The Meiji Yasuda J.League KONAMI Monthly MVP is an association football award that recognises the best player each month of the season in the J1 League, J2 League, and J3 League.
The first awards were given in the 2013 season to J1 League and J2 League players. The J3 League was created in 2014, but they weren't included in the awards until the 2019 season.
The winners are chosen by a selection committee currently made up of a mix of J.League officials, commentators and some members of the media. A selection committee meeting is held each month where the members cast their votes for the winners of the MVP award. The winners receive prize money (J1: 300,000 yen, J2: 200,000 yen, J3: 100,000 yen) and their award is presented on the player's first home game following the announcement.
It has been previously known as the Coca-Cola J.League Monthly MVP (2013-2014), Meiji Yasuda J.League Coca-Cola Monthly MVP (2015), Meiji Yasuda J.League Monthly MVP (2016), Meiji Yasuda J.League Mastercard priceless japan Monthly MVP (2017–2018); since the 2019 season, it has been known as the Meiji Yasuda J.League KONAMI Monthly MVP.
Takashi Usami has been named Monthly MVP the most, winning seven awards across both the J1 and J2 League. Léo Ceará is the only player to have won consecutive J1 League awards, albeit across two different seasons. Three players have won consecutive J2 League awards: Akihiro Ienaga, Jong Tae-se and Leonardo. Yuya Osako is the only player to have won three J1 MVP awards in a single season, achieved in 2023. Jong Tae-se won three J2 MVP awards in the 2016 season and Koki Ogawa achieved the same in the 2022 season.
J1 League List of winners
WinnersMonthYearPlayerNationalityClub2013.12013Yokohama F. Marinos2013.22013FWOmiya Ardija2013.32013Cerezo Osaka2013.42013Sanfrecce Hiroshima2013.52013FWKashima Antlers2013.62013FC Tokyo2013.72013Yokohama F. Marinos2013.82013FWKawasaki Frontale2014.12014DFSanfrecce Hiroshima2014.22014Albirex Niigata2014.32014FWVegalta Sendai2014.42014Urawa Reds2014.52014Kashima Antlers2014.62014FWGamba Osaka2014.72014FWSanfrecce Hiroshima2014.82014Gamba Osaka2015.12015FWFC Tokyo2015.22015FWGamba Osaka2015.32015Urawa Reds2015.42015FWUrawa Reds2015.52015FWSanfrecce Hiroshima2015.62015FWYokohama F. Marinos2015.72015Urawa Reds2015.82015Yokohama F. Marinos2015.92015FWSanfrecce Hiroshima2016.12016Kawasaki Frontale2016.22016FWUrawa Red Diamonds2016.32016FWKashima Antlers2016.42016Kashima Antlers2016.52016FWKawasaki Frontale2016.62016FWGamba Osaka2016.72016FWVissel Kobe2016.82016FWYokohama F. Marinos2017.12017FWUrawa Red Diamonds2017.22017FWUrawa Red Diamonds2017.32017Kashiwa Reysol2017.42017DFYokohama F. Marinos2017.52017FWCerezo Osaka2017.62017FWKashima Antlers2017.72017FWKawasaki Frontale2017.82017FWConsadole Sapporo2017.92017FWKawasaki Frontale2018.12018Sanfrecce Hiroshima2018.22018FWFC Tokyo2018.32018FWSanfrecce