1985–86 Japan Soccer League

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Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season.

Japan Soccer League
Season1985–86
ChampionsFurukawa Electric
1984

First Division

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Led by their star player Yasuhiko Okudera, who had returned to the club after successful periods in Europe, Furukawa Electric won their second title. Okudera became the first widely recognized professional Japanese player.

Sumitomo and ANA Yokohama were relegated after one season in the top division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Furukawa Electric 22 15 5 2 40 15 +25 35 1986 Asian Club Championship
2 Nippon Kokan 22 13 2 7 39 22 +17 28
3 Honda 22 8 12 2 30 20 +10 28
4 Fujita Engineering 22 9 8 5 31 17 +14 26
5 Nissan 22 8 8 6 23 29 −6 24
6 Yamaha Motors 22 9 5 8 20 21 −1 23
7 Mitsubishi Motors 22 8 6 8 29 19 +10 22
8 Hitachi 22 8 5 9 26 33 −7 21
9 Yomiuri 22 7 5 10 28 31 −3 19
10 Yanmar Diesel 22 6 6 10 20 27 −7 18
11 Sumitomo 22 6 3 13 21 32 −11 15 Relegated to Second Division
12 ANA Yokohama 22 2 1 19 16 57 −41 5
Source: [citation needed]

Second Division

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No relegation took place for a second wave of expansion that would bring the division's number of clubs to 16.

First stage

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East

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Toyota Motors 10 8 1 1 23 6 +17 17
2 Toshiba 10 6 1 3 12 7 +5 13
3 Kofu Club 10 5 0 5 22 16 +6 10
4 Fujitsu 10 4 2 4 16 12 +4 10
5 Seino Transportation 10 3 2 5 13 21 −8 8
6 TDK 10 0 2 8 10 34 −24 2
Source: [citation needed]

West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Matsushita Electric 10 8 2 0 26 6 +20 18
2 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 10 6 1 3 13 8 +5 13
3 Mazda 10 5 2 3 14 10 +4 12
4 Nippon Steel 10 5 1 4 18 9 +9 11
5 Kyoto Prefectural Police 10 2 0 8 3 28 −25 4
6 Osaka Gas 10 1 0 9 8 21 −13 2
Source: [citation needed]

Second stage

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Promotion Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Matsushita Electric 10 8 1 1 23 6 +17 17 Promoted to First Division
2 Mazda 10 6 1 3 12 7 +5 13
3 Toshiba 10 5 0 5 22 16 +6 10
4 Kofu Club 10 4 2 4 16 12 +4 10
5 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 10 3 2 5 13 21 −8 8
6 Toyota Motors 10 0 2 8 10 34 −24 2
Source: [citation needed]

Relegation Group

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East
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fujitsu 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 8
2 Seino Transportation 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 3
3 TDK 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
Source: [citation needed]
West
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nippon Steel 5 3 1 1 9 2 +7 7
2 Kyoto Prefectural Police 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3
3 Osaka Gas 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
7-12 Playoff
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Pos East Score West
7–8 Fujitsu 0-1 Nippon Steel
9–10 Seino Transportation 1-0 Kyoto Prefectural Police
11–12 TDK 1-2 Osaka Gas

References

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