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.

Honours

Competition	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Place
League Competition
J. League J. League The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...  Suntory Series	Yokohama Marinos	Verdy Kawasaki	Urawa Red Diamonds
J. League J. League The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...  NICOS Series	Verdy Kawasaki	Grampus	Yokohama Marinos
Suntory Championship	Yokohama Marinos	Verdy Kawaski	n/a
Cup Tournaments
Emperor's Cup Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...	Nogoya Grampus Eight	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	tba tba
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)

Japan Football League (former)

The former was an association football league that existed from 1992 to 1998. Also known as the JFL, it was the 2nd tier of the Japanese football hierarchy following J...

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• Kashima Antlers
  Kashima Antlers
  are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
  
  
• Urawa Red Diamonds
  Urawa Red Diamonds
  are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
  
  
• JEF United Ichihara
  JEF United Ichihara Chiba
  is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
  
  
• Kashiwa Reysol
  Kashiwa Reysol
  is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...
  
  
• Verdy Kawasaki
• Yokohama Marinos
  Yokohama F. Marinos
  is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
  
  
• Yokohama Flügels
  Yokohama Flügels
  was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
  
  
• Ballmare Hiratsuka
  Shonan Bellmare
  are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
  
  
• Shimizu S-Pulse
  Shimizu S-Pulse
  is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
  
  
• Júbilo Iwata
  Júbilo Iwata
  is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
  
  
• Nagoya Grampus Eight
  Nagoya Grampus
  are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
  
  
• Gamba Osaka
  Gamba Osaka
  is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...
  
  
• Cerezo Osaka
  Cerezo Osaka
  is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
  
  
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'...
  
  

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

Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings

os	lub Name	ld.	in	oss		ts	F	A	D	ote
				90, E.T.	P.K.
1.	Yokohama Marinos	26	17	8	1	52	47	38	9	1995 Suntory Series Champions Qualified to Suntory Championship '95
2	Verdy Kawasaki	26	16	9	1	49	46	36	10
3.	Urawa Red Diamonds	26	15	8	3	48	41	34	7
4.	Nagoya Grampus Eight	26	15	10	1	46	50	48	2
5.	Júubilo Iwata	26	15	11	0	45	48	40	8
6.	JEF United Ichihara	26	14	9	3	45	48	40	8
7.	Bellmare Hiratsuka	26	14	11	1	43	60	47	13
8.	Kashima Antlers	26	14	12	0	42	38	38	0
9.	Cerezo Osaka	26	13	11	2	41	43	44	-1
10.	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	13	13	0	39	38	33	5
11.	Gamba Osaka	26	10	15	1	31	49	54	-5
12.	Shimizu S-Pulse	26	10	16	0	30	35	63	-28
13.	Yokohama Flügels	26	9	16	1	28	42	54	-12
14.	Kashiwa Reysol	26	7	18	1	22	30	46	-16

† Points system: Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts

NICOS Series (2nd Stage) standings

os	lub Name	ld.	in	oss		ts	F	A	D	ote
				90, E.T.	P.K.
1.	Verdy Kawasaki	26	19	5	2	59	60	26	34	1995 NICOS Series Champions Qualified to Suntory Championship '95
2.	Nagoya Grampus Eight	26	17	9	0	51	49	34	15
3.	Yokohama Marinos	26	15	10	1	46	39	37	2
4.	Shimizu S-Pulse	26	15	11	0	45	42	34	8
5.	Kashiwa Reysol	26	14	11	1	43	57	54	3
6.	Kashima Antlers	26	14	11	1	43	44	41	3
7.	JEF United Ichihara	26	14	11	1	43	49	51	-2
8.	Urawa Red Diamonds	26	14	12	0	42	44	38	6
9.	Júbilo Iwata	26	13	12	1	40	40	37	3
10.	Cerezo Osaka	26	12	13	1	37	36	39	-3
11.	Yokohama Flügels	26	11	14	1	34	36	57	-21
12.	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	9	16	1	28	31	43	-12
13.	Gamba Osaka	26	8	16	2	26	38	53	-15
14.	Bellmare Hiratsuka	26	7	18	1	22	34	55	-21

† Points system: Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts

Suntory Championship '95

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Yokohama Marinos won the series on 2-0 aggregate.

Golden Boot ranking

Golden Boot standings after Suntory Series (1st Stage)

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci , commonly referred to by his nickname Totò is a former Italian football player. During his career, he played for Messina , Juventus , Internazionale and Júbilo Iwata...	Júblio Iwata Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...	24
2	Koji Noguchi	Bellmare Hiratsuka Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...	16
3	Masahiro Fukuda Masahiro Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.-Club:After studying at and playing for Sagami Institute of Technology High School and Chuo University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1989 and started to play for their football club that played in the...	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...	15
	Betinho	Bellmare Hiratsuka Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...	15
	Valdes	Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....	15
6	Nobuhiro Takeda Nobuhiro Takeda is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward and known as a superb opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television and belongs to an entertainment agency Horipro as a sportscaster -Club:He was educated at and...	Verdy Kawasaki	13
	Oleh Protasov	Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...	13
8	Uwe Bein Uwe Bein Uwe Bein is a former German footballer.Although, due to his reserved nature, he was never able to gain large public fame, his fans and experts call him one of the most technically-gifted German midfielders of his time...	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...	11
	David Bisconti David Bisconti David Bisconti is a retired Argentine football player who played 12 times for the Argentina national team.Bisconti played the majority of his football for Rosario Central and Yokohama Marinos in Japan...	Yokohama Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...	11
	Toninho Antônio Benedito da Silva Antônio Benedito da Silva, nicknamed Toninho is a former Brazilian football player who played for Portuguesa , Guarani , Yomiuri , Shimizu S-Pulse , Urawa Red Diamonds and Vasco da Gama...	Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...	11

Overall Golden Boot ranking

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Masahiro Fukuda Masahiro Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.-Club:After studying at and playing for Sagami Institute of Technology High School and Chuo University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1989 and started to play for their football club that played in the...	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...	32
2	Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci , commonly referred to by his nickname Totò is a former Italian football player. During his career, he played for Messina , Juventus , Internazionale and Júbilo Iwata...	Júblio Iwata Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...	31
3	David Bisconti David Bisconti David Bisconti is a retired Argentine football player who played 12 times for the Argentina national team.Bisconti played the majority of his football for Rosario Central and Yokohama Marinos in Japan...	Yokohama Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...	27
4	Betinho	Bellmare Hiratsuka Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...	25
5	Kazuyoshi Miura Kazuyoshi Miura ----Kazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...	Verdy Kawasaki	23
	Koji Noguchi	Bellmare Hiratsuka Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...	23
7	Wynton Rufer Wynton Rufer Wynton Alan Whai Rufer, CNZM, , is a retired New Zealand footballer, who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in Germany with Werder Bremen, winning a total of six titles. He also appeared for the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup participation, in 1982...	JEF United Ichihara JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...	21
	Ramón Medina Bello	Yokohama Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...	21
9	Nobuhiro Takeda Nobuhiro Takeda is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward and known as a superb opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television and belongs to an entertainment agency Horipro as a sportscaster -Club:He was educated at and...	Verdy Kawasaki	20
	Hans Gillhaus Hans Gillhaus Johannes "Hans" Paulus Gillhaus is a retired Dutch footballer who played primarily as a left-sided forward.During a 16-year professional career, he amassed Eredivisie totals of 348 games and 146 goals, mainly in representation of Den Bosch and PSV, also playing abroad in Scotland, Japan and...	Gamba Osaka Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...	20

Individual Awards

Award	Recipient	Club	Notes
Most Valuable Player J. League Most Valuable Player The J-League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.-Wins By Club:...	Dragan Stojković Dragan Stojkovic Dragan Stojković , also known under the nickname Piksi is a Serbian former footballer and current manager of J...	Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
Rookie of the Year J. League Rookie of the Year The J. League Rookie of the Year is awarded by the J. League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football ....	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...	Yokohama Marinos Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
Manager of the Year J. League Manager of the Year 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....	Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...	Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
Top Scorer J. League Top Scorer The J. League Top Scorer is awarded by the J.League to the top scoring player of the season.-Wins By Club:-See also:*Japanese football champions, for Japan Soccer League predecessors....	Masahiro Fukuda Masahiro Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.-Club:After studying at and playing for Sagami Institute of Technology High School and Chuo University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1989 and started to play for their football club that played in the...	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...	|32 goals.

Best Eleven

Position	Footballer	Club	Nationality
GK	Shinkichi Kikuchi Shinkichi Kikuchi Shinkichi Kikuchi is a former Japanese football player.Kikuchi finished his playing career with Tokyo Verdy....	Verdy Kawasaki
DF	Naoki Soma Naoki Soma Naoki Soma is a former Japanese football defender .He was capped 58 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup...	Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
DF	Masami Ihara	Yokohama Marinos
DF	Masaharu Suzuki	Yokohama Marinos
DF	Guido Buchwald Guido Buchwald Guido Ulrich Buchwald is a German former football defender and manager.The best game of Buchwald's career was probably the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup when he effectively marked the skilled footballer, Diego Maradona, earning him the nickname "Diego"...	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
MF	Tetsuji Hashiratani Tetsuji Hashiratani is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender and a defensive midfielder.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional...	Verdy Kawasaki
MF	Bismarck Bismarck Barreto Faria Bismarck Barreto Faria, best known as Bismarck is a former Brazilian football player.-Career:...	Verdy Kawasaki
FW	Masahiro Fukuda Masahiro Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.-Club:After studying at and playing for Sagami Institute of Technology High School and Chuo University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1989 and started to play for their football club that played in the...	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
FW	Kazuyoshi Miura Kazuyoshi Miura ----Kazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...	Verdy Kawasaki
FW	Dragan Stojković Dragan Stojkovic Dragan Stojković , also known under the nickname Piksi is a Serbian former footballer and current manager of J...	Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus Eight are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
FW	Hiroaki Morishima	Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....

External links

• Source: J. League 1995 (RSSSF)