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J.League Best XI 
Summary
The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League.
J1 League (1993–present) edit
Multiple appearances edit
| N° | Player | Clubs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Yasuhito Endō | Gamba Osaka | 2003–2012, 2014–2015 |
| 9 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | Urawa Red Diamonds, Nagoya Grampus | 2004–2012 |
| 8 | Kengo Nakamura | Kawasaki Frontale | 2006–2010, 2016–2018 |
| 6 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | Kashima Antlers | 2001–2005, 2009 |
| Seigo Narazaki | Yokohama Flügels, Nagoya Grampus | 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010–2011 | |
| Yuji Nakazawa | Tokyo Verdy, Yokohama F. Marinos | 1999, 2003–2005, 2008, 2013 | |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds | 2012–2016, 2023 | |
| 5 | Masami Ihara | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1993–1997 |
| Masato Morishige | FC Tokyo | 2013–2016, 2019 | |
| 4 | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | 1997–1998, 2000–2001 |
| Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | 1995–1998 | |
| Hiroshi Nanami | Júbilo Iwata | 1996–1998, 2002 | |
| Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | 1997–1998, 2000, 2002 | |
| Takashi Fukunishi | Júbilo Iwata | 1999, 2001–2003 | |
| Yuki Abe | JEF United Chiba, Urawa Red Diamonds | 2005-2007, 2016 | |
| Akihiro Ienaga | Kawasaki Frontale | 2018, 2020-2022 | |
| Shogo Taniguchi | Kawasaki Frontale | 2018, 2020-2022 |
Appearances by club edit
| Team | GK | DF | MF | FW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consadole Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 5 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| JEF United Chiba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| FC Tokyo | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 46 |
| Yokohama (F.) Marinos | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Albirex Niigata | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| Kyoto Sanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gamba Osaka | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 28 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Vissel Kobe | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Sagan Tosu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yokohama Flügels | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Appearances by country edit
| N° | Country |
|---|---|
| 267 |  Japan
|
| 50 |  Brazil
|
| 5 |  South Korea
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| 3 |  Australia
|
 Yugoslavia
| |
| 2 |  Spain
|
 Germany
| |
| 1 |  Argentina
|
 Bulgaria
| |
 Cameroon
| |
 Colombia
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 Kenya
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 Netherlands
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 Thailand
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 Norway
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 Denmark
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- Only on two occasions there has been a full-Japanese Best XI (2009 and 2013).
J2 League (2022–present) edit
| Season | Goalkeeper (GK) | Defenders (DF) | Midfielders (MF) | Forwards (FW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryosuke Kojima (Albirex Niigata)
|
Yuto Horigome (Albirex Niigata) Jordy Buijs (Fagiano Okayama) Michael Fitzgerald (Albirex Niigata)
|
So Kawahara (Roasso Kumamoto) Yoshiaki Takagi (Albirex Niigata) Takahiro Ko (Albirex Niigata) Ryotaro Ito (Albirex Niigata) Tatsuya Hasegawa (Yokohama FC)
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Toshiki Takahashi (Roasso Kumamoto) Koki Ogawa (Yokohama FC)
|
[12] | |
| Shūichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse)
|
[13] |
J3 League (2022–present) edit
| Season | Goalkeeper (GK) | Defenders (DF) | Midfielders (MF) | Forwards (FW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Uchiyama (Fujieda MYFC)
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Rei Ieizumi (Iwaki FC) Makoto Rindo (Kataller Toyama) Tomoya Ando (FC Imabari) Kenta Hirose (Kagoshima United)
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Riku Saga (Iwaki FC) Masaru Hidaka (Iwaki FC) Yuto Yamashita (Iwaki FC) Akiyuki Yokoyama (Fujieda MYFC)
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Koki Arita (Kagoshima United) Ryo Arita (Iwaki FC)
|
[14] | |
| Shugo Tsuji (Ehime FC)
|
|
|
[15] |
J.League 20th Anniversary Team edit
| Goalkeeper (GK) | Defenders (DF) | Midfielders (MF) | Forwards (FW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
|
Naoki Matsuda Yuji Nakazawa Masami Ihara
|
Yasuhito Endō Hidetoshi Nakata Shunsuke Nakamura Hiroshi Nanami
|
Kazuyoshi Miura Masashi Nakayama Dragan Stojković
|
[16] |
J.League 30th Anniversary Team edit
| Goalkeeper (GK) | Defenders (DF) | Midfielders (MF) | Forwards (FW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
|
Naoki Matsuda Yuji Nakazawa Masami Ihara Marcus Tulio Tanaka Atsuto Uchida
|
Yasuhito Endō Shinji Ono Shunsuke Nakamura Kengo Nakamura
|
Kazuyoshi Miura
|
[17] |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Reysol's Michael Olunga named J. League MVP; Frontale packs Best XI with nine selections". japantimes.co.jp.
- ^ "Reysol's Michael Olunga named J. League MVP; Frontale packs Best XI with nine selections". japantimes.co.jp.
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- ^ "Vissel, Urawa lead J1 Best Eleven with four selections apiece | News". J.LEAGUE. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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- ^ "最優秀選手賞（MVP）は有田 稜選手が受賞！得点王とのＷ受賞に！！～優勝クラブのいわきＦＣからは5名がベストイレブン（Ｊ３）に選出～【Ｊ３リーグアウォーズ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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- ^ "Japanese football celebrates J. League's 20th anniversary". JFA. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ "BEST ELEVEN ベストイレブン". J.League. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ULTRAZONE Website : All-Time Award Winners (in Japanese)