J.League Best Young Player
As J. League Best Young Player ( Japanese ベ ス ト ヤ ン グ プ レ ー ヤ ー 賞 , besuto yangu purēyāshō ), previously Japan Soccer League (1973–1992) and J. League (1993–2009) Rookie of the Year ( Japanese 新人 王 , shinjin ') ō ) the best new player entry in the highest Japanese soccer league is awarded every year.
Japan Soccer League
| year | Soccer player | Football club | nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Hiroo Abe | Yanmar Diesel |
 Japan
|
| 1974 | Mitsunori Fujiguchi | Mitsubishi Motors |
Japan
|
| 1975 | Kazuo Saitō | Mitsubishi Motors |
Japan
|
| 1976 | Shigemi Ishii | Furukawa Electric |
Japan
|
| 1977 | Tsutomu Sonobe | Fujita Industries |
Japan
|
| 1978 | Noboru Nagao | Mitsubishi Motors |
Japan
|
| 1979 | Shigemitsu Sudō | Hitachi |
Japan
|
| 1980 | Atsushi Natori | Mitsubishi Motors |
Japan
|
| 1981 | Yutaka Ikeuchi | Fujita Industries |
Japan
|
| 1982 | Shigeru Sarusawa | Mazda |
Japan
|
| 1983 | Kōichi Hashiratani | Nissan Motors |
Japan
|
| 1984 | Takashi Sekizuka | Honda |
Japan
|
| 1985/86 | Kazuo Echigo | Furukawa Electric |
Japan
|
| 1986/87 | Nobuhiro Takeda | Yomiuri |
Japan
|
| 1987/88 | Kenji Komata | Yamaha Motors |
Japan
|
| 1988/89 | Osamu Maeda | All Nippon Airways |
Japan
|
| 1989/90 | Ken'ichi Shimokawa | Furukawa Electric |
Japan
|
| 1990/91 | Masami Ihara | Nissan Motors |
Japan
|
| 1991/92 | Takuya Takagi | Mazda |
Japan
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