Japan 1979

Japan Soccer League First Division (JSL1)
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Final Table:

 1.Fujita Industries       18 12 1/3  2 36-15  53
 2.Yomiuri Club            18 10 0/4  4 48-26  44
 3.Hitachi                 18  8 5/2  3 23-18  44
 4.Yanmar Diesel           18  9 1/2  6 28-21  40
 5.Furukawa                18  7 5/2  4 28-22  40
 6.Toyo Industries         18  5 4/5  4 20-19  33
 7.Mitsubishi              18  5 5/2  6 16-20  32
 8.Nippon Steel            18  6 2/1  9 23-25  29
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Nippon Kokan            18  1 1/4 12 17-43  10  Relegation Playoff
10.Nissan Motors           18  1 2/1 14  9-39   9  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.Fujita Industries        x  1-1 0-1 1-0 4-2 1-1 4-0 3-1 3-0 2-1 
 2.Yomiuri Club            1-2  x  2-1 2-1 3-1 3-4 2-3 1-0 7-3 2-0 
 3.Hitachi                 1-1 2-5  x  0-1 3-2 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 
 4.Yanmar Diesel           1-1 2-5 0-1  x  1-2 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-2 2-0 
 5.Furukawa                3-1 1-1 1-1 1-1  x  1-2 0-0 1-0 1-1 3-0 
 6.Toyo Industries         0-2 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-1  x  0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 
 7.Mitsubishi              0-2 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1  x  0-1 1-1 3-1 
 8.Nippon Steel            1-2 2-1 1-2 0-5 1-1 0-3 1-2  x  3-0 6-1 
 9.Nippon Kokan            1-3 1-7 0-0 2-1 2-3 1-1 0-1 1-4  x  1-1 
10.Nissan Motors           0-3 0-3 0-3 0-1 0-3 2-2 0-1 0-1 1-0  x 

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Nippon Kokan   0-0 1-2 Yamaha           [1st leg 3-4 pen]
Nissan         4-1 2-1 Toshiba 

Top scorers: 

1.Ruy RAMOS (Yomiuri)                 14  [Brazil] 
2.USUI Hiroyuki (Hitachi)             11 
3.OKAJIMA Toshiki (Yomiuri)            8 
  YOKOYAMA Masafumi (Nissan)           8 
5.Joćo Dickson CARVALHO (Fujita)       7  [Brazil]     
  IMAMURA Hiroji (Yanmar Diesel)       7 
  KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar Diesel)   7 
  KOTAKI Yuichi (Fujita)               7 
  MAEDA Hideki (Furukawa)              7 
  YONASHIRO George (Yomiuri)           7  [Brazil] 



Japan Soccer League Second Division (JSL2)
------------------------------------------

Final Table: 

 1.Toshiba                 18  10  3/2  3  36-23  48  Promotion Playoff
 2.Yamaha Motor            18  10  2/3  3  33-19  47  Promotion Playoff [+]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 3.Fujitsu                 18  11  0/3  4  29-18  47  [-] 
 4.Honda Motor             18  10  1/2  5  31-25  44  
 5.Yanmar Club             18   8  2/0  8  37-30  36  Disbanded 
 6.Tanabe Pharma           18   7  0/0 11  21-21  28
 7.Toyota                  18   5  3/2  8  21-29  28 
 8.Kofu Club               18   5  2/2  9  26-42  26  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Teijin SC               18   5  1/3  9  24-30  25  Relegation Playoff
10.Sumitomo Metals         18   2  3/0 13  15-36  14  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.Toshiba                  x  3-2 4-0 1-2 3-1 3-2 0-0 4-1 3-1 0-0 
 2.Yamaha Motor            2-0  x  1-1 3-3 2-3 2-1 0-0 4-0 2-1 1-1 
 3.Fujitsu                 2-0 0-1  x  0-0 2-1 1-0 0-1 4-0 5-2 2-0 
 4.Honda Motor             0-1 0-2 3-1  x  3-2 1-0 1-0 1-3 2-0 2-1 
 5.Yanmar Club             2-2 3-0 2-3 3-3  x  0-1 3-1 3-0 2-0 2-0 
 6.Tanabe Pharma           0-1 0-1 1-2 0-2 2-0  x  0-1 4-2 1-0 3-0 
 7.Toyota                  2-2 0-3 1-3 1-3 4-2 0-1  x  3-2 0-3 2-4 
 8.Kofu Club               1-3 1-3 1-1 3-2 1-4 2-1 1-1  x  1-1 1-0 
 9.Teijin SC               3-3 1-3 0-1 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-1 2-2  x  1-2 
10.Sumitomo Metals         2-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 0-3 1-4 0-1  x 

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Teijin SC        2-1 1-1  Kyoto Shiko Club 
Sumitomo Metals  1-0 3-1  Daikyo Oil

NB: Daikyo Oil promoted to 1980 JSL2 due to withdrawal of Yanmar Club.



