The J.League awards are represented by a ceremony, which is hosted every year in December, at the end of the season. This ceremony was inducted to award the best players of J.League. To win this award, the nominees had to play at least 17 matches of the season. All awards are updated to 2021.[1][2]

Player of the Year

The J.League Player of the Year (formerly known as the "J.League Most Valuable Player Award" from 1993 to 2020) is awarded by the J.League to the most valuable player of the season.[3]

YearFootballerClubNationalityRef[4]
1993Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki Japan[5]
1994PereiraVerdy Kawasaki Brazil
1995Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus Eight Yugoslavia[6]
1996JorginhoKashima Antlers Brazil
1997DungaJúbilo Iwata Brazil[7]
1998Masashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata Japan[8]
1999Alessandro SantosShimizu S-Pulse Japan[9]
2000Shunsuke NakamuraYokohama F. Marinos Japan
2001Toshiya FujitaJúbilo Iwata Japan
2002Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata Japan[10]
2003EmersonUrawa Red Diamonds Brazil[11]
2004Yuji NakazawaYokohama F. Marinos Japan
2005AraújoGamba Osaka Brazil
2006Marcus Tulio TanakaUrawa Red Diamonds Japan[12]
2007Robson PonteUrawa Red Diamonds Brazil[13]
2008MarquinhosKashima Antlers Brazil[14]
2009Mitsuo OgasawaraKashima Antlers Japan[15]
2010Seigo NarazakiNagoya Grampus Japan[16]
2011Leandro DominguesKashiwa Reysol Brazil[17]
2012Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan[18]
2013Shunsuke NakamuraYokohama F. Marinos Japan[19]
2014Yasuhito EndōGamba Osaka Japan[20]
2015Toshihiro AoyamaSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan[21]
2016Kengo NakamuraKawasaki Frontale Japan[22]
2017Yū KobayashiKawasaki Frontale Japan[23]
2018Akihiro IenagaKawasaki Frontale Japan
2019Teruhito NakagawaYokohama F. Marinos Japan
2020Michael OlungaKashiwa Reysol Kenya
2021Leandro DamiãoKawasaki Frontale Brazil
2022Tomoki IwataYokohama F. Marinos Japan[24]

Top scorer

The J.League Top Scorer is awarded by the J.League to the top scoring player of the season.

Only five players won this award twice: Masashi Nakayama, Ryoichi Maeda, Joshua Kennedy and Yoshito Okubo. Other four players won both the top-scorer award and the one for Most Valuable Player: Masashi Nakayama in 1998, Naohiro Takahara in 2002, Marquinhos in 2008, Hisato Sato in 2012 and Yu Kobayashi in 2017.

YearPlayerGoalsClubNationalityRef[25]
1993Ramón Díaz
28
Yokohama Marinos Argentina
1994Frank Ordenewitz
30
JEF United Ichihara Germany
1995Masahiro Fukuda
32
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan
1996Kazuyoshi Miura
23
Verdy Kawasaki Japan
1997Patrick Mboma
25
Gamba Osaka Cameroon[26]
1998Masashi Nakayama
36
Júbilo Iwata Japan
1999Hwang Sun-Hong
24
Cerezo Osaka South Korea
2000Masashi Nakayama
20
Júbilo Iwata Japan
2001Will
24
Consadole Sapporo Brazil
2002Naohiro Takahara
26
Júbilo Iwata Japan
2003Ueslei
22
Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil
2004Emerson
27
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil
2005Araújo
33
Gamba Osaka Brazil
2006 Washington
26
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil
Magno Alves
26
Gamba Osaka Brazil
2007Juninho
22
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil
2008Marquinhos
21
Kashima Antlers Brazil
2009Ryoichi Maeda
20
Júbilo Iwata Japan
2010 Ryoichi Maeda
17
Júbilo Iwata Japan
Joshua Kennedy
17
Nagoya Grampus Australia[27]
2011Joshua Kennedy
19
Nagoya Grampus Australia[28]
2012Hisato Satō
22
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
2013Yoshito Ōkubo
26
Kawasaki Frontale Japan
2014Yoshito Ōkubo
18
Kawasaki Frontale Japan
2015Yoshito Ōkubo
23
Kawasaki Frontale Japan
2016Peter Utaka19Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nigeria
LeandroVissel Kobe Brazil
2017Yū Kobayashi
23
Kawasaki Frontale Japan
2018
24
Nagoya Grampus Brazil
2019Teruhito Nakagawa15Yokohama F. Marinos Japan
Marcos Júnior Brazil
2020Michael Olunga
28
Kashiwa Reysol Kenya
2021Leandro Damião23Kawasaki Frontale Brazil
Daizen MaedaYokohama F. Marinos Japan
2022Thiago Santana
14
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil[24]

