1995 J.League

3rd season of J1 League J.League 1995 Yokohama Marinos1st J.League title3rd Japanese title Asian Club Championship Yokohama Marinos Masahiro Fukuda (32 goals) 364 1214 56,652 – Reds vs. Verdy (May 3) 7,012 – Sanfrecce vs. Grampus (April 12) 16,922 1994 1996 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. Clubs 1995 J. League kits 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 name Hometown Stadium (majority games) Capacity Notes Head coachBellmare Hiratsuka Hiratsuka, KanagawaHiratsuka Stadium 15,380 Japan Mitsuru KomaedaCerezo Osaka Osaka Nagai Stadium 47,816 Promoted Brazil Paulo EmilioGamba Osaka Osaka, Osaka Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,000 Germany Sigfried HeldJEF United Ichihara Chiba, Chiba Ichihara Seaside Stadium 14,051 Japan Eijun KiyokumoJúbilo Iwata Iwata, ShizuokaJúbilo Iwata Stadium 15,165 Netherlands Hans OoftKashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 37,638 Brazil Edu CoimbraKashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium 15,349 Promoted Brazil AntoninhoNagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya, Aichi Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium 11,900 France Arsène WengerSanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima, Hiroshima Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium 13,800 Netherlands Wim JansenShimizu S-Pulse Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Nihondaira Sports Stadium 20,248 Japan Masakatsu MiyamotoUrawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Greater Tokyo Area Urawa Komaba Stadium 21,500 Germany Holger OsieckVerdy Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 Brazil Nelsinho BaptistaYokohama Flügels Yokohama Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,454 Brazil Antônio SilvaYokohama Marinos Yokohama Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium 15,454 Japan Hiroshi Hayano Foreign players 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 FR Yugoslavia Goran Vasilijević FR Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar New Zealand Wynton Rufer Brazil SandroSouth Korea Shin Che-bon Júbilo Iwata Brazil Dunga Italy Salvatore Schillaci Netherlands André Paus Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg Netherlands Dido HavenaarNorth 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 FR 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 RonaldãoBrazil Sidmar Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Toninho Germany Guido Buchwald Germany Michael Rummenigge Germany Uwe Bein Peru Edwin UeharaSouth 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 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 Suntory Series (1st Stage) standings main WL PK n Q FMA Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos VER Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki RED Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds GRA Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight JÚB Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata JEF Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara BEL Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka ANT Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers CER Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka SFR Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima GAM Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka SSP Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse FLÜ Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels REY Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol 17 8 1 47 38 16 9 1 46 36 15 8 3 41 34 15 10 1 50 48 15 11 0 48 40 14 9 3 48 40 14 11 1 60 47 14 12 0 38 38 13 11 2 43 44 13 13 0 38 33 10 15 1 49 54 10 16 0 35 63 9 16 1 42 54 7 18 1 30 46 green2 1995 Suntory Series ChampionsQualified to Suntory Championship '95 C Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts complete NICOS Series (2nd stage) standings main WL PK n Q VER Verdy Kawasaki GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight FMA Yokohama Marinos SSP Shimizu S-Pulse REY Kashiwa Reysol ANT Kashima Antlers JEF JEF United Ichihara RED Urawa Red Diamonds JÚB Júbilo Iwata CER Cerezo Osaka FLÜ Yokohama Flügels SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima GAM Gamba Osaka BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka 19 5 2 60 26 17 9 0 49 34 15 10 1 39 37 15 11 0 42 34 14 11 1 57 54 14 11 1 44 41 14 11 1 49 51 14 12 0 44 38 13 12 1 40 37 12 13 1 36 39 11 14 1 36 57 9 16 1 31 43 8 16 2 38 53 7 18 1 34 55 green2 1995 NICOS Series ChampionsQualified to Suntory Championship '95 C Win = 3pts; P.K. loss = 1pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0pts complete 1995 Suntory Championship 1995 11 30 Yokohama Marinos 1–0 Verdy Kawasaki Bisconti 49 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo 47,631 Zoran Petrović 1995 12 6 Verdy Kawasaki 0–1 Yokohama Marinos Ihara 29 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo 48,271 Shinichiro Obata Yokohama Marinos won the series 2–0 on aggregate. Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Japan Masahiro FukudaUrawa Red Diamonds322Italy Salvatore SchillaciJúbilo Iwata313Argentina David BiscontiYokohama Marinos274Brazil BetinhoBellmare Hiratsuka255Japan Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki23Japan Koji NoguchiBellmare Hiratsuka7Argentina Ramón Medina BelloYokohama Marinos21New Zealand Wynton RuferJEF United Ichihara9Japan Nobuhiro TakedaVerdy Kawasaki20Netherlands Hans GillhausGamba Osaka Honours CompetitionChampionRunner-up3rd placeLeague competitionJ.League Suntory SeriesYokohama MarinosVerdy KawasakiUrawa Red DiamondsJ.League NICOS SeriesVerdy KawasakiNagoya Grampus EightYokohama MarinosSuntory ChampionshipYokohama MarinosVerdy Kawasakin/aCup tournamentsEmperor's CupNagoya Grampus EightSanfrecce Hiroshiman/aNabisco CupNot held due to fixture congestionXEROX Super CupVerdy KawasakiBellmare Hiratsukan/a Awards Individual awards AwardRecipientClubMost Valuable PlayerFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus EightRookie of the YearJapan Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYokohama MarinosManager of the YearFrance Arsène WengerNagoya Grampus EightTop ScorerJapan Masahiro FukudaUrawa Red Diamonds Best Eleven PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKShinkichi KikuchiVerdy KawasakiJPNDFGuido BuchwaldUrawa Red DiamondsGERDFMasami IharaYokohama MarinosJPNDFMasaharu SuzukiYokohama MarinosJPNDFNaoki SomaKashima AntlersJPNMFBismarckVerdy KawasakiBRAMFTetsuji HashirataniVerdy KawasakiJPNFWMasahiro FukudaUrawa Red DiamondsJPNFWKazuyoshi MiuraVerdy KawasakiJPNFWHiroaki MorishimaCerezo OsakaJPNFWDragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus Eight External links Source: J. 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