2019 J3 League
6th season of the Japanese J3 League
Football league season
The 2019 J3 League , referred to as the 2019 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (Japanese : 2019 明治安田生命J3リーグ , Hepburn : 2019 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J3 Rīgu ) for sponsorship reasons, is the 6th season of J3 League under its current name.
Clubs
Locations of the 2019 J3 League teams
2018 season saw two teams promoted to J2 League : FC Ryukyu won the championship by nine points over second-placed Kagoshima United FC , which confirmed their promotion to the 2019 J2 League season with still one game to play. From second division , there was a double automatic relegation for the first time: Kamatamare Sanuki are back to third tier after five seasons, but they were promoted in 2013 from Japan Football League , when J3 League was planned.[1] The same goes for Roasso Kumamoto , who are back in the third level of Japanese football after more than a decade.
Also, Japan Football League saw the promotion of Vanraure Hachinohe , who came third in JFL and they booked their first professional season in their history.
Club
Location
Venue
Capacity
Last season
Azul Claro Numazu
Numazu
Ashitaka Stadium
10,000
J3(4th)
Blaublitz Akita
Akita
Soyu Stadium
20,125
J3(8th)
Fukushima United FC
Fukushima
Toho Stadium
21,000
J3(12th)
Gainare Tottori
Tottori
Torigin Bird Stadium
16,033
J3(3rd)
Giravanz Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
15,066
J3(17th)
Iwate Grulla Morioka
Morioka
Iwagin Stadium
4,946
J3(13th)
Kamatamare Sanuki
Takamatsu , Kagawa
Pikara Stadium
30,099
Relegated from J2 J2(22nd)
Kataller Toyama
Toyama
Toyama Athletic Stadium
25,251
J3(11th)
Fujieda MYFC
Fujieda
Fujieda Soccer Field
13,000
J3(16th)
Nagano Parceiro
Nagano
Nagano U Stadium
15,491
J3(10th)
Roasso Kumamoto
Kumamoto , Kumamoto
Egao Kenko Stadium
32,000
Relegated from J2 J2(21st)
SC Sagamihara
Sagamihara
Gion Stadium
15,300
J3(9th)
Thespakusatsu Gunma
All cities/towns in Gunma
Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
15,253
J3(5th)
FC Tokyo U-23
Tokyo
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
7,137
J3(14th)
Vanraure Hachinohe
Eastern cities/towns in Aomori [a]
Daihatsu Stadium
5,200
Promoted from JFL JFL(3rd)
YSCC Yokohama
Yokohama
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
15,454
J3(15th)
Cerezo Osaka U-23
Osaka & Sakai , Osaka
Kincho Stadium
19,904
J3(7th)
Gamba Osaka U-23
North cities in Osaka
Panasonic Stadium Suita
Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
39,694
21,000
J3(6th)
^ Hachinohe , Towada , Gonohe , Sannohe , Takko , Hashikami , Nanbu , Shingo , Oirase , Misawa , Shichinohe , Rokunohe , Tohoku , Noheji , Yokohama , Rokkasho
Personnel and kits
League table
Source:
2019 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.
Positions by round
Leader and promotion to J2 Promotion to J2
Top scorers
As of matches played December 1st, 2019 .[2]
Attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Giravanz Kitakyushu
102,831
12,270
3,744
6,049
+34.4% †
2
Roasso Kumamoto
94,065
16,027
3,085
5,533
+5.0% †
3
Thespakusatsu Gunma
61,098
5,881
1,875
3,594
+7.4% †
4
Nagano Parceiro
51,006
4,247
1,434
3,000
−15.6% †
5
SC Sagamihara
48,940
5,504
1,609
2,879
−16.7% †
6
Kataller Toyama
46,535
5,254
1,774
2,737
+2.5% †
7
Azul Claro Numazu
41,992
5,315
932
2,470
−13.5% †
8
Gainare Tottori
37,889
4,011
946
2,229
−16.1% †
9
Kamatamare Sanuki
35,906
3,339
1,120
2,112
−31.3% †
10
Vanraure Hachinohe
29,919
2,797
907
1,760
−20.3% ‡
11
Fujieda MYFC
29,581
3,973
748
1,740
+39.6% †
12
Blaublitz Akita
26,793
3,858
736
1,576
−44.5% †
13
Iwate Grulla Morioka
23,249
3,212
516
1,368
+12.5% †
14
FC Tokyo U-23
21,684
2,072
267
1,276
−25.9% †
15
Gamba Osaka U-23
21,472
2,662
700
1,263
−8.6% †
16
Fukushima United
21,115
3,406
436
1,242
−21.2% †
17
Cerezo Osaka U-23
20,340
4,755
647
1,196
+7.6% †
18
YSCC Yokohama
18,617
1,610
337
1,095
+9.0% †
League total
733,032
16,027
267
2,396
−3.8% †
Updated to games played on 8 December 2019 Source: J. League Data Notes: † Relegated from J2。‡ Promoted from JFL.
References
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitions
Related to national teams