J. League Manager of the Year

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. The award does not necessarily go to the manager of the champions, although for the last seven years that has been the case.

Year Manager Club Nationality
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  Argentina
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  Serbia
2011 Nelsinho Baptista Kashiwa Reysol  Brazil

Wins By Club

# Club Winners
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2 Kashiwa Reysol 3
3 Júbilo Iwata 2
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2
3 Tokyo Verdy 2
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 2
3 Nagoya Grampus 2
8 Gamba Osaka 1
8 Urawa Red Diamonds 1