List of J.League awards
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.
Awards
Updated to December 15th, 2019.Most Valuable Player (MVP)
The J.League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.| Year | Footballer | Club | Nationality | Ref |
| 1993 | Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan | |
| 1994 | Pereira | Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil | |
| 1995 | Dragan Stojković | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| 1996 | Jorginho | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | |
| 1997 | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | Brazil | |
| 1998 | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | |
| 1999 | Alessandro Santos | Shimizu S-Pulse | Japan | |
| 2000 | Shunsuke Nakamura | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | |
| 2001 | Toshiya Fujita | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | |
| 2002 | Naohiro Takahara | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | |
| 2003 | Emerson | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil | |
| 2004 | Yuji Nakazawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | |
| 2005 | Araújo | Gamba Osaka | Brazil | |
| 2006 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | |
| 2007 | Robson Ponte | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil | |
| 2008 | Marquinhos | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | |
| 2009 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | Kashima Antlers | Japan | |
| 2010 | Seigo Narazaki | Nagoya Grampus | Japan | |
| 2011 | Leandro Domingues | Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil | |
| 2012 | Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan | |
| 2013 | Shunsuke Nakamura | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | |
| 2014 | Yasuhito Endō | Gamba Osaka | Japan | |
| 2015 | Toshihiro Aoyama | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan | |
| 2016 | Kengo Nakamura | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | |
| 2017 | Yū Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 2018 | Akihiro Ienaga | Kawasaki Frontale | - | |
| 2019 | Teruhito Nakagawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | - |
Best XI
For more information about this voice, read J.League Best XI.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.
| Year | Player | Goals | Club | Nationality | Ref |
| 1993 | Ramón Díaz | Yokohama Marinos | |||
| 1994 | Frank Ordenewitz | JEF United Ichihara | Germany | ||
| 1995 | Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | ||
| 1996 | Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan | ||
| 1997 | Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka | |||
| 1998 | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | ||
| 1999 | Hwang Sun-Hong | Cerezo Osaka | |||
| 2000 | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | ||
| 2001 | Will | Consadole Sapporo | Brazil | ||
| 2002 | Naohiro Takahara | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | ||
| 2003 | Ueslei | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil | ||
| 2004 | Emerson | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil | ||
| 2005 | Araújo | Gamba Osaka | Brazil | ||
| 2006 | Washington | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil | ||
| 2006 | Magno Alves | Gamba Osaka | Brazil | ||
| 2007 | Juninho | Kawasaki Frontale | Brazil | ||
| 2008 | Marquinhos | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | ||
| 2009 | Ryoichi Maeda | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | ||
| 2010 | Ryoichi Maeda | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | ||
| 2010 | Joshua Kennedy | Nagoya Grampus | Australia | ||
| 2011 | Joshua Kennedy | Nagoya Grampus | Australia | ||
| 2012 | Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan | ||
| 2013 | Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | ||
| 2014 | Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | ||
| 2015 | Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | ||
| 2016 | Peter Utaka | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||
| 2016 | Leandro | Vissel Kobe | Brazil | ||
| 2017 | Yū Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | |||
| 2018 | Jô | Nagoya Grampus | |||
| 2019 | Teruhito Nakagawa | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||
| 2019 | Marcos Júnior | Yokohama F. Marinos |
Rookie of the year
The J.League Rookie of the Year 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 ;
- 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.
Players names shown in bold were also named in the best eleven for that season.
