J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2015

The winning top scorer in J1 League, Japan during the season 2015 was Yoshito Okubo with 23 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season.

This league has a break between two seasons right now.

J1 League best goal scorers 2015

Season:
# Player Team Nationality Age Goals
1. Yoshito Okubo Kawasaki Frontale Japan 33
23
2. Douglas Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Brazil
27
21
3. Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka Japan 23
19
4. Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu Japan 30
16
5. Cristiano Kashiwa Reysol
Brazil
28
14
6. Yuki Muto Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 27
13
7. Hisato Sato Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 33
12
  Patric Gamba Osaka
Brazil
28
12
  Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
Brazil
29
12
10. Genki Omae Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 25
11
  Kazuma Watanabe Vissel Kobe Japan 29
11
12. Caio Kashima Antlers
Brazil
21
10
  Diego Souza Montedio Yamagata
Brazil
31
10
  Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus Japan 26
10
  Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol Japan 25
10
  Yoshinori Muto FC Tokyo Japan 23
10
17. Leandro Kashiwa Reysol/​Vissel Kobe
Brazil
30
9
  Mu Kanazaki Kashima Antlers Japan 26
9
  Peter Utaka Shimizu S-Pulse
Nigeria
31
9
The age of the players is when the season ended at 22 November 2015

The season start for J1 League 2015 was 7 March 2015, the finishing round was being played 22 November 2015. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2024 here.

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2015

In total there were 8 scored hat-tricks during the season 2015 in J1 League, Japan. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match Goals
Douglas
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Shonan Bellmare 5-0
Sun 22 november 2015
3
24', 72', 89'
Kazuma Watanabe
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe - Montedio Yamagata 3-1
Sat 24 october 2015
3
22', 60', 88'
Yoshito Okubo
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale - Nagoya Grampus 6-1
Sat 19 september 2015
3
45', 67', 90'
Ryoichi Maeda
FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo - Vissel Kobe 3-0
Sat 12 september 2015
3
38', 69', 78'
Douglas
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Nagoya Grampus 5-2
Sat 29 august 2015
3
6', 52', 85'
Cristiano
Kashiwa Reysol
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Kashiwa Reysol 0-3
Sun 16 august 2015
3
3', 63', 77'
Takashi Usami
Gamba Osaka
Montedio Yamagata - Gamba Osaka 1-3
Sat 27 june 2015
3
50', 59', 62'
Hisato Sato
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Montedio Yamagata 5-1
Sat 20 june 2015
3
26', 28', 35'