Japan - J-League Awards

Japanese J-League Annual Awards' winners

Footballer of the Year: 

1993 Kazuyoshi (Kazu) MIURA, Verdy Kawasaki
1994 Luis Carlos PEREIRA, Verdy Kawasaki
1995 Dragan STOJKOVIC, Nagoya Grampus
1996 JORGINHO (Jorge de Amorím Campos), Kashima Antlers
1997 DUNGA (Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri), Jubilo Iwata
1998 Masashi NAKAYAMA, Jubilo Iwata
1999 ALEX (Alessandro dos Santos), Shimizu S-Pulse
2000 Shunsuke NAKAMURA, Yokohama F-Marinos
2001 Toshiya FUJITA, Jubilo Iwata
2002 Naohiro TAKAHARA, Jubilo Iwata 
2003 EMERSON (Marcio EMERSON Passos), Urawa Red Diamonds
2004 Yuji NAKAZAWA, Yokohama F.Marinos
2005 ARAUJO (Clemerson De ARAUJO Soares), Gamba Osaka
2006 Tulio Marcus TANAKA, Urawa Red Diamonds

Scoring Champion: 

1993 Ramón Ángel DIAZ, Yokohama Marinos - 28 goals / 32 games
1994 Frank ORDENEWITZ, JEF United Ichihara - 30/40
1995 Masahiro FUKUDA, Urawa Red Diamonds - 32/50
1996 Kazuyoshi (Kazu) MIURA, Verdy Kawasaki - 23/27
1997 Patrick MBOMA, Gamba Osaka - 25/28
1998 Masashi NAKAYAMA, Jubilo Iwata - 36/27
1999 Sun-Hong HWANG, Cerezo Osaka - 24/25
2000 Masashi NAKAYAMA, Jubilo Iwata - 20/29
2001 WILL (Robson Emilio Andrade), Consadole Sapporo - 24/26
2002 Naohiro TAKAHARA, Jubilo Iwata - 26/27
2003 UESLEI Raimundo Pereira Da Silva, Nagoya Grampus - 22/27
2004 Marcio EMERSON Passos, Urawa Red Diamonds - 27 (PK:2)/26
2005 Clemerson De ARAUJO Soares, Gamba Osaka - 33/33
2006 WASHINGTON Stecanela Cerqueira, Urawa Red Diamonds - 26 (PK:4)/26;
     MAGNO ALVES De Araujo, Gamba Osaka - 26/31

Rookie of the Year: 

1993 Masaaki Sawanobori, Shimizu S-Pulse
1994 Kazuaki Tasaka, Bellmare Hiratsuka
1995 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Yokohama Marinos
1996 Toshihide Saito, Shimizu S-Pulse
1997 Atsushi Yanagisawa, Kashima Antlers
1998 Shinji Ono, Urawa Red Diamonds
1999 Yuji Nakazawa, Verdy Kawasaki
2000 Kazuyuki Morisaki, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2001 Koji Yamase, Consadole Sapporo
2002 Keisuke Tsuboi, Urawa Red Diamonds
2003 Daisuke Nasu, Yokohama F. Marinos
2004 Takayuki Morimoto, Tokyo Verdy 1969
2005 Robert Cullen, Jubilo Iwata - 13 goals / 31 games
2006 Jungo FUJIMOTO, Shimizu S-Pulse

Coach of the Year: 

1993 Yasutaro MATSUKI, Verdy Kawasaki
1994 Yasutaro MATSUKI, Verdy Kawasaki
1995 Arsčne WENGER, Nagoya Grampus Eight
1996 NICANOR Carvalho, Kashiwa Reysol
1997 JOAO CARLOS, Kashima Antlers
1998 Oswaldo César ARDILES, Shimizu S-Pulse
1999 Stephen John PERRYMAN, Shimizu S-Pulse
2000 Akira NISHINO, Kashiwa Reysol
2001 Masakazu SUZUKI, Jubilo Iwata
2002 Masakazu SUZUKI, Jubilo Iwata
2003 Takeshi OKADA, Yokohama F.Marinos
2004 Takeshi OKADA, Yokohama F.Marinos
2005 Akira NISHINO, Gamba Osaka
2006 Guido BUCHWALD, Urawa Red Diamonds

Fair Play Award: 

* Prince Takamado Awards (as team award)
1997 Vissel Kobe
     (only one team has been prized till now)

* Fair Play Special Award
1993 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1994 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

* Personal Award
1996 Masayuki OKANO, Urawa Red Diamonds
1997 Akihiro NAGASHIMA, Vissel Kobe
1998 Naoki SOMA, Kashima Antlers
1999   none
2000 Atsushi YONEYAMA, Verdy Kawasaki
2001 Yuta MINAMI, Kashiwa Reysol
2002 Keisuke TSUBOI, Urawa Red Diamonds
2003 Yuichi NEMOTO, Vegalta Sendai
2004 Yoshinari TAKAGI, Tokyo Verdy 1969
     Takashi SHIMODA, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2005 Teruyuki MONIWA, FC Tokyo
     Masashi OGURO, Gamba Osaka
2006 Satoshi YAMAGISHI, JEF United Ichihara Chiba
     Yuichi NEMOTO, Oita Trinita

