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.
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. Jリーグアウォーズ
YearPlayerClubRef1993 Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki1994 PereiraVerdy Kawasaki1995 Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus Eight1996 JorginhoKashima Antlers1997 DungaJúbilo Iwata1998 Masashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata1999 AlexShimizu S-Pulse2000 Shunsuke NakamuraYokohama F. Marinos2001 Toshiya FujitaJúbilo Iwata2002 Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata2003 Emerson SheikUrawa Red Diamonds2004 Yuji NakazawaYokohama F. Marinos2005 AraújoGamba Osaka2006 Marcus Tulio TanakaUrawa Red Diamonds2007 Robson PonteUrawa Red Diamonds2008 MarquinhosKashima Antlers2009 Mitsuo OgasawaraKashima Antlers2010 Seigo NarazakiNagoya Grampus2011 Leandro DominguesKashiwa Reysol2012 Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima2013 Shunsuke Nakamura (2)Yokohama F. Marinos2014 Yasuhito EndōGamba Osaka2015 Toshihiro AoyamaSanfrecce Hiroshima2016 Kengo NakamuraKawasaki Frontale2017 Yū KobayashiKawasaki Frontale2018 Akihiro IenagaKawasaki Frontale2019 Teruhito NakagawaYokohama F. Marinos2020 Michael OlungaKashiwa Reysol2021 Leandro DamiãoKawasaki Frontale2022 Tomoki IwataYokohama F. Marinos 2023 Yuya OsakoVissel Kobe2024 Yoshinori MutoVissel Kobe2025 Tomoki HayakawaKashima Antlers
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 five 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, Yu Kobayashi in 2017 and Yuya Osako in 2023.
YearPlayerGoalsClubRef1993 Ramón DíazYokohama Marinos1994 Frank OrdenewitzJEF United Ichihara1995 Masahiro FukudaUrawa Red Diamonds1996 Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki1997 Patrick MbomaGamba Osaka1998 Masashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata1999 Hwang Sun-HongCerezo Osaka2000 Masashi Nakayama (2)Júbilo Iwata2001 WillConsadole Sapporo2002 Naohiro TakaharaJúbilo Iwata2003 UesleiNagoya Grampus Eight2004 Emerson SheikUrawa Red Diamonds2005 AraújoGamba Osaka2006 WashingtonUrawa Red Diamonds Magno AlvesGamba Osaka2007 JuninhoKawasaki Frontale2008 MarquinhosKashima Antlers2009 Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata2010 Ryoichi MaedaJúbilo Iwata Joshua KennedyNagoya Grampus2011 Joshua Kennedy (2)Nagoya Grampus2012 Hisato SatōSanfrecce Hiroshima2013 Yoshito ŌkuboKawasaki Frontale2014 Yoshito Ōkubo (2)Kawasaki Frontale2015 Yoshito Ōkubo (3)Kawasaki Frontale2016 Peter Utaka19Sanfrecce Hiroshima LeandroVissel Kobe2017 Yū KobayashiKawasaki Frontale2018 JôNagoya Grampus2019 Teruhito Nakagawa15Yokohama F. Marinos Marcos Júnior2020 Michael OlungaKashiwa Reysol2021 Leandro Damião23Kawasaki Frontale Daizen MaedaYokohama F. Marinos2022 Thiago SantanaShimizu S-Pulse2023 Yuya OsakoVissel Kobe Anderson LopesYokohama F. Marinos2024 Anderson Lopes (2)Yokohama F. Marinos2025 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers
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.
YearPlayerClubPositionRef1993 Masaaki SawanoboriShimizu S-PulseMF1994 Kazuaki TasakaBellmare HiratsukaMF1995 Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYokohama MarinosGK1996 Toshihide SaitoShimizu S-PulseDF1997 Atsushi YanagisawaKashima AntlersFW1998 Shinji OnoUrawa Red DiamondsMF1999 Yuji NakazawaVerdy KawasakiDF2000 Kazuyuki MorisakiSanfrecce HiroshimaDF2001 Koji YamaseConsadole SapporoMF2002 Keisuke TsuboiUrawa Red DiamondsDF2003 Daisuke NasuYokohama F. MarinosDF2004 Takayuki MorimotoTokyo Verdy 1969FW2005 Robert CullenJúbilo IwataFW2006 Jungo FujimotoShimizu S-PulseMF2007 Takanori SugenoYokohama FCGK2008 Yoshizumi OgawaNagoya GrampusMF2009 Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. MarinosFW2010 Takashi UsamiGamba OsakaMF2011 Hiroki SakaiKashiwa ReysolDF2012 Gaku ShibasakiKashima AntlersMF2013 Takumi MinaminoCerezo OsakaFW2014 Caio LucasKashima AntlersMF2015 Takuma AsanoSanfrecce HiroshimaFW2016 Yosuke IdeguchiGamba OsakaMF2017 Yūta NakayamaKashiwa ReysolDF2018 Hiroki AbeKashima AntlersMF2019 Ao TanakaKawasaki FrontaleMF2020 Ayumu SekoCerezo OsakaDF2021 Ryōtarō ArakiKashima AntlersMF2022 Mao HosoyaKashiwa ReysolFW2023 Shunsuke MitoAlbirex NiigataMF2024 Kōta TakaiKawasaki FrontaleDF2025 Ryūnosuke SatōFagiano OkayamaMF
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.