League Cup 1979
---------------

Round 1
Yanmar Diesel        5-0 Toshiba Horikawa
Nippon Steel         2-1 Kufu
Mitsubishi Motors    2-1 Toyo Industries  
Furukawa Electric    2-0 Nippon Kokan
 
Round 2
Yamaha Motors        3-1 Nissan Motors
Yanmar Diesel        1-2 Yomiuri
Toyota Motors        1-1 Nippon Steel         [5-4 pen]
Teijin Matsuyama     1-2 Fujitsu
Fujita Industries    2-0 Sumimoto Metals
Mitsubishi Motors    1-0 Yanmar Club
Honda                0-1 Furukawa Electric
Hitachi              4-0 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
 
Quarterfinals
Yamaha Motors        2-4 Yomiuri
Toyota Motors        1-2 Fujitsu
Fujita Industries    0-3 Mitsubishi Motors
Furukawa Electric    2-1 Hitachi
 
Semifinals
Yomiuri              3-3 Fujitsu              [4-3 pen]   
Mitsubishi Motors    2-2 Furukawa Electric    [4-5 pen]
 
Final
Yomiuri              3-2 Furukawa Electric



Emperor's Cup 1979
------------------

Round 1
Gonohe Town Hall                   0-3 Toho Titanum
Nissan Motors                      2-1 Kyushu Sangyo University
Yanmar Club                        2-2 Nippon Steel                       [4-2 pen]
Hitachi                            4-2 Toyota Motors
Waseda University                  2-1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture         0-1 Teijin
Tsukuba University                 3-1 Sapporo University      
Mazda Auto Hiroshima               1-0 Hokusetsu Kemari-dan          
Fukuoka University                 0-1 Sapporo University
Nippon Kokan                       1-0 Juntendo University
Nissei Plastic Industry            0-4 Furukawa Electric
Honda                              3-0 Osaka University of Commerce
 
Round 2
Mitsubishi Motors                  3-0 Toho Titanium
Nissan Motors                      2-3 Yanmar Club
Hitachi                            1-0 Waseda University
Teijin                             0-7 Yomiuri
Fujita Industries                  3-1 Tsukuba University
Mazda Auto Hiroshima               0-5 Toyo Industries
Nippon Kokan                       0-0 Furukawa Electric                  [4-5 pen]
Honda                              1-2 Yanmar Diesel
 
Quarterfinals
Mitsubishi Motors                  2-0 Yanmar Club       
Hitachi                            4-0 Yomiuri
Fujita Industries                  5-0 Toyo Industries
Furukawka Electric                 1-3 Yanmar Diesel
 
Semifinals
Mitsubishi Motors                  4-1 Hitachi
Fujita Industries                  3-1 Yanmar Diesel
 
Final [Jan 1, National stadium, Tojyo]
Mitsubishi Motors                  1-2 Fujita Industries    



Regional Leagues 1979
=====================

Hokkaido Soccer League

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

1.Nippon Steel Muroran           5   4  1/0  0  19- 5  18  [+] 
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2.Sapporo FC (shu-kyu-dan)       5   3  0/0  2  18-12  12   
3.Hakodate ’76 FC                5   2  0/2  1  10-11  10    
4.Hokushu-kai                    5   1  1/1  2  10-13   7  
5.Hakodate Mazda                 5   1  1/0  3   9-12   6   
6.Muroran Club                   5   1  0/0  4   5-18   4  [+] 


Tohoku Shakaijin Soccer League

NB: One unknown result (Matsushima vs Tohoku Oil). 