Best XI

Best Young Player

The J.League Best Young Player (formerly known as the "J.League Rookie of the Year" from 1993 to 2019) is awarded by the J.League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, there are some criteria to meet:

  • a player must be in his first professional year of football (domestically or abroad);
  • a player must have played more than half of the season;
  • in date 2 April of the incumbent season, he has to be under 21 years old;
  • whoever has already won this award, he's excluded from running for it again.

The youngest-ever winner is Takayuki Morimoto: he won the award in 2004 at the age of 16.

Players names shown in bold were also named in the best eleven for that season.

YearFootballerClubPositionNationalityRef[29]
1993Masaaki SawanoboriShimizu S-PulseMF Japan
1994Kazuaki TasakaBellmare HiratsukaMF Japan
1995Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYokohama MarinosGK Japan
1996Toshihide SaitoShimizu S-PulseDF Japan
1997Atsushi YanagisawaKashima AntlersFW Japan
1998Shinji OnoUrawa Red DiamondsMF Japan
1999Yuji NakazawaVerdy KawasakiDF Japan
2000Kazuyuki MorisakiSanfrecce HiroshimaDF Japan
2001Koji YamaseConsadole SapporoMF Japan
2002Keisuke TsuboiUrawa Red DiamondsDF Japan
2003Daisuke NasuYokohama F. MarinosDF Japan
2004Takayuki MorimotoTokyo Verdy 1969FW Japan
2005Robert CullenJúbilo IwataFW Japan
2006Jungo FujimotoShimizu S-PulseMF Japan
2007Takanori SugenoYokohama FCGK Japan
2008Yoshizumi OgawaNagoya GrampusMF Japan
2009Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. MarinosFW Japan
2010Takashi UsamiGamba OsakaMF Japan
2011Hiroki SakaiKashiwa ReysolDF Japan
2012Gaku ShibasakiKashima AntlersMF Japan
2013Takumi MinaminoCerezo OsakaFW Japan[30]
2014CaioKashima AntlersMF Brazil
2015Takuma AsanoSanfrecce HiroshimaFW Japan
2016Yosuke IdeguchiGamba OsakaMF Japan[31]
2017Yuta NakayamaKashiwa ReysolDF Japan[32]
2018Hiroki AbeKashima AntlersMF Japan
2019Ao TanakaKawasaki FrontaleMF Japan
2020Ayumu SekoCerezo OsakaDF Japan
2021Ryotaro ArakiKashima AntlersMF Japan
2022Mao HosoyaKashiwa ReysolFW Japan[24]

Manager of the year

The J.League Manager of the Year is an annual award given to one manager by the J.League based on their performance during the season. In the past, the award usually went to the manager of the champions, though this has varied somewhat over the years. From 2017, the award was modified so that the Manager of the J.League champion wins the J.League Champion Manager of the Year, and a separate J.League Manager of the Year award is given to a Manager from each of the J.Leagues (J1, J2 and J3). The list below reflects the award for J1 League Manager of the Year award only.

