List of J.League managers
This is a list of J. League managers. Some of these managers were appointed as caretaker managers prior to being given a permanent position.
Former managers
- - Shimizu S-Pulse
- - Shimizu S-Pulse, Yokohama F. Marinos, Tokyo Verdy 1969
- - Kashima Antlers
- - Verdy Kawasaki, Nagoya [Grampus Eight]
- - Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vissel Kobe
- - Kyoto Purple Sanga
- - Urawa Red Diamonds
- - Kashima Antlers, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Cerezo Osaka, Consadole Sapporo
- - Kashima Antlers
- - Consadole Sapporo
- - Vissel Kobe
- - FC Tokyo
- - Vissel Kobe
- - Gamba Osaka
- - Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- - Gamba Osaka
- - Yokohama Flügels, Japan national football team, Kyoto Purple Sanga
- - Urawa Red Diamonds
- - Shimizu S-Pulse, Verdy Kawasaki, Vissel Kobe
- - Nagoya Grampus Eight
- - Japan national team, Consadole Sapporo, Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan national team
- - Japan national team, Júbilo Iwata, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Urawa Red Diamonds
- - Urawa Red Diamonds
- - JEF United Ichihara Chiba, Japan national team
- - Tokyo Verdy 1969
- - Vissel Kobe
- - Shimizu S-Pulse, Kashiwa Reysol
- - Yokohama Flügels
- - Shimizu S-Pulse
- - Vegalta Sendai
- - Júbilo Iwata
- - Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- - JEF United Ichihara
- - Omiya Ardija, Kyoto Purple Sanga
- - Omiya Ardija
- - JEF United Ichihara, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Vegalta Sendai
- - Nagoya Grampus Eight
- - Nagoya Grampus Eight
- - Nagoya Grampus Eight
- - Japan national under-23 football team, Júbilo Iwata
- - JEF United Ichihara