Best XI: 


1993
GK Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Yokohama Marinos
DF Masami Ihara, Yokohama Marinos
DF Takumi Horiike, Shimizu S-Pulse
DF Luis Carlos Pereira, Verdy Kawasaki
DF Tetsuji Hashiratani, Verdy Kawasaki
DF Shunzo Ohno, Kashima Antlers
MF Carlos Alberto Souza dos Santos, Kashima Antlers
MF Ruy Ramos, Verdy Kawasaki
MF Yasuto Honda, Kashima Antlers
FW Kazu Miura, Verdy Kawasaki
FW Ramon Angel Diaz, Yokohama Marinos

1994
GK Shinkichi Kikuchi, Verdy Kawasaki
DF Masami Ihara, Yokohama Marinos
DF Yoshihiro Natsuka, Bellmare Hiratsuka
DF Luis Carlos Pereira, Verdy Kawasaki
MF Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, Verdy Kawasaki
MF Tetsuji Hashiratani, Verdy Kawasaki
MF Bismarck Barreto Faria, Verdy Kawasaki
MF Betinho (Gilberto Carlos Nascimento), Bellmare Hiratsuka
MF Ruy Ramos, Verdy Kawasaki
FW Takuya Takagi, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
FW Nobuhiro Takeda, Verdy Kawasaki

1995
GK Shinkichi Kikuchi, Verdy Kawasaki
DF Masami Ihara, Yokohama Marinos
DF Masaharu Suzuki, Yokohama Marinos
DF Naoki Soma, Kashima Antlers
DF Guido Buchwald, Urawa Red Diamonds
MF Tetsuji Hashiratani, Verdy Kawasaki
MF Bismarck Barreto Faria, Verdy Kawasaki
FW Dragan Stojkovic, Nagoya Grampus
FW Masahiro Fukuda, Urawa Red Diamonds
FW Kazu Miura, Verdy Kawasaki
FW Hiroaki Morishima, Cerezo Osaka

1996
GK Seigo Narazaki, Yokohama Flugels
DF Masami Ihara, Yokohama Marinos
DF Naoki Soma, Kashima Antlers
DF Guido Buchwald, Urawa Red Diamonds
MF Jorginho (Jorge de Amorim Campos), Kashima Antlers
MF Hiroshi Nanami, Jubilo Iwata
MF Masakiyo Maezono, Yokohama Flugels
MF Motohiro Yamaguchi, Yokohama Flugels
MF Masayuki Okano, Urawa Red Diamonds
FW Dragan Stojkovic, Nagoya Grampus
FW Kazu Miura, Verdy Kawasaki

1997
GK Tomoaki Ohgami, Jubilo Iwata
DF Yutaka Akita, Kashima Antlers
DF Masami Ihara, Yokohama Marinos
DF Naoki Soma, Kashima Antlers
MF Dunga (Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri), Jubilo Iwata
MF Hidetoshi Nakata, Bellmare Hiratsuka
MF Hiroshi Nanami, Jubilo Iwata
MF Bismarck Barreto Faria, Kashima Antlers
MF Motohiro Yamaguchi, Yokohama Flugels
FW Patrick Mboma, Gamba Osaka
FW Masashi Nakayama, Jubilo Iwata

1998
GK Seigo Narazaki, Yokohama Flugels
DF Yutaka Akita, Kashima Antlers
DF Naoki Soma, Kashima Antlers
DF Makoto Tanaka, Jubilo Iwata
MF Shinji Ono, Urawa Red Diamonds
MF Daisuke Oku, Jubilo Iwata
MF Dunga (Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri), Jubilo Iwata
MF Hiroshi Nanami, Jubilo Iwata
MF Toshiya Fujita, Jubilo Iwata
FW Atsushi Yanagisawa, Kashima Antlers
FW Masashi Nakayama, Jubilo Iwata

1999
GK Masanori Sanada, Shimizu S-Pulse
DF Yuji Nakazawa, Verdy Kawasaki
DF Ryuzo Morioka, Shimizu S-Pulse
DF Toshihide Saito, Shimizu S-Pulse
MF Shunsuke Nakamura, Yokohama F-Marinos
MF Masaaki Sawanobori, Shimizu S-Pulse
MF Teruyoshi Ito, Shimizu S-Pulse
MF Alex (Alessandro dos Santos), Shimizu S-Pulse
MF Takashi Hukunishi, Jubilo Iwata
FW Dragan Stojkovic, Nagoya Grampus
FW Sun-Hong Hwang, Cerezo Osaka

2000
GK Daijiro Takakuwa, Kashima Antlers
DF Yutaka Akita, Kashima Antlers
DF Myung-Bo Hong, Kashiwa Reysol
DF Naoki Matsuda, Yokohama F-Marinos
MF Tomokazu Myojin, Kashiwa Reysol
MF Shunsuke Nakamura, Yokohama F-Marinos
MF Junichi Inamoto, Gamba Osaka
MF Hiroaki Morishima, Cerezo Osaka
FW Tuto (Livonir Ruschel), F.C.Tokyo
FW Masashi Nakayama, Jubilo Iwata
FW Akinori Nishizawa, Cerezo Osaka

