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 |
| 2012 | Hajime Moriyasu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Japan |
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