Japan 1968

Japan Soccer League 
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Final Table:

 1.Toyo Industries         14 10  1  3  31-11  21
 2.Yanmar Diesel           14  7  5  2  29-18  19
 3.Mitsubishi              14  7  4  3  25-18  18
 4.Yawata Steel            14  7  3  4  32-19  17
 5.Furukawa                14  7  3  4  24-17  17
 6.Nagoya Bank             14  3  3  8  17-25   9  [+] 
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 7.Hitachi                 14  3  2  9  17-31   8  Relegation Playoff
 8.Nippon Kokan            14  0  3 11  10-46   3  Relegation Playoff

Cross-Table: 
                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8      
 1.Toyo Industries          x  1-3 1-0 2-1 2-1 4-1 4-0 7-0 
 2.Yanmar Diesel           0-0  x  2-1 2-2 1-1 3-1 2-3 2-0 
 3.Mitsubishi              2-0 1-1  x  3-2 0-3 3-3 2-2 3-0 
 4.Yawata Steel            0-1 5-3 2-2  x  1-1 2-1 3-0 6-0 
 5.Furukawa                3-2 0-2 0-2 1-3  x  2-0 2-1 4-1 
 6.Nagoya Bank             0-2 2-2 1-2 3-1 0-1  x  2-0 1-0 
 7.Hitachi                 0-2 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-3 1-0  x  5-2 
 8.Nippon Kokan            0-3 0-3 0-2 0-3 2-2 2-2 3-3  x 

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Hitachi        1-0 3-2 Urawa Club
Nippon Kokan   1-0 0-1 Toyota           [Nippon Kokan remain in JSL]

Top scorers: 

1.KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar Diesel)   14 
2.MIYAMOTO Teruki (Yawata)             11 
3.KUWAHARA Yasuyuki (Toyo)              8 
4.FUJIO Masaru (Yawata)                 7 
  KUWATA Takayuki (Toyo)                7 



Emperor's Cup 1968
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Quarterfinals
Toyo Industries                    0-2 Waseda University
Mitsubishi Motors                  5-0 Kansai University
Yanmar Diesel                      6-0 Rikkyo University
Yawata Steel                       1-0 Tokyo University of Education
 
Semifinals
Waseda University                  3-4 Mitsubishi Motors
Yanmar Diesel                      3-1 Yawata Steel
 
Final [Jan 1, National stadium, Tokyo]
Mitsubishi Motors                  0-1 Yanmar Diesel



Regional Leagues 1968
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Kanto Soccer League 

1.Fujitsu                       14  10  3  1  42-15  23  Champions
2.Ibaraki Hitachi               14   9  4  1  41-15  22 
3.Urawa SC                      14   9  2  3  45-20  20  
4.Kofu Club                     14   7  1  6  37-26  15  
5.Sankyo                        14   4  1  9  16-35   9  
6.Toshiba                       14   2  4  8  20-41   8  
7.Gotenshita Club               14   2  4  8  13-35   8  [+] 
8.Kodama Club                   14   2  3  9  15-42   7  [+] 


Tokai Shakaijin Soccer League

1.Nippon Light Metal             7   6  0  1  21- 6  12  Champions
2.Toyota Industries              7   6  0  1  17- 5  12  [-] 
3.Toyota Motor                   7   5  0  2  28- 5  10  
4.Gifu Teachers SC               7   3  1  3  14-10   7  [+] 
5.Daikyo Oil                     7   1  3  3  10-18   5  
6.Domingo Club                   7   2  1  4  11-23   5  
7.Nagoya SC                      7   1  1  5   3-24   3  
8.Wakaayu Club                   7   1  0  6   4-17   2  


Kansai Soccer League

1.Dainichi Cable                 7   5  1  1  19- 7  11  Champions
2.Yuasa Batteries                7   4  2  1   8- 4  10  [+] 
3.Osaka Sportsman Club           7   3  2  2  15-10   8  
4.Kyoto Shiko Club               7   4  0  3  10- 9   8  
5.Tanabe Pharma                  7   3  1  3  14-13   7  [+] 
6.Fuji Steel Hirohata            7   3  0  4  15-19   6  
7.Mitsubishi Kyoto               7   1  2  4   9-14   4 
8.NTT Kinki                      7   1  0  6   8-22   2  


The 4th All-Shakaijin Cup 1968

Venue: Nagasaki 

First Round  
Osaka Sportsman Club         1-0  Mitsui E&S 
Fuji Steel Kamaishi          1-4  Yuasa Batteries 
Nagasaki Club                2-2  Sankyo                        [Sankyo won on pen] 
Toyota Industries            6-0  ZEON Takaoka 
Kyoto Shiko Club             3-1  Daiken Club 
Toshiba                      2-4  Dainichi Cable 

Second Round 
Fujitsu                      0-1  Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki  [aet] 
Toyota Motor                 4-0  Osaka Sportsman Club         
Yuasa Batteries              1-2  Kofu Club 
Sankyo                       0-1  Nippon Light Metal           
Fuji Steel Muroran           0-2  Toyota Industries 
Ibaraki Hitachi              1-0  Kyoto Shiko Club             
Hiroshima Teachers           1-3  Urawa SC 
Dainichi Cable               4-1  Teijin SC 

Quarterfinals 
Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki 0-4  Toyota Motor 
Kofu Club                    2-0  Nippon Light Metal           
Toyota Industries            2-0  Ibaraki Hitachi 
Urawa SC                     2-0  Dainichi Cable               

Semifinals 
Toyota Motor                 1-0  Kofu Club 
Toyota Industries            1-2  Urawa SC 

For 3rd place 
Kofu Club                    2-1  Toyota Industries 

Final 
Toyota Motor                 2-1  Urawa SC 

Note: The finalists are qualified for JSL promotion playoffs.

1967.

1969.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of super cup finals.


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