1995 J.League

The J.League 1995 season is the third season of the J.League Division 1. The league fixture began on March 18, 1995, and ended on November (date), 1995. The Suntory Championship '95 took place on November 30 and December 6, 1995.

J.League
Season1995
ChampionsYokohama Marinos
1st J. League title
Asian Club ChampionshipYokohama Marinos
Matches played364
Goals scored1,214 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorerMasahiro Fukuda (32 goals)
Highest attendance56,652 - Reds vs. Verdy (May 3)
Lowest attendance7,012 - Sanfrecce vs. Grampus (April 12)
Average attendance16,922
← 1994
1996 →
Geographic location of fourteen J.League clubs in 1995.

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 Grampus Yokohama Marinos
Suntory Championship Yokohama Marinos Verdy Kawaski n/a
Cup tournaments
Emperor's Cup Nogoya Grampus Eight Sanfrecce Hiroshima tba
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Nabisco Cup Not held due to fixture congestion
XEROX Super Cup Verdy Kawasaki Belmare Hiratsuka n/a

1995 J.League clubs

Following fourteen clubs participated in J.League during 1995 season. Of these clubs, Kashiwa Reysol, and Cerezo Osaka were newly promoted from Japan Football League (former).

1995 J.League 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 canceled that year

1995 J.League final standings

Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings
Pos Team Pld W PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yokohama Marinos 26 17 1 8 47 38 +9 52 1995 Suntory Series Champions Qualified to Suntory Championship '95
2 Verdy Kawasaki 26 16 1 9 46 36 +10 49
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 26 15 3 8 41 34 +7 48
4 Nagoya Grampus Eight 26 15 1 10 50 48 +2 46
5 Júbilo Iwata 26 15 0 11 48 40 +8 45
6 JEF United Ichihara 26 14 3 9 48 40 +8 45
7 Bellmare Hiratsuka 26 14 1 11 60 47 +13 43
8 Kashima Antlers 26 14 0 12 38 38 0 42
9 Cerezo Osaka 26 13 2 11 43 44 −1 41
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 26 13 0 13 38 33 +5 39
11 Gamba Osaka 26 10 1 15 49 54 −5 31
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 10 0 16 35 63 −28 30
13 Yokohama Flügels 26 9 1 16 42 54 −12 28
14 Kashiwa Reysol 26 7 1 18 30 46 −16 22
Source:
Rules for classification: Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts

NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings
Pos Team Pld W PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Verdy Kawasaki 26 19 2 5 60 26 +34 59 1995 NICOS Series Champions Qualified to Suntory Championship '95
2 Nagoya Grampus Eight 26 17 0 9 49 34 +15 51
3 Yokohama Marinos 26 15 1 10 39 37 +2 46
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 15 0 11 42 34 +8 45
5 Kashiwa Reysol 26 14 1 11 57 54 +3 43
6 Kashima Antlers 26 14 1 11 44 41 +3 43
7 JEF United Ichihara 26 14 1 11 49 51 −2 43
8 Urawa Red Diamonds 26 14 0 12 44 38 +6 42
9 Júbilo Iwata 26 13 1 12 40 37 +3 40
10 Cerezo Osaka 26 12 1 13 36 39 −3 37
11 Yokohama Flügels 26 11 1 14 36 57 −21 34
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 26 9 1 16 31 43 −12 28
13 Gamba Osaka 26 8 2 16 38 53 −15 26
14 Bellmare Hiratsuka 26 7 1 18 34 55 −21 22
Source:
Rules for classification: Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts

1995 Suntory Championship
Yokohama Marinos1–0Verdy Kawasaki
Bisconti  49'
Attendance: 47,631
Verdy Kawasaki0–1Yokohama Marinos
Ihara  29'
Attendance: 48,271
Referee: Shinichiro Obata

Yokohama Marinos won the series 2–0 on aggregate.

Golden Boot ranking
Golden Boot standings after Suntory Series (1st Stage)
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Salvatore Schillaci Júblio Iwata 24
2 Koji Noguchi Bellmare Hiratsuka 16
3 Masahiro Fukuda Urawa Red Diamonds 15
Betinho Bellmare Hiratsuka 15
Valdes Cerezo Osaka 15
6 Nobuhiro Takeda Verdy Kawasaki 13
Oleh Protasov Gamba Osaka 13
8 Uwe Bein Urawa Red Diamonds 11
David Bisconti Yokohama Marinos 11
Toninho Shimizu S-Pulse 11
Overall Golden Boot ranking
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Masahiro Fukuda Urawa Red Diamonds 32
2 Salvatore Schillaci Júblio Iwata 31
3 David Bisconti Yokohama Marinos 27
4 Betinho Bellmare Hiratsuka 25
5 Kazuyoshi Miura Verdy Kawasaki 23
Koji Noguchi Bellmare Hiratsuka 23
7 Wynton Rufer JEF United Ichihara 21
Ramón Medina Bello Yokohama Marinos 21
9 Nobuhiro Takeda Verdy Kawasaki 20
Hans Gillhaus Gamba Osaka 20

Awards

Individual Awards
AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable Player Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus Eight
Rookie of the Year Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYokohama Marinos
Manager of the Year Arsène WengerNagoya Grampus Eight
Top Scorer Masahiro FukudaUrawa Red Diamonds32 goals.

Best Eleven
PositionFootballerClubNationality
GKShinkichi KikuchiVerdy Kawasaki Japan
DFNaoki SomaKashima Antlers Japan
DFMasami IharaYokohama Marinos Japan
DFMasaharu SuzukiYokohama Marinos Japan
DFGuido BuchwaldUrawa Red Diamonds Germany
MFTetsuji HashirataniVerdy Kawasaki Japan
MFBismarckVerdy Kawasaki Brazil
FWMasahiro FukudaUrawa Red Diamonds Japan
FWKazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki Japan
FWDragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus Eight FR Yugoslavia
FWHiroaki MorishimaCerezo Osaka Japan
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