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1995 J.League

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.

J.League
Season1995
ChampionsYokohama Marinos
1st J.League title
3rd Japanese title
Asian Club ChampionshipYokohama Marinos
Matches364
Goals1,214 (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
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Clubs

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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 nameHometownStadium
(majority games)		CapacityNotesHead coach
Bellmare HiratsukaHiratsuka, KanagawaHiratsuka Stadium15,380Japan Mitsuru Komaeda
Cerezo OsakaOsakaNagai Stadium47,816PromotedBrazil Paulo Emilio
Gamba OsakaOsaka, OsakaOsaka Expo '70 Stadium21,000Germany Sigfried Held
JEF United IchiharaChiba, ChibaIchihara Seaside Stadium14,051Japan Eijun Kiyokumo
Júbilo IwataIwata, ShizuokaJúbilo Iwata Stadium15,165Netherlands Hans Ooft
Kashima AntlersKashima, IbarakiKashima Soccer Stadium37,638Brazil Edu Coimbra
Kashiwa ReysolKashiwaHitachi Kashiwa Stadium15,349PromotedBrazil Antoninho
Nagoya Grampus EightNagoya, AichiPaloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium11,900France Arsène Wenger
Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima, HiroshimaHiroshima General Ground Main Stadium13,800Netherlands Wim Jansen
Shimizu S-PulseShimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka PrefectureNihondaira Sports Stadium20,248Japan Masakatsu Miyamoto
Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama, Greater Tokyo AreaUrawa Komaba Stadium21,500Germany Holger Osieck
Verdy KawasakiKawasaki, KanagawaTodoroki Athletics Stadium26,232Brazil Nelsinho Baptista
Yokohama FlügelsYokohamaYokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium15,454Brazil Antônio Silva
Yokohama MarinosYokohamaYokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium15,454Japan Hiroshi Hayano

Foreign players

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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 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Vasilijević Federal Republic of 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 Federal Republic of 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

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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

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Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings

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

NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts

1995 Suntory Championship

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Yokohama Marinos1–0Verdy Kawasaki
Bisconti 49'
Attendance: 47,631
Verdy Kawasaki0–1Yokohama Marinos
Ihara 29'
Attendance: 48,271

Yokohama Marinos won the series 2–0 on aggregate.

Top scorers

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Honours

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Awards

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