1983 Japan Soccer League

Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1983 season.

Japan Soccer League
Season1983
1982
1984

First Division

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Yomiuri, the football club became one of big names of earlier years of J.League as Verdy Kawasaki, and currently known as Tokyo Verdy, won its first of seven League championships, fully riding in the wave of its parent company's funds and prestige.

Mazda, five-time First Division champions in the 1960s, was relegated for the first time. Hitachi saved itself by defeating Sumitomo in the playout.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yomiuri 18 12 3 3 27 13 +14 27 Champions
2 Nissan 18 11 3 4 28 17 +11 25
3 Fujita Engineering 18 7 7 4 18 15 +3 21
4 Yamaha Motors 18 7 5 6 25 20 +5 19
5 Yanmar Diesel 18 6 7 5 19 21 −2 19
6 Mitsubishi Motors 18 6 4 8 17 16 +1 16
7 Furukawa Electric 18 6 3 9 13 15 −2 15
8 Honda 18 4 6 8 17 23 −6 14
9 Hitachi 18 3 6 9 14 22 −8 12 To promotion/relegation Series
10 Mazda 18 5 2 11 15 31 −16 12 Relegated to Second Division
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation Series

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JSL Division 1 1st leg 2nd leg JSL Division 2
Hitachi 3-2 1-0 Sumitomo

Second Division

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NKK returned to the top flight at the first time of asking.

Saitama Teachers went back to the Kantō regional league, and Toho Titanium followed when they lost the playout to Matsushita, a rising club at the time based in Nara which would eventually become Gamba Osaka.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nippon Kokan 18 13 4 1 39 12 +27 30 Promoted to First Division
2 Sumitomo 18 8 8 2 33 27 +6 24 To promotion/relegation Series with First Division
3 Toshiba 18 8 4 6 38 23 +15 20
4 Nippon Steel 18 7 5 6 29 21 +8 19
5 Toyota Motors 18 7 5 6 23 30 −7 19
6 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 18 7 4 7 29 29 0 18
7 Fujitsu 18 6 4 8 26 26 0 16
8 Kofu Club 18 4 6 8 29 40 −11 14
9 Toho Titanium 18 5 2 11 21 42 −21 12 To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series
10 Saitama Teachers 18 4 1 13 14 28 −14 9 Relegated to Regional Leagues
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation Series

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JSL 1st leg 2nd leg Regional Series
Toho Titanium 1-2 0-0 Matsushita Electric (runner-up)

References

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