There are 60 association football teams in the top three divisions of Japanese football, all of which have a manager (sometimes given the title of head coach) unless the position is currently vacant. The J1 League is the top tier, and consists of 20 clubs, while the remaining 40 clubs are split into two 20 team divisions: the J2 League and the J3 League.
Toru Oniki is currently the longest-serving manager in the top three divisions, having been appointed by Kawasaki Frontale in November 2016.
This list includes every manager currently managing a club in the J.League in order of the date that they were appointed.
Manager | Nation | Date of birth | Club | Division | From | Time as manager | Ref(s) |
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Toru Oniki | ![]() | 20 April 1974 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 8 November 2016 | 7 years, 292 days | [1] |
Mihailo Petrović | ![]() | 18 October 1957 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | J1 League | 10 January 2018 | 6 years, 229 days | [2] [3] |
Shigetoshi Hasebe | ![]() | 23 April 1971 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 26 November 2019 | 4 years, 274 days | [4] |
Takeshi Oki | ![]() | 16 July 1961 | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 League | 12 December 2019 | 4 years, 258 days | [5] |
Ken Yoshida | ![]() | 1 March 1970 | Blaublitz Akita | J2 League | 16 December 2019 | 4 years, 254 days | [6] [7] |
Cho Kwi-jae | ![]() | 16 January 1969 | Kyoto Sanga FC | J1 League | 9 December 2020 | 3 years, 261 days | [8] |
Julián Marín | ![]() | 13 June 1989 | Nara Club | J3 League | 10 December 2020 | 3 years, 260 days | [9] |
Daisuke Sudo | ![]() | 25 April 1977 | Fujieda MYFC | J2 League | 12 July 2021 | 3 years, 45 days | [10] |
Akio Kogiku | ![]() | 7 July 1975 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 26 August 2021 | 3 years, 0 days | [11] |
Satoshi Yamaguchi | ![]() | 17 April 1978 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 1 September 2021 | 2 years, 360 days | [12] |
Kenta Hasegawa | ![]() | 26 September 1965 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 21 November 2021 | 2 years, 279 days | [13] |
Michael Skibbe | ![]() | 4 August 1965 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 25 November 2021 | 2 years, 275 days | [14] |
Rikizo Matsuhashi | ![]() | 22 August 1968 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 6 December 2021 | 2 years, 264 days | [15] |
Shuhei Yomoda | ![]() | 14 March 1973 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 10 December 2021 | 2 years, 260 days | [16] |
Takashi Kiyama | ![]() | 18 February 1972 | Fagiano Okayama | J2 League | 14 December 2021 | 2 years, 256 days | [17] |
Kiyotaka Ishimaru | ![]() | 30 October 1973 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 17 December 2021 | 2 years, 253 days | [18] |
Hiroshi Jofuku | ![]() | 21 March 1961 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 15 June 2022 | 2 years, 72 days | [19] |
Takayuki Yoshida | ![]() | 14 March 1977 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 22 June 2022 | 2 years, 65 days | [20] |
Michiharu Otagiri | ![]() | 2 September 1978 | Kataller Toyama | J3 League | 19 September 2022 | 1 year, 342 days | [21] [22] |
Go Kuroda | ![]() | 26 May 1970 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 24 October 2022 | 1 year, 307 days | [23] |
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | ![]() | 27 January 1978 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 1 November 2022 | 1 year, 299 days | [24] |
Masashi Nakayama | ![]() | 23 September 1967 | Azul Claro Numazu | J3 League | 13 November 2022 | 1 year, 287 days | [25] |
Atsushi Yoneyama | ![]() | 20 November 1976 | Kamatamare Sanuki | J3 League | 22 November 2022 | 1 year, 278 days | [26] |
Dani Poyatos | ![]() | 23 June 1978 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 23 November 2022 | 1 year, 277 days | [27] |
Nobuhiro Ishizaki | ![]() | 14 March 1958 | Vanraure Hachinohe | J3 League | 27 November 2022 | 1 year, 273 days | [28] |
