Season Top scorer Team goals
2024 Japan Hiiro Komori JEF United Chiba JEF United Chiba 23
2023 Spain Juanma Delgado V-Varen Nagasaki V-Varen Nagasaki 26
2022 Japan Koki Ogawa Yokohama FC Yokohama FC 26
2021 Brazil Lukian Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 22
2020 Nigeria Peter Utaka Kyoto Sanga FC Kyoto Sanga FC 22
2019 Brazil Leonardo Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata 27
2018 Japan Genki Omae RB Omiya Ardija RB Omiya Ardija 24
2017 Norway Ibba Laajab Yokohama FC Yokohama FC 25
2016 North Korea Tae-se Jong Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse 26
2015 England Jay Bothroyd Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata 20
2014 Japan Masashi Oguro Kyoto Sanga FC Kyoto Sanga FC 27
2013 Brazil Kempes JEF United Chiba JEF United Chiba 22
2012 Brazil Davi Ventforet Kofu Ventforet Kofu 32
2011 Japan Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu Sagan Tosu 23
2010 Japan Mike Havenaar Ventforet Kofu Ventforet Kofu 20
2009 Japan Shinji Kagawa Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka 27
2008 Japan Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28
2007 Brazil Hulk Tokyo Verdy Tokyo Verdy 37
2006 Brazil Borges Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 26
2005 Brazil Paulinho Kyoto Sanga FC Kyoto Sanga FC 22
2004 Brazil Juninho Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale 33
2003 Brazil Marcus Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata 32
2002 Brazil Marcus Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata 19
2001 Brazil Marcos Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai 34
2000 Qatar Emerson Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 31
1999 Japan Takuya Jinno Oita Trinita Oita Trinita 19
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