Japan 1978

Japan Soccer League First Division (JSL1)
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Final Table:

 1.Mitsubishi              18 13 1/0  4 30-13  54
 2.Yanmar Diesel           18 11 1/1  5 33-26  47
 3.Fujita Industries       18  9 3/4  2 35-14  46
 4.Yomiuri Club            18 10 1/1  6 40-30  43  [+] 
 5.Hitachi                 18  8 1/0  9 26-30  34
 6.Toyo Industries         18  7 3/0  8 23-34  34
 7.Nippon Kokan            18  7 0/2  9 19-21  30
 8.Nippon Steel            18  5 2/2  9 16-18  26
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Fujitsu                 18  3 1/3 11 14-29  17  Relegation Playoff
10.Furukawa                18  3 1/1 13  9-30  15  Relegation Playoff

[4 points for win; drawn matches decided by penalty shootout, winners
 obtaining 2, losers 1 point.]

Cross-Table: 
                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10    
 1.Mitsubishi               x  2-0 0-4 3-1 2-3 5-1 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 
 2.Yanmar Diesel           0-1  x  1-5 4-2 2-1 5-0 3-2 1-0 3-1 2-1 
 3.Fujita Industries       0-0 1-1  x  2-1 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 3-3 5-0 
 4.Yomiuri Club            0-1 3-1 3-2  x  2-1 3-3 1-2 0-0 4-1 2-1 
 5.Hitachi                 0-4 1-2 0-4 3-4  x  3-1 0-2 3-2 2-0 1-0 
 6.Toyo Industries         1-3 0-1 1-0 3-1 0-2  x  1-1 0-5 2-0 2-0 
 7.Nippon Kokan            0-1 2-0 0-1 0-3 1-4 3-2  x  0-1 2-0 1-0 
 8.Nippon Steel            1-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-3  x  0-1 1-0 
 9.Fujitsu                 0-2 2-3 2-2 2-3 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-0  x  0-1 
10.Furukawa                2-0 1-3 1-1 0-5 1-2 0-2 1-0 0-2 0-0  x 

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Fujitsu        0-2 2-1 Nissan  
Furukawa       1-0 0-0 Honda

Top scorers: 

1.Joćo Dickson CARVALHO (Fujita)      15  [Brazil]     
  KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar Diesel)  15 
3.OKAJIMA Toshiki (Yomiuri)           13 
4.HAMAGUCHI Kazuaki (Yomiuri)          7 
  MATSUNAGA Akira (Hitachi)            7 
  SAKIYA Seiichi (Nippon Steel)        7 
  TAKAHASHI Yoshitaka (Nippon Kokan)   7 
  USUI Hiroyuki (Hitachi)              7 
  WAGO Shoji (Yomiuri)                 7 
  YASUHARA Shinichi (Toyo)             7 



Japan Soccer League Second Division (JSL2)
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Final Table: 

 1.Honda Motor             18  13  1/3  1  39- 9  57  Promotion Playoff
 2.Nissan Motors           18  10  2/2  4  30-16  46  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 3.Kofu Club               18   9  1/0  8  32-33  38  
 4.Yanmar Club             18   8  3/0  7  29-31  38  
 5.Tanabe Pharma           18   7  3/3  5  23-16  37
 6.Teijin SC               18   7  2/2  7  25-22  34  
 7.Toshiba                 18   7  2/2  7  20-20  34  [+] 
 8.Sumitomo Metals         18   7  0/2  9  29-28  30  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Toyota                  18   5  1/0 12  26-42  22  Relegation Playoff [-] 
10.Kyoto Shiko Club        18   1  1/2 14  15-51   8  Relegation Playoff 

[4 points for win; drawn matches decided by penalty shootout, winners
 obtaining 2, losers 1 point.]

Cross-Table: 
                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10    
 1.Honda Motor              x  1-0 4-1 0-1 1-1 4-0 1-1 3-0 3-1 2-0 
 2.Nissan Motors           1-2  x  3-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-1 
 3.Kofu Club               1-3 3-1  x  0-2 0-3 0-4 3-1 3-0 4-2 2-1 
 4.Yanmar Club             0-4 1-1 2-0  x  1-0 0-3 2-2 1-1 1-3 3-0 
 5.Tanabe Pharma           1-1 1-1 3-2 4-1  x  0-0 0-1 0-2 1-0 3-0 
 6.Teijin SC               0-2 0-2 0-0 3-1 3-1  x  0-1 3-0 2-4 0-0 
 7.Toshiba                 0-0 0-2 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-1  x  2-0 3-0 1-1 
 8.Sumitomo Metals         0-1 1-3 2-5 4-1 0-0 4-0 2-4  x  3-0 4-1 
 9.Toyota                  1-3 4-2 1-2 1-5 1-3 2-1 0-1 0-3  x  2-2 
10.Kyoto Shiko Club        0-4 0-6 1-2 2-4 2-1 1-5 1-2 0-3 2-4  x 

