| Competition: | J.League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1999 |
| Winners: | Júbilo Iwata 2nd J.League title 3rd Japanese title |
| Relegated: | Urawa Red Diamonds Bellmare Hiratsuka |
| Continentalcup1: | Asian Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Júbilo Iwata |
| League Topscorer: | Hwang Sun-hong (24 goals) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 757 |
| Highest Attendance: | 51,575 - Antlers vs. Júbilo (May 5) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,411 - Vissel vs. Avispa (April 17) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,658 |
| Prevseason: | 1998 |
| Nextseason: | 2000 |
| Lowerleague: | 1999 |
The 1999 J.League Division 1 season was the seventh season of the J.League Division 1. The league began in March 6 and ended in November 27. For this year, the division was contested by 16 teams following the folding of Yokohama Flügels and the relegation of Consadole Sapporo to the newly formed Division 2.
In a year dominated by Shizuoka Prefecture, Júbilo Iwata won the 1st stage with neighbours Shimizu S-Pulse winning the 2nd stage. Iwata won the J.League Division 1 title for the after triumphing on penalty kicks in the Suntory Championship.
The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 1999 season.
| Club | Last season | Head coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | 18th | 15th |  Yoshio Kikugawa | |
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | 12th | 12th | Mitsuru Komaeda | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 9th | 13th |  René Desaeyere | |
| Gamba Osaka | 14th | 16th | Hiroshi Hayano | |
| JEF United Ichihara | 11th | 18th |  Nicolae Zamfir | |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1st | 2nd | Takashi Kuwahara | |
| Kashima Antlers | 5th | 1st |  Zico | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 10th | 8th | Akira Nishino | |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 15th | 11th | Shu Kamo | |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 3rd | 6th | João Carlos | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13th | 9th | Eddie Thomson | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2nd | 5th | Steve Perryman | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 7th | 3rd |  Aad de Mos | |
| Verdy Kawasaki | 6th | 17th | Hideki Matsunaga | |
| Vissel Kobe | 17th | 14th | Ryoichi Kawakatsu | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 4th | 4th |  Antonio de la Cruz | |
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Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Hwang Sun-hong (Cerezo Osaka)
