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.

Winners YearManagerClubNationality1993Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy Kawasaki1994Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy Kawasaki1995Arsène WengerNagoya Grampus Eight1996NicanorKashiwa Reysol1997João CarlosKashima Antlers1998Osvaldo ArdilesShimizu S-Pulse1999Steve PerrymanShimizu S-Pulse2000Akira NishinoKashiwa Reysol2001Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo Iwata2002Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo Iwata2003Takeshi OkadaYokohama F. Marinos2004Takeshi OkadaYokohama F. Marinos2005Akira NishinoGamba Osaka2006Guido BuchwaldUrawa Red Diamonds2007Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers2008Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers2009Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers2010Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus2011Nelsinho BaptistaKashiwa Reysol2012Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima2013Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima2014Kenta HasegawaGamba Osaka2015Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima2016Masatada IshiiKashima Antlers2017Yoon Jong-hwanCerezo Osaka2018Mihailo PetrovićHokkaido Consadole Sapporo2019Tomohiro KatanosakaOita Trinita2020Tsuneyasu MiyamotoGamba Osaka2021Ricardo RodríguezUrawa Red Diamonds2022Michael SkibbeSanfrecce Hiroshima2023Shigetoshi HasebeAvispa Fukuoka2024Michael SkibbeSanfrecce Hiroshima2025Ricardo RodríguezKashiwa Reysol

Wins by club #ClubWinners1Kashima Antlers52Sanfrecce Hiroshima4Kashiwa Reysol44Gamba Osaka35Júbilo Iwata2Shimizu S-Pulse2Tokyo Verdy2Yokohama F. Marinos2Nagoya Grampus2Urawa Red Diamonds211Cerezo Osaka1Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo1Oita Trinita1Avispa Fukuoka1

See also J.League awards

References

ULTRAZONE Website : All-Time Award Winners