Hiroshima2018.42018FWKashima Antlers2018.52018FWNagoya Grampus2018.52018Gamba Osaka2018.62018FWShimizu S-Pulse2018.72018FWGamba Osaka2019.12019FWOita Trinita2019.22019FWFC Tokyo2019.32019Yokohama F. Marinos2019.42019DFVegalta Sendai2019.52019Kashima Antlers2019.62019Sanfrecce Hiroshima2019.72019Shimizu S-Pulse2019.82019FWYokohama F. Marinos2019.92019FWGamba Osaka2020.12020Kawasaki Frontale2020.22020FWKashiwa Reysol2020.32020FWYokohama F. Marinos2020.42020Gamba Osaka2020.52020FWKashima Antlers2020.62020Nagoya Grampus2021.12021Nagoya Grampus2021.22021FWKawasaki Frontale2021.32021FWUrawa Red Diamonds2021.42021FWVissel Kobe2021.52021Sagan Tosu2021.62021FWYokohama F. Marinos2021.72021Nagoya Grampus2021.82021Vissel Kobe2021.92021FWKawasaki Frontale2022.12022FWKashima Antlers2022.22022FWKyoto Sanga2022.32022DFCerezo Osaka2022.42022Yokohama F. Marinos2022.52022FWYokohama F. Marinos2022.62022Kawasaki Frontale2022.72022DFYokohama F. Marinos2022.82022Kawasaki Frontale2023.12023Albirex Niigata2023.22023FWSanfrecce Hiroshima2023.32023FWVissel Kobe2023.42023FWVissel Kobe2023.52023FWVissel Kobe2023.62023Kashima Antlers2023.72023Avispa Fukuoka2023.82023Shonan Bellmare2023.92023FWVissel Kobe2024.12024FWMachida Zelvia2024.22024FWJúbilo Iwata2024.32024FWKashima Antlers2024.42024FWGamba Osaka2024.52024FWShonan Bellmare2024.62024FWKyoto Sanga2024.72024FWNagoya Grampus2024.82024FWGamba Osaka2024.92024FWVissel Kobe2025.12025FWKashima Antlers2025.22025FWKyoto Sanga2025.32025Cerezo Osaka2025.42025Kashiwa Reysol2025.52025FWVissel Kobe2025.62025FWKyoto Sanga2025.72025FWKawasaki Frontale2025.82025Kashima Antlers2025.92025FWKashima Antlers2026.82026–27FWKashima Antlers
Multiple winners
PlayersWinsTakashi Usami5Léo CearáYuya Osako4Shusaku Nishikawa3Yu KobayashiShunsuke NakamuraYoshinori MutoManabu SaitōRafael EliasMu Kanazaki2Diego OliveiraMitchell LangerakLeandro DamiãoAkihiro IenagaYuma Suzuki
Awards won by nationality
NationalityPlayersWins58751725121111111111111111
Awards won by club
ClubPlayersWinsKashima Antlers1115Yokohama F. Marinos1013Kawasaki Frontale711Gamba Osaka610Vissel Kobe69Sanfrecce Hiroshima99Urawa Red Diamonds78Nagoya Grampus45Kyoto Sanga24FC Tokyo34Cerezo Osaka44Kashiwa Reysol33Vegalta Sendai22Shimizu S-Pulse22Albirex Niigata22Shonan Bellmare22Omiya Ardija11Consadole Sapporo11Oita Trinita11Sagan Tosu11Avispa Fukuoka11Machida Zelvia11Júbilo Iwata11
J2 League List of winners
WinnersMonthYearPlayerNationalityClub2013.12013FWVissel Kobe2013.22013FWGamba Osaka2013.32013Kyoto Sanga2013.42013FWMontedio Yamagata2013.52013Kyoto Sanga2013.62013Gamba Osaka2013.72013FWVissel Kobe2013.82013FWJEF United Chiba2013.92013Gamba Osaka2014.12014Shonan Bellmare2014.22014DFShonan Bellmare2014.32014FWMatsumoto Yamaga2014.42014FWAvispa Fukuoka2014.52014Fagiano Okayama2014.62014Yokohama FC2014.72014FWKyoto Sanga2014.82014FWJEF United Chiba2014.92014Montedio Yamagata2015.12015JEF United