| Year | Footballer | Club | Position | Nationality | Ref |
| 1993 | Masaaki Sawanobori | Shimizu S-Pulse | MF | Japan | |
| 1994 | Kazuaki Tasaka | Bellmare Hiratsuka | MF | Japan | |
| 1995 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | Yokohama Marinos | GK | Japan | |
| 1996 | Toshihide Saito | Shimizu S-Pulse | DF | Japan | |
| 1997 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers | FW | Japan | |
| 1998 | Shinji Ono | Urawa Red Diamonds | MF | Japan | |
| 1999 | Yuji Nakazawa | Verdy Kawasaki | DF | Japan | |
| 2000 | Kazuyuki Morisaki | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | DF | Japan | |
| 2001 | Koji Yamase | Consadole Sapporo | MF | Japan | |
| 2002 | Keisuke Tsuboi | Urawa Red Diamonds | DF | Japan | |
| 2003 | Daisuke Nasu | Yokohama F. Marinos | DF | Japan | |
| 2004 | Takayuki Morimoto | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | FW | Japan | |
| 2005 | Robert Cullen | Júbilo Iwata | FW | Japan | |
| 2006 | Jungo Fujimoto | Shimizu S-Pulse | MF | Japan | |
| 2007 | Takanori Sugeno | Yokohama FC | GK | Japan | |
| 2008 | Yoshizumi Ogawa | Nagoya Grampus | MF | Japan | |
| 2009 | Kazuma Watanabe | Yokohama F. Marinos | FW | Japan | |
| 2010 | Takashi Usami | Gamba Osaka | MF | Japan | |
| 2011 | Hiroki Sakai | Kashiwa Reysol | DF | Japan | |
| 2012 | Gaku Shibasaki | Kashima Antlers | MF | Japan | |
| 2013 | Takumi Minamino | Cerezo Osaka | FW | Japan | |
| 2014 | Caio | Kashima Antlers | MF | Brazil | |
| 2015 | Takuma Asano | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | FW | Japan | |
| 2016 | Yosuke Ideguchi | Gamba Osaka | MF | Japan | |
| 2017 | Yuta Nakayama | Kashiwa Reysol | DF | Japan | |
| 2018 | Hiroki Abe | Kashima Antlers | MF | Japan | |
| 2019 | Ao Tanaka | Kawasaki Frontale | MF | Japan |
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. The list below reflects the award for J1 League Manager of the Year award only.| Year | Manager | Club | Nationality | Ref |
| 1993 | Yasutaro Matsuki | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan | |
| 1994 | Yasutaro Matsuki | Verdy Kawasaki | Japan | |
| 1995 | Arsène Wenger | Nagoya Grampus Eight | France | |
| 1996 | Nicanor | Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil | |
| 1997 | João Carlos | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | |
| 1998 | Osvaldo Ardiles | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 1999 | Steve Perryman | Shimizu S-Pulse | England | |
| 2000 | Akira Nishino | Kashiwa Reysol | Japan | |
| 2001 | Masakazu Suzuki | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | |
| 2002 | Masakazu Suzuki | Júbilo Iwata | Japan | |
| 2003 | Takeshi Okada | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | |
| 2004 | Takeshi Okada | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | |
| 2005 | Akira Nishino | Gamba Osaka | Japan | |
| 2006 | Guido Buchwald | Urawa Red Diamonds | Germany | |
| 2007 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | |
| 2008 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | |
| 2009 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | Kashima Antlers | Brazil | |
| 2010 | Dragan Stojković | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| 2011 | Nelsinho Baptista | Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil | |
| 2012 | Hajime Moriyasu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan | |
| 2013 | Hajime Moriyasu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan | |
| 2014 | Kenta Hasegawa | Gamba Osaka | Japan | |
| 2015 | Hajime Moriyasu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan | |
| 2016 | Masatada Ishii | Kashima Antlers | Japan | |
| 2017 | Yoon Jong-hwan | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| 2018 | Mihailo Petrović | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | ||
| 2019 | Tomohiro Katanosaka | Oita Trinita |
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.
| Year | J1-winning team | J2-winning team | J3-winning team |
| 1993 | not assigned | League non-existing | League non-existing |
| 1994 | not assigned | League non-existing | League non-existing |
| 1995 | not assigned | League non-existing | League non-existing |
| 1996 | not assigned | League non-existing | League non-existing |
| 1997 | Vissel Kobe | League non-existing | League non-existing |
| 1998 | not assigned | League non-existing | League non-existing |
| 1999 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2000 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2001 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2002 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2003 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2004 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2005 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2006 | not assigned | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2007 | Gamba Osaka | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse, Gamba Osaka | Vegalta Sendai | League non-existing |
| 2009 | Júbilo Iwata, Montedio Yamagata | Vegalta Sendai | League non-existing |
| 2010 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Montedio Yamagata, Yokohama F. Marinos | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2011 | Gamba Osaka, Montedio Yamagata | FC Tokyo | League non-existing |
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale | not assigned | League non-existing |
| 2013 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vegalta Sendai | Gamba Osaka, Vissel Kobe, Matsumoto Yamaga, Fagiano Okayama | League non-existing |
| 2014 | Sanfrecce 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 |
| 2015 | Sanfrecce 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 Kitakyushu | Grulla Morioka, Blaublitz Akita, Nagano Parceiro |
| 2016 | Urawa Red Diamonds, Sagan Tosu, Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale | Shimizu S-Pulse, Giravanz Kitakyushu, Tokushima Vortis, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Fagiano Okayama | Grulla Morioka, YSCC Yokohama, Oita Trinita, Fujieda MYFC |
| 2017 | Vegalta Sendai, Cerezo Osaka, FC Tokyo, Sagan Tosu, Kawasaki Frontale, Gamba Osaka, Júbilo Iwata | Oita Trinita, Matsumoto Yamaga FC, Ehime FC, Tokyo Verdy, Fagiano Okayama, Montedio Yamagata, Zweigen Kanazawa | Blaublitz Akita, Azul Claro Numazu, YSCC Yokohama, Cerezo Osaka U-23, Grulla Morioka, Nagano Parceiro, Fukushima United FC |