Masahiro Shimoda | ![]() | 10 February 1967 | Matsumoto Yamaga | J3 League | 5 December 2022 | 1 year, 265 days | [29] |
Akinobu Yokouchi | ![]() | 30 November 1967 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 25 December 2022 | 1 year, 245 days | [30] |
Tadahiro Akiba | ![]() | 13 October 1975 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J2 League | 3 April 2023 | 1 year, 145 days | [31] |
Susumu Watanabe | ![]() | 10 October 1973 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 4 April 2023 | 1 year, 144 days | [32] |
Masami Ihara | ![]() | 18 September 1967 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 17 May 2023 | 1 year, 101 days | [33] |
Yuzo Tamura | ![]() | 7 December 1982 | Iwaki FC | J2 League | 14 June 2023 | 1 year, 73 days | [34] |
Peter Cklamovski | ![]() | 16 October 1978 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 16 June 2023 | 1 year, 71 days | [35] |
Riki Takagi | ![]() | 13 July 1973 | AC Nagano Parceiro | J3 League | 29 August 2023 | 363 days | [36] |
Kazuki Kuranuki | ![]() | 10 November 1978 | YSCC Yokohama | J3 League | 30 August 2023 | 362 days | [37] |
Kim Jong-song | ![]() | 23 April 1964 | FC Ryukyu | J3 League | 15 September 2023 | 346 days | [38] |
Yoshiro Moriyama | ![]() | 9 November 1967 | Vegalta Sendai | J2 League | 27 November 2023 | 273 days | [39] |
Tomohiro Katanosaka | ![]() | 18 April 1971 | Oita Trinita | J2 League | 30 November 2023 | 270 days | [40] |
Ryo Shigaki | ![]() | 9 May 1980 | Renofa Yamaguchi | J2 League | 5 December 2023 | 265 days | [41] |
Kentaro Hayashi | ![]() | 29 August 1972 | Gainare Tottori | J3 League | 8 December 2023 | 262 days | [42] |
Akira Ito | ![]() | 19 September 1972 | Zweigen Kanazawa | J3 League | 11 December 2023 | 259 days | [43] |
Tetsu Nagasawa | ![]() | 28 May 1968 | Omiya Ardija | J3 League | 11 December 2023 | 259 days | [44] |
Toshihiro Hattori | ![]() | 23 September 1973 | FC Imabari | J3 League | 11 December 2023 | 259 days | [45] |
Shuhei Terada | ![]() | 23 June 1975 | Fukushima United FC | J3 League | 13 December 2023 | 257 days | [46] |
Kohei Masumoto | ![]() | 11 July 1982 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | J3 League | 15 December 2023 | 255 days | [47] |
Naoto Otake | ![]() | 18 October 1968 | FC Osaka | J3 League | 18 December 2023 | 252 days | [48] |
Yuji Okuma | ![]() | 19 January 1969 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | J3 League | 19 December 2023 | 251 days | [49] |
Ranko Popović | ![]() | 26 June 1967 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 21 December 2023 | 249 days | [50] |
Per-Mathias Høgmo | ![]() | 1 December 1959 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 1 January 2024 | 238 days | [51] |
Takahiro Shimotaira | ![]() | 18 December 1971 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J2 League | 15 February 2024 | 193 days | [52] |
Kosaku Masuda | ![]() | 30 April 1976 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 7 May 2024 | 111 days | [53] |
Akira Muto | ![]() | 22 April 1976 | Thespa Gunma | J2 League | 8 May 2024 | 110 days | [54] |
Takuya Jinno | ![]() | 1 June 1970 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | J3 League | 8 May 2024 | 110 days | [55] |
Naoki Mori | ![]() | 21 November 1977 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 9 May 2024 | 109 days | [56] |
Shinji Kobayashi | ![]() | 24 August 1960 | Tochigi SC | J2 League | 15 May 2024 | 103 days | [57] |
Tetsuya Asano | ![]() | 23 February 1967 | Kagoshima United | J2 League | 29 May 2024 | 89 days | [58] |
Yuki Richard Stalph | ![]() | 4 August 1984 | SC Sagamihara | J3 League | 26 June 2024 | 61 days | [59] |
Kenichi Amano (interim) | ![]() | 3 April 1975 | FC Gifu | J3 League | 27 June 2024 | 60 days | [60] |
Shinji Otsuka | ![]() | 29 December 1975 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 2 July 2024 | 55 days | [61] |
John Hutchinson (interim) | ![]() | 29 December 1979 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 16 July 2024 | 41 days | [62] |
Kosuke Kitani | ![]() | 9 October 1978 | Sagan Tosu | J1 League | 9 August 2024 | 17 days | [63] |
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