2001
GK Arno van Zwam, Iwata
DF Yutaka Akita, Kashima
DF Akira Narahashi, Kashima
DF Go Oiwa, Iwata
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kashima
MF Koji Nakata, Kashima
MF Toshihiro Hattori, Iwata
MF Takashi Fukunishi, Iwata
MF Toshiya Fujita, Iwata
FW Will, Sapporo
FW Atsushi Yanagisawa, Kashima

2002
GK Hitoshi Sogahata, Kashima Antlers
DF Naoki Matsuda, Yokohama Marinos
DF Hideto Suzuki, Jubilo
DF Makoto Tanaka, Jubilo
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kashima
MF Takashi Fukunishi, Jubilo
MF Hiroshi Nanami, Jubilo
MF Tomoya Fujita, Jubilo
MF Emerson, Urawa
FW Masashi Nakayama, Jubilo
FW Naohiro Takahara, Jubilo

2003
GK Seigo Narazaki, Nagoya Grampus
DF Naoki Matsuda, Yokohama Marinos
DF Keisuke Tsuboi, Urawa Reds
DF Dutra, Yokohama Marinos
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kashima Antlers
MF Takashi Fukunishi, Jubilo Iwata
MF Daisuke Oku, Yokohama Marinos
MF Tomoya Fujita, Jubilo Iwata
FW Emerson, Urawa Reds
FW Tatsuhiko Kubo, Yokohama Marinos
FW Ueslei, Nagoya Grampus

2004
GK Yoichi Doi, FC Tokyo
DF Marcus Turio Tanaka, Urawa Red Diamonds
DF Dutra (Antonio Monteiro Dutra, BRA), Yokohama F.Marinos
DF Yuji Nakazawa, Yokohama F.Marinos
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kashima Antlers
MF Makoto Hasebe, Urawa Red Diamonds
MF Daisuke Oku, Yokohama F.Marinos
MF Yasuhito Endo, Gamba Osaka
FW Emerson (Marcio Emerson Passos, BRA), Urawa Red Diamonds
FW Marques (Marques Batista De Abreu, BRA), Nagoya Grampus Eight
FW Masashi Oguro, Gamba Osaka

2005
GK: Munehiro Yoshida, Cerezo Osaka
DF: Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Urawa Reds
    Ilian Stoyanov, JEF United Ichihara Chiba
    Yuji Nakazawa, Yokohama F.Marinos
MF: Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kashima Antlers
    Yuki Abe, JEF United Ichihara Chiba
    Yasuhito Endo, Gamba Osaka
    Eldis Fernando Damasio (Fernandinho), Gamba Osaka
    Tatsuya Furuhashi, Cerezo Osaka
FW: Araujo (Clemerson De Araujo Soares), Gamba Osaka
    Hisato Sato, Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2006
GK: Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI, Jubilo Iwata
DF: Tulio Marcus TANAKA
    Akira KAJI
    Satoshi YAMAGUCHI
MF: Keita SUZUKI
    Yuki ABE
    Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI
    Kengo NAKAMURA
    Yasuhito ENDO
FW: WASHINGTON Stecanela Cerqueira, Urawa Red Diamonds
    MAGNO ALVES De Araujo, Gamba Osaka


Special Awards 2005: 

Referee of the Year:
Kazuhiko Matsumura (international referee)

Assistant Referee ot fhe Year:
Masatoshi Shibata (international assistant referee)

J.League Best Pitch Award:
Saitama Stadium 2002
 
Join Award (Chairman Special Award):
Nationwide Football Supporters for helping charity activity of 
"Save! Ayaka" campaign
(N.B. Ayaka Kandatsu is a baby girl, and she had to undergo
      an organ transplantation in the USA in order to survive;
      her father is a Kashima supporter.)

Distinguished Service Player Award:
Bismarck Barreto Faria,
 (former Verdy Kawasaki, Kashima Antlers, Vissel Kobe)

Distinguished Service Award:
Leslie Mottram (JFA chief instructor of officials) 

Coaches Special Award:
Ivica Osim, JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Shinji Kobayashi, Cerezo Osaka

Special Awards 2006: 

Referee of the Year:
Toru KAMIKAWA (international referee)

Assistant Referee ot fhe Year:
Sadakazu HIROSHIMA (international assistant referee)

J.League Best Pitch Award:
Hiratsuka Stadium
 
Distinguished Service Player Award:
Nobuyuki KOJMA (retired in Thespa Kusatsu)
Naoki SOMA (retired in Kawasaki Frontale)
Masaaki SAWANOBORI (retired in Shimizu S-Pulse)


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Prepared and maintained by Emmanuel Castro Serna and Masanori "Komabano" Nakanishi for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Emmanuel Castro Serna (futebolstars@hotmail.com) and Masanori "Komabano" Nakanishi (HQM07536@nifty.ne.jp)
Last updated: 9 Jan 2007

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