Chiba2015.22015Zweigen Kanazawa2015.32015FWConsadole Sapporo2015.42015Omiya Ardija2015.52015Omiya Ardija2015.62015FWJúbilo Iwata2015.72015Avispa Fukuoka2015.82015FWJúbilo Iwata2015.92015FWAvispa Fukuoka2016.12016Roasso Kumamoto2016.22016Renofa Yamaguchi2016.32016FWConsadole Sapporo2016.42016Fagiano Okayama2016.52016FWShimizu S-Pulse2016.62016Thespakusatsu Gunma2016.72016Cerezo Osaka2016.82016FWShimizu S-Pulse2016.92016FWShimizu S-Pulse2017.12017FWTokushima Vortis2017.22017FWYokohama FC2017.32017FWAvispa Fukuoka2017.42017Shonan Bellmare2017.52017FWFagiano Okayama2017.62017Nagoya Grampus2017.72017Matsumoto Yamaga2017.82017FWTokyo Verdy2017.92017V-Varen Nagasaki2018.12018FWRenofa Yamaguchi2018.22018Renofa Yamaguchi2018.32018FWFC Gifu2018.42018FWOmiya Ardija2018.52018Matsumoto Yamaga2018.62018Machida Zelvia2018.72018DFMatsumoto Yamaga2018.82018FWOita Trinita2018.92018Yokohama FC2019.12019FWFC Ryukyu2019.22019FWFagiano Okayama2019.32019Kyoto Sanga2019.42019Tokushima Vortis2019.52019FWKashiwa Reysol2019.62019FWKashiwa Reysol2019.72019FWAlbirex Niigata2019.82019FWAlbirex Niigata2019.92019Ventforet Kofu2020.12020V-Varen Nagasaki2020.22020FWGiravanz Kitakyushu2020.32020DFAvispa Fukuoka2020.42020FWMontedio Yamagata2020.52020FWTokushima Vortis2020.62020FWAvispa Fukuoka2021.12021Albirex Niigata2021.22021FWKyoto Sanga2021.32021JEF United Chiba2021.42021Ventforet Kofu2021.52021Roasso Kumamoto2021.62021SC Sagamihara2021.72021FWV-Varen Nagasaki2021.82021FWFagiano Okayama2021.92021Ventforet Kofu2022.12022FWYokohama FC2022.22022Vegalta Sendai2022.32022Albirex Niigata2022.42022FWYokohama FC2022.52022FWV-Varen Nagasaki2022.62022DFFagiano Okayama2022.72022Zweigen Kanazawa2022.82022FWYokohama FC2023.12023Machida Zelvia2023.22023FWV-Varen Nagasaki2023.32023FWTokushima Vortis2023.42023Machida Zelvia2023.52023FWIwaki FC2023.62023DFShimizu S-Pulse2023.72023JEF United Chiba2023.82023Machida Zelvia2024.12024FWFagiano Okayama2024.22024FWShimizu S-Pulse2024.32024FWVegalta Sendai2024.42024DFYokohama FC2024.52024Tokushima Vortis2024.62024Montedio Yamagata2024.72024FWJEF United Chiba2024.82024V-Varen Nagasaki2024.92024Montedio Yamagata2025.12025FWBlaublitz Akita2025.22025FWMito HollyHock2025.32025FWMito HollyHock2025.42025Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo2025.52025Mito HollyHock2025.62025V-Varen Nagasaki2025.72025Sagan Tosu2025.82025FWTokushima Vortis2025.92025Montedio Yamagata2026.62026–27FWRB Omiya Ardija
Multiple winners
PlayersWinsJong Tae-se3Koki OgawaTakashi Usami2Akihiro IenagaJay BothroydWellingtonLeonardoEdigar JunioErikRyota NagakiArata WatanabeMatheus JesusShoma Doi
Awards won by nationality
NationalityPlayersWins727917221322121111111111
Awards won by club
