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.
Ken Yoshida is currently the longest-serving manager in the top three divisions, having been appointed by Blaublitz Akita in December 2019.
This list includes every manager currently managing a club in the J.League in order of the date that they were appointed.
Managers
ManagerNationDate of birthClubDivisionFromTime as managerRef(s) Blaublitz Akita Tochigi City FC Fagiano Okayama Tokyo Verdy FC Machida Zelvia JEF United Chiba Vegalta Sendai Gainare Tottori Fukushima United FC Tegevajaro Miyazaki SC Sagamihara FC Ryukyu Okinawa Kashiwa Reysol Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale Sagan Tosu FC Tokyo Kataller Toyama Zweigen Kanazawa V-Varen Nagasaki Montedio Yamagata FC Gifu FC Osaka Oita Trinita Roasso Kumamoto Ehime FC Albirex Niigata Shimizu S-Pulse Mito HollyHock Renofa Yamaguchi Matsumoto Yamaga Kamatamare Sanuki Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kagoshima United Tochigi SC Fujieda MYFC Vissel Kobe Nara Club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagoya Grampus Avispa Fukuoka AC Nagano Parceiro Kyoto Sanga FC Tokushima Vortis Vanraure Hachinohe Reilac Shiga Kōchi United SC Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama F. Marinos RB Omiya Ardija Giravanz Kitakyushu Cerezo Osaka Tomokazu Myojin Gamba Osaka Iwaki FC Thespa Gunma FC Imabari
See also List of J.League managers
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