Japan Soccer League 1966
Encyclopedia
Japan Soccer League
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
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| 1. | Toyo Kogyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |
25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | ＋37 | Champions |
| 2. | Yawata Steel | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 16 | ＋17 | |
| 3. | Furukawa Electric JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-... |
20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | ＋13 | |
| 4. | Mitsubishi Motors Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | ±0 | |
| 5. | Hitachi Kashiwa Reysol is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League... |
13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 28 | －4 | |
| 6. | Toyota Industries Toyota Industries S.C. Toyota Industries Soccer Club is a Japanese football club based in Kariya, Aichi.The club was formed in 1946 under its parent company's then-official English name Toyota Automated Loom Works, and co-founded the original Japan Soccer League in 1965... |
7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | －19 | |
| 7. | Nagoya Mutual Bank | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 34 | －22 | To Promotion/Relegation Series |
| 8. | Yanmar Diesel Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city.... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 29 | －22 |
Promotion/Relegation Series
Nagoya Mutual Bank became the first original JSL club to be relegated. In its place, Nippon Kokan from Kawasaki, KanagawaKawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
was promoted and began a long career of league success that was only brought to a halt by the professionalization of the league.
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Senior Cup |
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| Nagoya Mutual Bank (JSL 7th Place) | 2-3 | 1-2 | Nippon Kokan NKK F.C. Nippon Kokan Soccer Club, or NKK Soccer Club was a Japanese football club which operated from 1912 to 1994. It played in the old Japan Soccer League since 1967 until its closing... (cup runner-up) |
| Yanmar Diesel Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city.... (JSL 8th Place) |
1-0 | 1-1 | Urawa Club (cup winner) |
Nippon Kokan promoted, Nagoya Mutual Bank relegated.
Team of the Year
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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| GK | Kenzo Yokoyama Kenzo Yokoyama is a retired Japanese football player. Yokoyama also coached the Japan national team between 1988 and 1991.-Career:Yokoyama was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan in 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he played professionally in the Japan Soccer League for... (1) |
Mitsubishi Motors Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
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| DF | Hiroshi Katayama Hiroshi Katayama is a retired Japanese football player. His father Yutaka is the first president of Nissan Motors USA.Katayama made 29 appearances for the senior Japan national football team from 1961 to 1971... (1) |
Mitsubishi Motors Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
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| DF | Masakatsu Miyamoto (1) | Furukawa Eletric JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-... |
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| DF | Kazuo Imanishi Kazuo Imanishi Kazuo Imanishi is a former Japanese footballer. He has played for Japan national team and Toyo Industries. These days he is chairman of F.C... (1) |
Toyo Kogyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |
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| MF | Aritatsu Ogi (1) | Toyo Kogyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |
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| MF | Hisao Kami Hisao Kami is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1964 Summer Olympics football competition in Tokyo.... (1) |
Yawata Steel | |
| MF | Ryuichi Sugiyama Ryuichi Sugiyama is a former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and scored 2 goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motors to the Japan Soccer League Division 1... (1) |
Mitsubishi Motors Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
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| MF | Teruki Miyamoto (1) | Yawata Steel | |
| FW | Shigeo Yaegashi Shigeo Yaegashi , was a Japanese football player.Yaegashi was born in Daejeon, Japan but raised in Iwate. He won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He died in Tama, Tokyo.-Awards:... (1) |
Furukawa Eletric JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-... |
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| FW | Takayuki Kuwata (1) | Toyo Kogyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |
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| FW | Ikuo Matsumoto (1) | Toyo Kogyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |