Season Top scorer Team goals
2023 Japan Yuya Ōsako Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe 22
Brazil Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 22
2022 Brazil Thiago Santana Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 14
2021 Japan Daizen Maeda Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 23
Brazil Leandro Damião Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 23
2020 Kenya Michael Olunga Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol 28
2019 Brazil Marcos Júnior Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 15
2018 Brazil Jô Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Grampus 24
2017 Japan Kenyu Sugimoto Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 22
2016 Nigeria Peter Utaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19
Brazil Leandro Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe 19
2015 2. Phase Brazil Douglas 15
2015 1. Phase Japan Takashi Usami 13
2014 Japan Yoshito Okubo Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 18
2013 Japan Yoshito Okubo Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 26
2012 Japan Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22
2011 Australia Joshua Kennedy Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Grampus 20
2010 Japan Ryoichi Maeda Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 17
Australia Joshua Kennedy Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Grampus 17
2009 Japan Ryoichi Maeda Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 20
2008 Brazil Marquinhos Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers 21
2007 Brazil Juninho Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 22
2006 Brazil Washington Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds 26
Brazil Magno Alves Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 26
2005 Brazil Araújo Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 33
2004 Qatar Emerson Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds 27
2003 Brazil Ueslei Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Grampus 22
2002 Japan Naohiro Takahara Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 26
2001 Brazil Will Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 24
2000 Japan Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 20
1999 South Korea Sun-Hong Hwang Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 24
1998 Japan Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 36
1997 Cameroon Patrick M'Boma Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka 25
1996 Japan Kazuyoshi Miura Tokyo Verdy Tokyo Verdy 23
1995 Japan Masahiro Fukuda Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds 32
1994 Germany Frank Ordenewitz JEF United Chiba JEF United Chiba 30
1993 Argentina Ramón Díaz Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos 28
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