bellmare | Crislan | Freire | Ömer Tokaç | | | | | | Lelêu Rafael Dumas |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Ewerton | Fabrício | Maurício Antônio | Quenten Martinus | | | | | Andrew Nabbout |
| Vegalta Sendai | Diogo Acosta | Ramon Lopes | Simão Mate Junior | Ryang Yong-gi | Jakub Słowik | Kim Jung-ya | | | |
| Vissel Kobe | Thomas Vermaelen | Dankler | Wellington | Lukas Podolski | Joan Oumari | Andrés Iniesta | David Villa | Sergi Samper | Kim Seung-gyu |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Edigar Junio | Erik | Marcos Júnior | Mateus | Thiago Martins | Dušan Cvetinović | Park Il-gyu | Theerathon Bunmathan | Ippey Shinozuka |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 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 |
| 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 | Relegation to J2 League |
* ↑ 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 |
| 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

## 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 | 1st Round 01 Dec | 1st Round 01 Dec | 2nd Round 08 Dec | 2nd Round 08 Dec | 2nd Round 08 Dec | Final 14 Dec | Final 14 Dec | Final 14 Dec |
| J2 (4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | | | | | | |
| J2 (4) | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | | | | J1 (16) | Shonan Bellmare | 1 |
| J2 (5) | Ventforet Kofu | 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 | 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 |
| 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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcos Júnior | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 |
| 1 | Teruhito Nakagawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 |
| 3 | Diego Oliveira | FC Tokyo | 14 |
| 3 | Douglas | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 |
| 5 | Musashi Suzuki | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 13 |
| 5 | Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | 13 |
| 5 | David Villa | Vissel Kobe | 13 |
| 8 | Serginho | Kashima Antlers | 12 |
| 8 | Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 |
| 10 | Edigar Junio | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| Anderson Lopes$^4$ | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–2 (H) | 9 March 2019 |
| Jay Bothroyd | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8–0 (A) | 17 August 2019 |
| Lukas Podolski | Vissel Kobe | Júbilo Iwata | 4–1 (H) | 7 December 2019 |

#### 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

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Manager of the Year | Tomohiro Katanosaka | Oita Trinita |
| Most Valuable Player | Teruhito Nakagawa | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Rookie of the Year | Ao Tanaka | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Top Scorer | Marcos Júnior Teruhito Nakagawa | Yokohama F. Marinos |
J.League Best XI :
| Attack | Marcos Júnior (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Marcos Júnior (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Marcos Júnior (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Diego Oliveira (FC Tokyo) | Diego Oliveira (FC Tokyo) | Diego Oliveira (FC Tokyo) | Kensuke Nagai (FC Tokyo) | Kensuke Nagai (FC Tokyo) | Kensuke Nagai (FC Tokyo) |
| Midfield | Takuya Kida (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Takuya Kida (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) | Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) | Andrés Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) | Andrés Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) | Teruhito Nakagawa (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Teruhito Nakagawa (Yokohama F. Marinos) |
| Defence | Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) | Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) | Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) | Thiago Martins (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Thiago Martins (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Thiago Martins (Yokohama F. Marinos) | Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo) | Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo) | Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo) |
| Goalkeeper | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) | Akihiro Hayashi (FC Tokyo) |