| Competition: | J.League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1999 |
| Winners: | Júbilo Iwata 2nd J. League title 3rd Japanese title |
| Relegated: | Urawa Red Diamonds Shonan Bellmare |
| 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 season was the seventh season of the J-League Division 1. The league began in March and ended in November.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.
Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 1999 season.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Last season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki Prefecture | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 5th | 1st | |
| JEF United Ichihara | Chiba Prefecture | 11th | 18th | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 10th | 8th | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama Prefecture | 7th | 3rd | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Kanagawa Prefecture | 4th | 4th | ||
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | 12th | 12th | |||
| Verdy Kawasaki | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 6th | 17th | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka Prefecture | 2nd | 5th | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | Kyoto Prefecture | 15th | 11th | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | Aichi Prefecture | 3rd | 6th | ||
| Vissel Kobe | Hyōgo Prefecture | 17th | 14th | ||
| Gamba Osaka | Osaka Prefecture | 14th | 16th | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 9th | 13th | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture | 13th | 9th | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture | 18th | 15th | ||
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Most Valuable Player: 
Alex (Shimizu S-Pulse)