ClubPlayersWinsYokohama FC57V-Varen Nagasaki57Fagiano Okayama77Avispa Fukuoka56Montedio Yamagata56JEF United Chiba66Tokushima Vortis66Shimizu S-Pulse35Kyoto Sanga55Albirex Niigata34Machida Zelvia34Omiya Ardija34Matsumoto Yamaga44Gamba Osaka23Shonan Bellmare33Mito HollyHock23Renofa Yamaguchi33Ventforet Kofu33Consadole Sapporo33Vissel Kobe22Kashiwa Reysol22Júbilo Iwata12Roasso Kumamoto22Zweigen Kanazawa22Vegalta Sendai22Nagoya Grampus11Tokyo Verdy11Thespakusatsu Gunma11Cerezo Osaka11FC Gifu11Oita Trinita11FC Ryukyu11Giravanz Kitakyushu11SC Sagamihara11Iwaki FC11Blaublitz Akita11Sagan Tosu11
J3 League List of winners
WinnersMonthYearPlayerNationalityClub2019.12019FWCerezo Osaka U-232019.22019FWFujieda MYFC2019.32019FWGamba Osaka U-232019.42019FWRoasso Kumamoto2019.52019FWGainare Tottori2019.62019FWThespakusatsu Gunma2019.72019Blaublitz Akita2019.82019Gainare Tottori2019.92019Giravanz Kitakyushu2020.12020Blaublitz Akita2020.22020FWGamba Osaka U-232020.32020FWFujieda MYFC2020.42020Blaublitz Akita2020.52020Blaublitz Akita2020.62020FWKagoshima United2021.12021FWFC Gifu2021.22021FWTegevajaro Miyazaki2021.32021FWFukushima United2021.42021Kamatamare Sanuki2021.52021FWFukushima United2021.62021DFFukushima United2021.72021FWTegevajaro Miyazaki2021.82021FWFujieda MYFC2021.92021FWGainare Tottori2022.12022FWFukushima United2022.22022FWMatsumoto Yamaga2022.32022FWKagoshima United2022.42022FWIwaki FC2022.52022Fujieda MYFC2022.62022FWIwaki FC2022.72022Fujieda MYFC2022.82022FWIwaki FC2023.12023FWIwate Grulla Morioka2023.22023FWNara Club2023.32023YSCC Yokohama2023.42023Kataller Toyama2023.52023Ehime FC2023.62023FWFC Gifu2023.72023FC Osaka2023.82023FWKagoshima United2023.92023FWKataller Toyama2024.12024FWFC Gifu2024.22024FWAzul Claro Numazu2024.32024FC Ryukyu2024.42024Omiya Ardija2024.52024FWGiravanz Kitakyushu2024.62024FWFC Imabari2024.72024Omiya Ardija2024.82024FWFC Gifu2024.92024FWFC Imabari2025.12025Tochigi City FC2025.22025FWKochi United SC2025.32025FWFC Osaka2025.42025DFTegevajaro Miyazaki2025.52025FWVanraure Hachinohe2025.62025FWKagoshima United2025.72025Tochigi SC2025.82025FWTegevajaro Miyazaki2025.102025Thespa Gunma2026.62026–27FWEhime FC
Multiple winners
PlayersWinsRyota Nakamura2Kaito UmedaOrigbaajo IsmailaRyo AritaKosuke FujiokaMarcus Índio
Awards won by nationality
NationalityPlayersWins49534512
Awards won by club
ClubPlayersWinsFujieda MYFC55Blaublitz Akita34Fukushima United34FC Gifu34Tegevajaro Miyazaki34Kagoshima United44Iwaki FC23Gainare Tottori33FC Imabari12Gamba Osaka U-2322Kataller Toyama22Giravanz Kitakyushu22Omiya Ardija22FC Osaka22Thespa Gunma22Ehime FC22Cerezo Osaka U-2311Roasso Kumamoto11Kamatamare Sanuki11Matsumoto Yamaga11Iwate Grulla Morioka11Nara Club11YSCC Yokohama11Azul Claro Numazu11FC Ryukyu11Tochigi City FC11Kochi United SC11Vanraure Hachinohe11Tochigi SC11
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J1 List of winners
WinnersMonthRegionPlayerNationalityClubEastFWMachida ZelviaWestFWKyoto SangaEastFWKashima AntlersWestFWShimizu S-PulseEastFWFC TokyoWestAvispa FukuokaEastFWKashima AntlersWestCerezo Osaka
J2/J3 List of winners