YearManagerClubNationalityRef[33]
1993Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy Kawasaki Japan
1994Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy Kawasaki Japan
1995Arsène WengerNagoya Grampus Eight France
1996NicanorKashiwa Reysol Brazil
1997João CarlosKashima Antlers Brazil
1998Osvaldo ArdilesShimizu S-Pulse Argentina
1999Steve PerrymanShimizu S-Pulse England
2000Akira NishinoKashiwa Reysol Japan
2001Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo Iwata Japan
2002Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo Iwata Japan
2003Takeshi OkadaYokohama F. Marinos Japan
2004Takeshi OkadaYokohama F. Marinos Japan
2005Akira NishinoGamba Osaka Japan
2006Guido BuchwaldUrawa Red Diamonds Germany[34]
2007Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers Brazil
2008Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers Brazil
2009Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers Brazil
2010Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus Serbia
2011Nelsinho BaptistaKashiwa Reysol Brazil
2012Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
2013Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
2014Kenta HasegawaGamba Osaka Japan
2015Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
2016Masatada IshiiKashima Antlers Japan
2017Yoon Jong-hwanCerezo Osaka South Korea
2018Mihailo PetrovićHokkaido Consadole Sapporo Serbia
2019Tomohiro KatanosakaOita Trinita Japan
2020Tsuneyasu MiyamotoGamba Osaka Japan
2021Ricardo RodríguezUrawa Red Diamonds Spain
2022Michael SkibbeSanfrecce Hiroshima Germany[24]

Monthly Most Valuable Player (Monthly MVP)

Goal of the Year

J1 League winners

Season Player Club Nationality Scored against Score Minute Result Round Ref
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 Japan Takumu Kawamura Sanfrecce Hiroshima  Japan

J2 League winners

J3 League winners

Fair Play Award

The goal is to be under the 1 point-media to win the award. For J.League the limit is 34, while in J.League 2 and J3 League the limit is respectively 42 and 33. In bold the winners of Prince Takamado Cup.

YearJ1-winning teamJ2-winning teamJ3-winning team
1993not assignedLeague non-existingLeague non-existing
1994
1995
1996
1997Vissel Kobe
1998not assigned
1999not assigned
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007Gamba Osaka
2008Shimizu S-Pulse, Gamba OsakaVegalta Sendai
2009Júbilo Iwata, Montedio YamagataVegalta Sendai
2010Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Montedio Yamagata, Yokohama F. Marinosnot assigned
2011Gamba Osaka, Montedio YamagataFC Tokyo
2012Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontalenot assigned
2013Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vegalta SendaiGamba Osaka, Vissel Kobe,
Matsumoto Yamaga, Fagiano Okayama
2014Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vegalta Sendai, Urawa Red Diamonds,
Yokohama F. Marinos, Albirex Niigata, Tokushima Vortis
Montedio Yamagata, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Shonan Bellmare,
Matsumoto Yamaga, Júbilo Iwata, Kyoto Sanga,
Fagiano Okayama, Giravanz Kitakyushu
Fukushima United, Fujieda MYFC, Nagano Parceiro
2015Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Montedio Yamagata, Kawasaki Frontale,
Yokohama F. Marinos, Ventforet Kofu, Matsumoto Yamaga,
Gamba Osaka, Sagan Tosu
Zweigen Kanazawa, Fagiano Okayama, Tokushima Vortis, Ehime FC, Giravanz KitakyushuGrulla Morioka, Blaublitz Akita,
Nagano Parceiro
2016Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds, Sagan Tosu, Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki FrontaleShimizu S-Pulse, Giravanz Kitakyushu, Tokushima Vortis, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Fagiano OkayamaGrulla Morioka, YSCC Yokohama, Oita Trinita, Fujieda MYFC
2017Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vegalta Sendai, Cerezo Osaka, FC Tokyo, Sagan Tosu, Kawasaki Frontale, Gamba Osaka, Júbilo IwataOita Trinita, Matsumoto Yamaga FC, Ehime FC, Tokyo Verdy, Fagiano Okayama, Montedio Yamagata, Zweigen KanazawaBlaublitz Akita, Azul Claro Numazu, YSCC Yokohama, Cerezo Osaka U-23, Grulla Morioka, Nagano Parceiro, Fukushima United FC
2018Cerezo Osaka, Urawa Red Diamonds, Sanfrecce HiroshimaOita TrinitaBlaublitz Akita
2019FC Tokyo, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Oita TrinitaFagiano OkayamaCerezo Osaka U-23
2020Oita Trinita, Kawasaki Frontale, Gamba OsakaGiravanz KitakyushuBlaublitz Akita
2021Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Red Diamonds, Oita TrinitaMontedio YamagataGainare Tottori
2022Urawa Red Diamonds, Vissel Kobe, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Nagoya Grampus, Cerezo Osaka, Shonan Bellmare, FC TokyoAlbirex Niigata, Omiya Ardija, V-Varen Nagasaki, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Ventforet Kofu, Fagiano Okayama, JEF United Chiba, Roasso Kumamoto, Tokyo Verdy, Zweigen Kanazawa, Blaublitz Akita, Oita Trinita, Yokohama FC, Montedio YamagataKataller Toyama, Vanraure Hachinohe, Tegevajaro Miyazaki, Iwaki FC, Kamatamare Sanuki, Fukushima United, Azul Claro Numazu, Ehime FC, Gainare Tottori, Giravanz Kitakyushu

