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.

J1 League winners

Award recipients
Year Footballer Club Nationality Ref.
1993 Kazuyoshi Miura Verdy Kawasaki  Japan [1]
1994 Pereira Verdy Kawasaki  Brazil [2]
1995 Dragan Stojković Nagoya Grampus Eight  Yugoslavia [3]
1996 Jorginho Kashima Antlers  Brazil [4]
1997 Dunga Júbilo Iwata  Brazil [5]
1998 Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata  Japan [6]
1999 Alex Shimizu S-Pulse  Japan [7]
2000 Shunsuke Nakamura Yokohama F. Marinos  Japan [8]
2001 Toshiya Fujita Júbilo Iwata  Japan [4]
2002 Naohiro Takahara Júbilo Iwata  Japan [9]
2003 Emerson Urawa Red Diamonds  Brazil [10]
2004 Yuji Nakazawa Yokohama F. Marinos  Japan [4]
2005 Araújo Gamba Osaka  Brazil [4]
2006 Marcus Tulio Tanaka Urawa Red Diamonds  Japan [11]
2007 Robson Ponte Urawa Red Diamonds  Brazil [12]
2008 Marquinhos Kashima Antlers  Brazil [13]
2009 Mitsuo Ogasawara Kashima Antlers  Japan [14]
2010 Seigo Narazaki Nagoya Grampus  Japan [15]
2011 Leandro Domingues Kashiwa Reysol  Brazil [16]
2012 Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima  Japan [17]
2013 Shunsuke Nakamura Yokohama F. Marinos  Japan [8]
2014 Yasuhito Endō Gamba Osaka  Japan [18]
2015 Toshihiro Aoyama Sanfrecce Hiroshima  Japan [19]
2016 Kengo Nakamura Kawasaki Frontale  Japan [4]
2017 Yū Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale  Japan [4]
2018 Akihiro Ienaga Kawasaki Frontale  Japan [4]
2019 Teruhito Nakagawa Yokohama F. Marinos  Japan [4]
2020 Michael Olunga Kashiwa Reysol  Kenya [20]
2021 Leandro Damião Kawasaki Frontale  Brazil [4]
2022 Tomoki Iwata Yokohama F. Marinos  Japan [4]
2023 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe  Japan [4]

Wins by club

# Club Winners
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 5
2 Júbilo Iwata 4
2 Kawasaki Frontale 4
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 3
4 Kashima Antlers 3
6 Tokyo Verdy 2
6 Nagoya Grampus 2
6 Gamba Osaka 2
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2
6 Kashiwa Reysol 2
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1
11 Vissel Kobe 1

J2 League winners

Award recipients
Year Footballer Club Nationality Ref.
2022 Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC  Japan [21]
2023 Erik FC Machida Zelvia  Brazil [22]

J3 League winners

Award recipients
Year Footballer Club Nationality Ref.
2022 Ryo Arita Iwaki FC  Japan [23]
2023 Riki Matsuda Ehime FC  Japan [24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Japan – J-League Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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  12. ^ "Club history". Urawa Red Diamonds Official Website. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Marquinhos named J.League Player of the Year". JFA. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Ogasawara, J.League players appointed as Japan bid ambassadors". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Record of the Team". Nagoya Grampus Official Website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  16. ^ "World SportsJapan League Leandro Domingues is J-League Player of Year". Haveeru. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Sanfrecce striker Sato named J.League MVP". japantimes. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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  20. ^ "Reysol's Michael Olunga named J. League MVP; Frontale packs Best XI with nine selections". The Japan Times. 22 December 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  21. ^ "最優秀選手賞（Ｊ２）は小川 航基選手（横浜ＦＣ）が初受賞！得点王（Ｊ２）とのＷ受賞に！！～優勝クラブのアルビレックス新潟からは6名がベストイレブン（Ｊ２）に選出～【Ｊ２リーグアウォーズ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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