1988–89 Japan Soccer League

Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1988–89 season.

Japan Soccer League
Season1988–89

First Division

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For the first time, the format of three points for a win was adopted, but only for the First Division. Nissan won their first title.

Four-time champion Mitsubishi was relegated for the first time, along with struggling Sumitomo.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nissan 22 14 4 4 32 17 +15 46 1989–90 Asian Club Championship
2 ANA Club 22 12 4 6 37 22 +15 40
3 Yamaha Motors 22 12 3 7 31 21 +10 39
4 Fujita Engineering 22 10 6 6 34 20 +14 36
5 Yomiuri 22 8 8 6 25 23 +2 32
6 Furukawa Electric 22 8 5 9 21 19 +2 29
7 Matsushita Electric 22 8 5 9 26 30 −4 29
8 Yanmar Diesel 22 7 7 8 23 22 +1 28
9 Honda 22 7 6 9 20 23 −3 27
10 Nippon Kokan 22 3 10 9 17 31 −14 19
11 Sumitomo 22 4 7 11 12 37 −25 19 Relegated to Second Division
12 Mitsubishi Motors 22 1 11 10 14 27 −13 14
Source: [citation needed]

Second Division

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This was the last season in which the second tier was contested in an East-and-West format. Toshiba won a second championship, but this time their promotion was automatic. Fallen giant Hitachi, still adjusting to the change in town, joined them. Regional outfits Fujieda Municipal and NTT Kansai went back to their regional leagues.

First stage

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East

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Toshiba 14 9 5 0 38 7 +31 23
2 Fujitsu 14 8 4 2 22 13 +9 20
3 Hitachi 14 7 5 2 18 9 +9 19
4 NTT Kanto 14 6 4 4 16 12 +4 16
5 Kofu Club 14 7 0 7 19 24 −5 14
6 Toho Titanium 14 3 3 8 10 24 −14 9
7 Cosmo Oil 14 2 4 8 13 25 −12 8
8 Fujieda City Office 14 1 1 12 7 29 −22 3
Source: [citation needed]

West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mazda 14 9 4 1 24 6 +18 22
2 Toyota Motors 14 8 5 1 27 8 +19 21
3 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 14 8 3 3 20 11 +9 19
4 Osaka Gas 14 7 4 3 20 18 +2 18
5 Nippon Steel 14 4 4 6 16 19 −3 12
6 Kawasaki Steel 14 1 6 7 8 15 −7 8
7 Teijin Matsuyama 14 2 4 8 18 32 −14 8
8 NTT Kansai 14 1 2 11 7 31 −24 4
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 Toshiba 14 8 5 1 20 10 +10 21 Promoted to First Division
2 Hitachi 14 8 2 4 13 9 +4 18
3 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 14 6 5 3 17 13 +4 17
4 Fujitsu 14 6 4 4 16 15 +1 16
5 Mazda 14 5 4 5 16 9 +7 14
6 Toyota Motors 14 3 6 5 18 18 0 12
7 NTT Kanto 13 4 2 7 18 20 −2 10
8 Osaka Gas 13 0 2 11 5 29 −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 Relegation
1 Kofu Club 20 9 2 9 24 29 −5 20
2 Cosmo Oil 20 6 5 9 25 30 −5 17
3 Toho Titanium 20 4 5 11 17 33 −16 13
4 Fujieda City Office 20 2 4 14 11 38 −27 8 Relegated to Regional Leagues
Source: [citation needed]
West
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Nippon Steel 20 7 6 7 25 25 0 20
2 Kawasaki Steel 20 2 10 8 15 22 −7 14
3 Teijin Matsuyama 20 4 5 11 26 42 −16 13
4 NTT Kansai 20 3 3 14 17 42 −25 9 Relegated to Regional Leagues
Source: [citation needed]
9th-16th Places Playoff
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Pos East Score West
9–10 Kofu Club 1-1(PK3-1) Nippon Steel
11–12 Cosmo Oil 0-0(PK3-2) Kawasaki Steel
13–14 Toho Titanium 2-3 Teijin Matsuyama
15–16 Fujieda City Office 0-3 NTT Kansai

References

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