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Toyota          1-0 1-2  Toho Titanium   [Toyota remains in JSL2]
Kyoto Shiko     1-3 1-0  Yamaha Motor 



League Cup 1978
---------------

Group Stage

NB: draws followed by penalty shoot-out; only its winners obtained a point

Final Tables:

Group A
 1.Fujita Industries        4   3 0/0 1   9- 7   6  Qualified
 2.Yomiuri                  4   2 1/0 1  10- 6   5  Qualified
 3.Hitachi                  4   2 0/0 2   9- 6   4
 4.Fujitsu                  4   2 0/0 2  10-10   4    
 5.Kofu                     4   0 0/1 3   4-13   1
 
Group B
 1.Mitsubishi Motors        4   4 0/0 0  15- 5   8  Qualified
 2.Furukawa Electric        4   2 0/1 1  10- 5   4  Qualified
 3.Sumitomo Metals          4   1 1/1 1   6- 5   3
 4.Nissan Motors            4   0 2/0 2   3-10   2
 5.Toshiba Horikawa         4   0 0/1 3   4-13   1
 
Group C
 1.Nippon Steel             4   4 0/0 0  10- 2   8  Qualified
 2.Yanmar Diesel            4   3 0/0 1  13- 4   6  Qualified
 3.Tanabe Pharmaceuticals   4   2 0/0 2   3- 5   4
 4.Teijin                   4   1 0/0 3   8- 9   2
 5.Kyoto Shiko              4   0 0/0 4   0-14   0
 
Group D 
 1.Nippon Kokan             4   3 1/0 0  13- 3   7  Qualified
 2.Honda                    4   2 0/2 0  12- 6   6  Qualified
 3.Toyo Industries          4   2 1/0 1   7- 6   5
 4.Yanmar Club              4   1 0/0 3   4- 8   2
 5.Toyota Motors            4   0 0/0 4   3-16   0   
 
Knockout Stage

Quarterfinals  
Fujita Industries    2-1 Honda
Nippon Steel         1-0 Furukawa Electric
Mitsubishi Motors    2-0 Yanmar Diesel
Nippon Kokan         1-2 Yomiuri
 
Semifinals
Fujita Industries    3-2 Nippon Steel
Mitsubishi Motors    2-1 Yomiuri     
 
Final
Fujita Industries    1-2 Mitsubishi Motors    [aet]



Emperor's Cup 1978
------------------

Round 1
Yanmar Club                        4-1 Mazda Auto Hiroshima
Fujitsu                            4-0 Kyushu Sangyo University
Osaka Sangyo University            0-4 Nippon Kokan
Yanmar Diesel                      6-0 Osaka University of Economics
Fukuoka University                 0-4 Nissei Plastic Industry
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals             2-1 Teijin
Gonohe Town Hall                   1-5 Hosei University
Honda                              2-1 Kokushikan University
Sumotomo Metals                    0-1 Furukawa Electric
Nippon Steel                       1-3 Sapporo University
Saitama Teachers                   1-3 Yomiuri
Toyota Motors                      0-1 Waseda University
 
Round 2
Fuijita Industries                 5-1 Yanmar Club
Fujitsu                            1-0 Nippon Kokan
Yanmar Diesel                      7-1 Nissei Plastic Industry
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals             2-3 Toyo Industries
Hitachi                            2-1 Hosei University
Honda                              1-3 Furukawa Electric
Sapporo University                 2-0 Yomiuri
Waseda University                  1-3 Mitsubishi Motors
 
Quarterfinals
Fujita Industries                  3-0 Fujitsu
Yanmar Diesel                      2-2 Toyo Industries                    [2-4 pen]
Hitachi                            1-1 Furukawa Electric                  [3-5 pen]                            
Sapporo University                 0-5 Mitsubishi Motors
 
Semifinals
Fujita Insdustries                 0-3 Toyo Industries
Furukawa Electric                  0-1 Mitsubishi Motors
 
Final [Jan 1, National stadium, Tokyo]
Toyo Industries                    0-1 Mitsubishi Motors      



Regional Leagues 1978
=====================

Hokkaido Soccer League 
(The first edition)

[4 points for win; drawn matches decided by penalty shootout, winners
 obtaining 2, losers 1 point.]

