The 2019 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the

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, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs (This league is generally not considered to be one of the top five leagues in World Football), since its establishment in 1993.

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were the defending champions.

Clubs

A total of 18 clubs contested the league. There were only two changes from 2018, since

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stad ...

and V-Varen Nagasaki were relegated to the

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while

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defeated

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, wit ...

in the promotion/relegation play-off.

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champions Matsumoto Yamaga returned to the J1 League after three seasons of absence, while

Oita Trinita is a Japanese football club currently playing in J2 League, having been relegated after the 2021 season after a three-year stint in J1 League. The club's home town is Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Saiki, and the entire Ōi ...

returned to the top tier after six seasons.

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. 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.

Clubs

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Foreign players

League table

Positions by round

Promotion–relegation playoffs

Results table

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Attendances

Awards

See also

References