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1995 J.League
3rd season of J1 League
3rd season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League |
| season | 1995 |
| winners | Yokohama Marinos |
| 1st J.League title | |
| 3rd Japanese title | |
| continentalcup1 | [Asian Club Championship](1996-97-asian-club-championship) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Yokohama Marinos |
| league topscorer | Masahiro Fukuda (32 goals) |
| matches | 364 |
| total goals | 1214 |
| highest attendance | 56,652 - Reds vs. Verdy (May 3) |
| lowest attendance | 7,012 - Sanfrecce vs. Grampus (April 12) |
| average attendance | 16,922 |
| prevseason | [1994](1994-j-league) |
| nextseason | [1996](1996-j-league) |
1st J.League title 3rd Japanese title
The J.League 1995 season was the third season of the J.League. The league fixture began on March 18 and ended in 25 November. The Suntory Championship '95 took place on November 30 and December 6.
Clubs
Fourteen clubs participated in J.League during 1995 season. Of these clubs, Kashiwa Reysol and Cerezo Osaka were newly promoted teams from Japan Football League.
| Club name | Hometown | Stadium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (majority games) | Capacity | Notes | Head coach | ||
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | Hiratsuka Stadium | 15,380 | Japan Mitsuru Komaeda | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Osaka | Nagai Stadium | 47,816 | Promoted | Brazil Paulo Emilio |
| Gamba Osaka | Osaka, Osaka | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | 21,000 | Germany Sigfried Held | |
| JEF United Ichihara | Chiba, Chiba | Ichihara Seaside Stadium | 14,051 | Japan Eijun Kiyokumo | |
| Júbilo Iwata | Iwata, Shizuoka | Júbilo Iwata Stadium | 15,165 | Netherlands Hans Ooft | |
| Kashima Antlers | Kashima, Ibaraki | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 37,638 | Brazil Edu Coimbra | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 15,349 | Promoted | Brazil Antoninho |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Nagoya, Aichi | Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium | 11,900 | France Arsène Wenger | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium | 13,800 | Netherlands Wim Jansen | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture | Nihondaira Sports Stadium | 20,248 | Japan Masakatsu Miyamoto | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Greater Tokyo Area | Urawa Komaba Stadium | 21,500 | Germany Holger Osieck | |
| Verdy Kawasaki | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 26,232 | Brazil Nelsinho Baptista | |
| Yokohama Flügels | Yokohama | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,454 | Brazil Antônio Silva | |
| Yokohama Marinos | Yokohama | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium | 15,454 | Japan Hiroshi Hayano |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | Brazil Betinho | Brazil Edson | Brazil **Émerson** | Brazil Júnior | Brazil Simão | Brazil *Almir* | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Brazil **Bernardo** | Brazil Gilmar | Brazil Marquinhos | Brazil Toninho Cecílio | Panama Jorge Dely Valdés | ||
| Gamba Osaka | Belarus Sergei Aleinikov | Croatia Vjekoslav Škrinjar | Netherlands Hans Gillhaus | Ukraine Akhrik Tsveiba | Ukraine Oleh Protasov | ||
| JEF United Ichihara | FR Yugoslavia Goran Vasilijević | FR Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar | New Zealand Wynton Rufer | Brazil Sandro | |||
| South Korea Shin Che-bon | |||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | Brazil **Dunga** | Italy Salvatore Schillaci | Netherlands André Paus | Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg | Netherlands Dido Havenaar | ||
| North Korea Kim Jong-song | |||||||
| Kashima Antlers | Brazil Carlos Mozer | Brazil Jorginho | Brazil Leonardo | Brazil **Mazinho** | Brazil *Santos* | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil **Bentinho** | Brazil Careca | Brazil Nelsinho | Brazil **Valdir** | Brazil **Wolnei Caio** | Brazil *Müller* | |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil Alexandre Torres | FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković | France Franck Durix | France Gérald Passi | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Czech Republic Ivan Hašek | Netherlands John van Loen | Netherlands Pieter Huistra | South Korea Noh Jung-yoon | Brazil Andrey | Norway *Tore Pedersen* | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Brazil Dias | Brazil Marcelo Miguel | Brazil Marco Aurélio | Brazil **Santos** | Italy **Daniele Massaro** | Brazil Ademir | Brazil *Ronaldão* |