Individual Fair Play Award

This award was established since 1996.

YearFootballerPositionClubNationalityRef
1996Masayuki OkanoFWUrawa Reds Japan
1997Akihiro NagashimaFWVissel Kobe Japan
1998Naoki SomaDFKashima Antlers Japan
1999Not assigned
2000Atsushi YoneyamaDFTokyo Verdy Japan
2001Yuta MinamiGKKashiwa Reysol Japan
2002Keisuke TsuboiDFUrawa Reds Japan
2003Yuichi NemotoDFVegalta Sendai Japan
Hitoshi SogahataGKKashima Antlers
Naohiro IshikawaMFFC Tokyo
Shohei IkedaDFShimizu S-Pulse
2004Takashi ShimodaGKSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
Yoshinari TakagiGKYokohama F. Marinos
2005Teruyuki MoniwaDFFC Tokyo Japan
Masashi OguroFWGamba Osaka
2006Satoru YamagishiMFJEF United Chiba Japan
Yuichi NemotoDFOita Trinita
2007Daisuke SakataFWYokohama F. Marinos Japan
Hisato SatoFWSanfrecce Hiroshima
Teruyoshi ItoMFShimizu S-Pulse
2008Yoshikatsu KawaguchiGKJúbilo Iwata Japan
2009Eiji KawashimaGKKawasaki Frontale Japan
Kota HattoriMFSanfrecce Hiroshima
2010Tomoaki MakinoDFSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
2011Ryang Yong-giMFVegalta Sendai North Korea
Kosuke OtaDFShimizu S-Pulse Japan
2012Hisato SatōFWSanfrecce Hiroshima Japan
2013Yoichiro KakitaniFWCerezo Osaka Japan
Hisato SatōFWSanfrecce Hiroshima
2014Shusaku NishikawaGKUrawa Reds Japan
Masato KudoFWKashiwa Reysol
Ryota MoriokaMFVissel Kobe
Yohei ToyodaFWSagan Tosu
Hiroki MizumotoDFSanfrecce Hiroshima
Yasuhiro HiraokaDFShimizu S-Pulse
2015Shogo TaniguchiMFKawasaki Frontale Japan
Yuji NakazawaDFYokohama F. Marinos
2016Yota AkimotoGKFC Tokyo Japan
Yūsuke TanakaMFVentforet Kofu
2017Yuji NakazawaDFYokohama F. Marinos Japan
Yoichiro KakitaniFWCerezo Osaka
Hiroki MizumotoDFSanfrecce Hiroshima
2018Shusaku NishikawaGKUrawa Reds Japan
Yota AkimotoGKShonan Bellmare
Takashi SawadaFWV-Varen Nagasaki
2019Not assigned
2020Hotaru YamaguchiMFVissel Kobe Japan
2021Miki YamaneDFKawasaki Frontale Japan
2022Not assigned[24]

Referees of the Year

YearRefereeAssistant RefereeRef
2013Yuichi NishimuraToru Sagara[35]
2014Yuichi NishimuraToru Sagara[35]
2015Yuichi NishimuraToru Sagara[35]
2016Yuichi NishimuraToshiyuki Nagi[35]
2017Yuichi NishimuraToru Sagara[35]
2018Ryuji SatoHiroshi Yamauchi[35]
2019Yuichi NishimuraShinji Ochi[35]
2020Yuichi NishimuraYosuke Takebe[35]
2021Jumpei IidaIsao Nishihashi[35]
2022Ryuji SatoTakumi Takagi[35]

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