YearManagerClubRef1993 Yasutaro MatsukiVerdy Kawasaki1994 Yasutaro Matsuki (2)Verdy Kawasaki1995 Arsène WengerNagoya Grampus Eight1996 NicanorKashiwa Reysol1997 João CarlosKashima Antlers1998 Osvaldo ArdilesShimizu S-Pulse1999 Steve PerrymanShimizu S-Pulse2000 Akira NishinoKashiwa Reysol2001 Masakazu SuzukiJúbilo Iwata2002 Masakazu Suzuki (2)Júbilo Iwata2003 Takeshi OkadaYokohama F. Marinos2004 Takeshi Okada (2)Yokohama F. Marinos2005 Akira Nishino (2)Gamba Osaka2006 Guido BuchwaldUrawa Red Diamonds2007 Oswaldo de OliveiraKashima Antlers2008 Oswaldo de Oliveira (2)Kashima Antlers2009 Oswaldo de Oliveira (3)Kashima Antlers2010 Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus2011 Nelsinho BaptistaKashiwa Reysol2012 Hajime MoriyasuSanfrecce Hiroshima2013 Hajime Moriyasu (2)Sanfrecce Hiroshima2014 Kenta Hasegawa Gamba Osaka2015 Hajime Moriyasu (3)Sanfrecce Hiroshima2016 Masatada IshiiKashima Antlers2017 Yoon Jong-hwanCerezo Osaka2018 Mihailo PetrovićHokkaido Consadole Sapporo2019 Tomohiro KatanosakaOita Trinita2020 Tsuneyasu MiyamotoGamba Osaka2021 Ricardo RodríguezUrawa Red Diamonds2022 Michael SkibbeSanfrecce Hiroshima2023 Shigetoshi HasebeAvispa Fukuoka2024 Michael Skibbe (2)Sanfrecce Hiroshima2025 Ricardo Rodríguez (2) Kashiwa Reysol
Monthly Most Valuable Player (Monthly MVP)
Goal of the Year J1 League winners SeasonPlayerClubScored againstRoundDateRef 2013 Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka Kashima Antlers 3330 November 2013 2014 Daigo Nishi Kashima Antlers Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1819 July 2014 2015 Toshihiro Aoyama Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sagan Tosu 1727 June 2015 2016 Taishi Taguchi Nagoya Grampus Kashima Antlers 1321 May 2016 2017 Takahiro Sekine Urawa Red Diamonds Sanfrecce Hiroshima 178 July 2017 2018 Ryota Oshima Kawasaki Frontale Vissel Kobe 3020 October 2018 2019 David Villa Vissel Kobe Nagoya Grampus 1730 June 20192020 Mitsuki Saito Shonan Bellmare Vissel Kobe 2721 November 2020 2021 Yoichiro Kakitani Nagoya Grampus Cerezo Osaka 3727 November 2021 2022 Takumu Kawamura Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse 283 September 20222023 Ryoma WatanabeFC TokyoCerezo Osaka 815 April 20232024 Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3330 November 20242025 Léo CearáKashima AntlersKashiwa Reysol2425 July 2025
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 team1993not assignedLeague non-existingLeague non-existing1994199519961997Vissel Kobe1998not assigned1999not assigned20002001200220032004200520062007Gamba Osaka2008Shimizu S-Pulse, Gamba OsakaVegalta Sendai2009Júbilo Iwata, Montedio YamagataVegalta Sendai2010Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Montedio Yamagata, Yokohama F. Marinosnot assigned2011Gamba Osaka, Montedio YamagataFC Tokyo2012Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontalenot assigned2013Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vegalta SendaiGamba Osaka, Vissel Kobe, Matsumoto Yamaga, Fagiano Okayama2014Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vegalta Sendai, Urawa Red Diamonds, Yokohama F. Marinos, Albirex Niigata, Tokushima VortisMontedio Yamagata, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Shonan Bellmare, Matsumoto Yamaga, Júbilo Iwata, Kyoto Sanga, Fagiano Okayama, Giravanz KitakyushuFukushima United, Fujieda MYFC, Nagano Parceiro2015Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Montedio Yamagata, Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos, Ventforet Kofu, Matsumoto Yamaga, Gamba Osaka, Sagan TosuZweigen Kanazawa, Fagiano Okayama, Tokushima Vortis, Ehime FC, Giravanz KitakyushuGrulla Morioka, Blaublitz Akita, Nagano Parceiro2016Sanfrecce 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 MYFC2017Sanfrecce 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 FC2018Cerezo Osaka, Urawa Red Diamonds, Sanfrecce HiroshimaOita TrinitaBlaublitz Akita2019FC Tokyo, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Oita TrinitaFagiano OkayamaCerezo Osaka U-232020Oita Trinita, Kawasaki Frontale, Gamba OsakaGiravanz KitakyushuBlaublitz Akita2021Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Red Diamonds, Oita TrinitaMontedio YamagataGainare Tottori2022Urawa 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 Kitakyushu2025Vissel Kobe, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Albirex Niigata
Individual Fair Play Award
This award was established since 1996.