| Brazil *Sidmar* | |||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil Toninho | Germany Guido Buchwald | Germany Michael Rummenigge | Germany Uwe Bein | Peru Edwin Uehara | ||
| South Korea Cho Kwi-jae | South Korea *Gwak Kyung-keun* | ||||||
| Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil Alcindo | Brazil Bismarck | Brazil Embu | Brazil Pereira | Bolivia Ko Ishikawa | ||
| Yokohama Flügels | Brazil César Sampaio | Brazil Evair | Brazil Rodrigo Batata | Brazil Zinho | |||
| Yokohama Marinos | Argentina David Bisconti | Argentina Gustavo Zapata | Argentina **Pedro Massacessi** | Argentina Ramón Medina Bello | Argentina *Ramón Díaz* |
Format
In the 1995 season, the league followed split-season format, and each halves (or stages) were known as Suntory Series and NICOS Series for sponsorship purposes. In each series, fourteen clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 26 games per club (per series). The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. The points system is introduced for the first time and a club received 3pts for any win, 1pts for PK loss, and 0pts for regulation or extra time loss. The clubs were ranked by points and tie breakers are, in the following order:
- Goal differential
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head results
- Extra match or a coin toss The club that finished at the top of the table is declared stage champion and qualifies for the Suntory Championship. The first stage winner, hosts the first leg in the championship series. If the same club win both stages, the runners-up of each stages plays against each other and the winners challenges the stage winner at the championship game.
;Changes in Competition Format
- Number of competing clubs increased from 12 to 14
- Number of games per club in a series increased from 22 to 26 games and from 44 to 52 games per season
- Points system were introduced
- Due to fixture congestion, Yamazaki Nabisco Cup was cancelled that year
Standings
Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings
Qualified to Suntory Championship '95
NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings
Qualified to Suntory Championship '95
1995 Suntory Championship
Yokohama Marinos won the series 2–0 on aggregate.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds | 32 |
| 2 | Italy Salvatore Schillaci | Júbilo Iwata | 31 |
| 3 | Argentina David Bisconti | Yokohama Marinos | 27 |
| 4 | Brazil Betinho | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 25 |
| 5 | Japan Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | 23 |
| Japan Koji Noguchi | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
| 7 | Argentina Ramón Medina Bello | Yokohama Marinos | 21 |
| New Zealand Wynton Rufer | JEF United Ichihara | ||
| 9 | Japan Nobuhiro Takeda | Verdy Kawasaki | 20 |
| Netherlands Hans Gillhaus | Gamba Osaka |
Honours
| Competition | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| **League competition** | |||
| J.League Suntory Series | Yokohama Marinos | Verdy Kawasaki | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| J.League NICOS Series | Verdy Kawasaki | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Yokohama Marinos |
| Suntory Championship | Yokohama Marinos | Verdy Kawasaki | n/a |
| **Cup tournaments** | |||
| Emperor's Cup | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | n/a |
| Nabisco Cup | Not held due to fixture congestion | ||
| XEROX Super Cup | Verdy Kawasaki | Bellmare Hiratsuka | n/a |
Awards
Individual awards
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| Rookie of the Year | Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | Yokohama Marinos |
| Manager of the Year | France Arsène Wenger | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| Top Scorer | Japan Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shinkichi Kikuchi | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| DF | Guido Buchwald | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| DF | Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos | |
| DF | Masaharu Suzuki | Yokohama Marinos | |
| DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | |
| MF | Bismarck | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| MF | Tetsuji Hashiratani | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| FW | Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| FW | Kazuyoshi Miura | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| FW | Hiroaki Morishima | Cerezo Osaka | |
| FW | Dragan Stojković | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
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