1.Hakodate ’76 FC                3   3  0/0  0  14- 2  12    
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2.Hokushu-kai                    3   1  1/0  1   3- 4   6  
3.Hakodate Mazda                 3   1  0/0  2   9- 9   4   
4.Sapporo FC (shu-kyu-dan)       3   0  0/1  2   4-15   1   


Tohoku Shakaijin Soccer League

NB: One unknown result (Nippon Steel vs Tohoku Oil). 

1.Nippon Steel Kamaishi          7   7  0  0  35- 2  14 
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2.Kureha Chemical                8   4  1  3  14-25   9  
3.Morioka Zebra                  8   3  2  3  22-15   8  
4.Towada Kickers                 8   3  1  4  15-25   7  
5.Tohoku Oil                     7   0  0  7   4-23   0  


Kanto Soccer League 

[4 points for win; drawn matches decided by penalty shootout, winners
 obtaining 2, losers 1 point.]

 1.Toho Titanium                18  13  3/1  1  34-12  59 
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 2.Furukawa Electric Chiba      18  11  2/1  4  38-23  49  [-] 
 3.Yokogawa Electric            18   8  3/3  4  41-20  41  [+] 
 4.Ibaraki Hitachi              18   8  2/2  6  24-23  38  
 5.Tokyo Metropolitan Police    18   7  2/1  8  23-27  33  
 6.Hitachi Mito Katsuta         18   6  3/1  8  20-24  31  
 7.Saitama Teachers SC          18   5  1/5  7  28-29  27 
 8.Yamatake Honeywell           18   6  0/1 11  23-39  25  [+] 
---------------------------------------------------------
 9.Tokyo Gas                    18   4  1/2 11  24-37  20  Relegated 
10.Kodama Club                  18   4  1/1 12  15-36  19  Relegated 


Hokushinetsu Football League

 1.Nissei Plastic Industrial     9   7  2  0  33- 4  16  
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 2.YKK FC                        9   7  1  1  17- 6  15 
 3.Toyama Club                   9   6  1  2  19-16  13 
 4.Fukui Teachers SC             9   6  0  3  26-13  12  
 5.Fukui Bank                    9   4  1  4  21-19   9  
 6.Teihens FC                    9   4  0  5  16-21   8 
 7.Nagano Teachers SC            9   4  0  5  22-29   8  
 8.Fuji Electric Matsumoto       9   2  1  6   7-17   5  
 9.Uozu Club                     9   1  0  8  14-32   2  [+] 
10.Yamaga Club                   9   1  0  8   9-27   2  


Tokai Shakaijin Soccer League

Championship Group

 1.Yamaha Motor                 13  13  0  0  60- 4  26 
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 2.Daikyo Oil                   13   9  1  3  32-10  19 
 3.Maruyasu Industries          13   5  3  5  27-26  13  
 4.Honda Hama-Yukai             13   5  2  6  28-29  12  [+] 
 5.Sumitomo Bakelite            13   5  1  7  26-46  11  

Relegation Group

 6.Nagoya SC                    13   5  4  4  25-25  14 
 7.Minolta Camera               13   5  3  5  25-23  13  [+] 
 8.Toyoda Machine Works         13   4  1  8  15-38   9  
 9.Wakaayu Club                 13   2  3  8  14-27   7  
10.Tomoekawa Paper              13   3  0 10  15-39   6  


Kansai Soccer League

1.Dainichi Nippon Cable         16  10  3  3  40-19  23  
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2.NTT Kansai                    16   8  4  4  36-23  20 
3.Hyogo Teachers SC             16   6  7  3  31-22  19 
4.Mitsubishi HI Kobe            16   6  6  4  29-29  18  
5.Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto       16   5  7  4  28-25  17  [+] 
6.Nippon Steel Hirohata         16   5  5  6  27-32  15  
7.Osaka Teachers SC             16   5  4  7  30-31  14  
8.Yuasa Batteries               16   6  2  8  20-26  14  
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9.Wakayama Teachers SC          16   1  2 13   8-42   4  Relegated 


Chugoku Soccer League

1.Mazda Auto Hiroshima          14   8  3  3  28-22  19 
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2.Mitsui E&S                    14   7  3  4  27-16  17  
3.Tanabe Pharma                 14   6  5  3  25-22  17  
4.Mitsubishi Oil                14   7  0  7  24-20  14  
5.Kawasaki Steel Mizushima      14   5  4  5  25-26  14  [+] 
6.Hitachi Kasado                14   5  2  7  29-30  12  [+] 
-------------------------------------------------------
7.Hiroshima Fujita              14   5  2  7  18-27  12  Relegated 
8.Masuda Club                   14   3  1 10  13-26   7  Relegated 


Shikoku Soccer League

1.Otsuka Pharma                 14  11  0  3  50-16  22  
-------------------------------------------------------
2.Showa Club                    14   8  3  3  31-18  19  
3.Nangoku SC                    14   8  2  4  40-24  18 
4.Imabari Club                  14   8  2  4  36-25  18  
5.Ogata Club                    14   7  1  6  30-52  15   
6.Daio Paper                    14   4  3  7  31-32  11  [+] 
7.Kogei Club                    14   2  1 11  14-35   5 
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8.Takasho OB Club               14   1  2 11  18-48   4  Relegated 


Kyushu Soccer League

1.Nakatsu Club                   7   6  0  1  18- 8  12  
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2.Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki   7   3  2  2  16-10   8 
3.Saga Nanyo Club                7   3  2  2   6-11   8  
4.Nippon Steel Oita              7   3  1  3  14-10   7  [+] 
5.Kagoshima Teachers SC          7   2  3  2   9- 6   7 
6.Miyano Club                    7   2  3  2   5-10   7  
7.Kumamoto Teachers SC           7   3  0  4   9-11   6  
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8.Sanwa Rakushu Club             7   0  1  6   7-18   1  Relegated 


2nd JSL Promotion Tournament 

Group A 

1.Toho Titanium                 x  4-2 6-3 10-5  4  
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2.Nippon Steel Kamaishi        2-4  x  3-0  5-4  2  
3.Hakodate 1976 FC             3-6 0-3  x   3-9  0 


Group B 

1.Yamaha Motor                  x  2-2 6-0  8-2  3  
--------------------------------------------------
2.Furukjawa Electric Chiba     2-2  x  1-0  3-2  3  
3.Nissei Plastic Industrial    0-6 0-1  x   0-7  0 


Group C 

1.Daikyo Oil                    x  2-0 3-1  5-1  4  
--------------------------------------------------
2.NTT Kansai                   0-2  x  5-0  5-2  2 
3.Otsuka Pharma                1-3 0-5  x   1-8  0 


Group D 

1.Dainichi Nippon Cable         x  2-1 5-2  7-3  4  
--------------------------------------------------
2.Mazda Auto Hiroshima         1-2  x  5-0  6-2  2 
3.Nakatsu Club                 2-5 0-5  x   2-10 0 


Final Round 

1.Yamaha Motor                  x  4-0 3-0 1-1  8-1  5  Promotion Playoff  
2.Toho Titanium                0-4  x  3-0 2-0  5-4  4  Promotion Playoff  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
3.Dainichi Nippon Cable        0-3 0-3  x  1-0  1-6  2 
4.Daikyo Oil                   1-1 0-2 0-1  x   1-4  1 


The 14th All-Shakaijin Cup 1978

Venue: Miyazaki

First Round  
Miyazaki Teachers            1-3  NTT Kansai 
Hitachi Mito Katsuta         2-0  Kawasaki Steel Mizushima  
Showa Club                   1-3  Yamatake Honeywell 
Nippon Steel Kamaishi        2-1  Sumitomo Bakelite 
Tokyo Gas                    0-3  Saga Nanyo Club 
TDK Akita                    4-0  Tsuruya Hyakkaten 
Dainichi Nippon Cable        1-0  Mazda Auto Hiroshima 
Maruichi Steel Tube          1-3  Fujitsu Kawasaki 
Saitama Teachers             5-0  Noboribetsu Green 
Honda Hama-Yukai             0-1  Ibaraki Hitachi 

Second Round 
Nissei Plastic Industrial    0-2  Hyogo Teachers 
NTT Kansai                   2-2  Hitachi Mito Katsuta          [NTT won on pen] 
Yamatake Honeywell           0-2  Nippon Steel Kamaishi        
Saga Nanyo Club              0-0  Nippon Oil Muroran            [Saga won on pen] 
Otsuka Pharma                0-1  TDK Akita 
Dainichi Nippon Cable        6-1  Fujitsu Kawasaki
Saitama Teachers             4-2  Ibaraki Hitachi 
YKK FC                       2-5  Maruyasu Industries 

Quarterfinals 
Hyogo Teachers               3-0  NTT Kansai 
Nippon Steel Kamaishi        1-0  Saga Nanyo Club 
TDK Akita                    2-3  Dainichi Nippon Cable        
Saitama Teachers             0-0  Maruyasu Industries           [Saitama won on pen] 

Semifinals 
Hyogo Teachers               4-0  Nippon Steel Kamaishi        
Dainichi Nippon Cable        1-2  Saitama Teachers 

For 3rd place 
Nippon Steel Kamaishi        1-1  Dainichi Nippon Cable         [Kamaishi won on pen] 

Final 
Hyogo Teachers               0-2  Saitama Teachers 

1977.

1979.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of super cup finals.


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