1.Nippon Steel Kamaishi         14  12  2  0  50-18  26 
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2.Morioka Zebra                 14  11  0  3  48-20  22  
3.Kureha Chemical               14   6  2  6  26-30  14  
4.Akita Toyota                  14   4  5  5  16-23  13  [+] 
5.Matsushima Club               13   4  4  5  21-32  12  [+] 
6.Nitto Boseki Fukushima        14   4  3  7  26-30  11  [+] 
7.Towada Kickers                14   3  3  8  22-30   9  
-------------------------------------------------------
8.Tohoku Oil                    13   1  1 11  12-37   3  Relegated 


Kanto Soccer League 

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

 1.Saitama Teachers SC          18  13  0/1  4  47-16  53 
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 2.Furukawa Electric Chiba      18  12  1/1  4  50-25  51  
 3.Yokogawa Electric            18  11  1/1  5  44-20  47  
 4.Toho Titanium                18   9  2/1  6  34-25  41 
 5.Tokyo Metropolitan Police    18   8  1/0  9  21-36  34  
 6.Ibaraki Hitachi              18   7  2/1  8  32-28  33  
 7.Yamatake Honeywell           18   6  1/2  9  32-40  28  
 8.Hitachi Mito Katsuta         18   4  3/4  7  19-21  26  
---------------------------------------------------------
 9.Kanagawa Teachers SC         18   3  2/3 10  28-48  19  Relegated [+] 
10.Kobe Steel                   18   3  1/0 14  13-61  14  Relegated [+] 


Hokushinetsu Football League

 1.Nissei Plastic Industrial     9   9  0  0  30- 1  18  
-------------------------------------------------------
 2.Yamaga Club                   9   6  1  2  18-11  13  
 3.Toyama Club                   9   4  3  2  15- 8  11 
 4.YKK FC                        9   4  2  3  21-15  10 
 5.Fukui Bank                    9   4  1  4  20-25   9  
 6.Fukui Teachers SC             9   3  2  4  15-20   8  
 7.Uozu Club                     9   3  1  5  15-18   7  
 8.Teihens FC                    9   3  1  5  10-17   7 
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 9.Nagano Teachers SC            9   2  2  5  13-24   6  Relegated 
10.Fuji Electric Matsumoto       9   0  1  8   4-22   1  Relegated 


Tokai Shakaijin Soccer League

Championship Group

 1.Nagoya SC                    13  11  1  1  49-17  23 
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 2.Daikyo Oil                   13   8  3  2  28-13  19 
 3.Minolta Camera               13   8  0  5  30-26  16  
 4.Honda Hama-Yukai             13   6  2  5  24-21  14  
 5.Sumitomo Bakelite            13   4  3  6  26-40  11  

Relegation Group

 6.Maruyasu Industries          13   4  5  4  22-18  13  
 7.Tomoekawa Paper              13   5  2  6  25-32  12  
 8.Honda Suzuka                 13   3  3  7  15-25   9  [+] 
 9.Wakaayu Club                 13   2  4  7  17-28   8  
-------------------------------------------------------
10.Toyoda Machine Works         13   2  1 10  12-28   5  Relegated 


Kansai Soccer League

 1.Kyoto Shiko Club             18  12  5  1  50-23  29  [-] 
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 2.NTT Kansai                   18  12  4  2  45-22  28 
 3.Hyogo Teachers SC            18  11  5  2  39-18  27 
 4.Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto      18  10  4  4  43-24  24  
 5.Mitsubishi HI Kobe           18   7  5  6  31-28  19  
 6.Dainichi Nippon Cable        18   7  3  8  25-21  17  
 7.Nippon Steel Hirohata        18   4  3 11  28-39  11  
 8.Yuasa Batteries              18   5  0 13  31-42  10  
 9.Osaka Teachers SC            18   1  7 10  25-57   9  
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10.Wakayama Club                18   2  2 14  17-60   6  Relegated [+] 


Chugoku Soccer League

1.Mazda Auto Hiroshima          14  11  2  1  34-15  24 
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2.Mitsubishi Oil                14   9  2  3  22-13  20  
3.Kawasaki Steel Mizushima      14   8  2  4  30-15  18 
4.Mitsui E&S                    14   8  1  5  30-13  17  
5.Tanabe Pharma                 14   5  4  5  24-20  14  
6.Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima   14   4  2  8  20-22  10  [+] 
-------------------------------------------------------
7.Hitachi Kasado                14   3  1 10  26-38   7  Relegated 
8.Matsue Tomonokai              14   1  0 13   8-58   2  Relegated [+] 


Shikoku Soccer League

1.Otsuka Pharma                 14   8  4  2  48-20  20  
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2.Nangoku SC                    14   9  2  3  34-22  20 
3.Showa Club                    14   8  3  3  34-16  19  
4.Imabari Club                  14   7  3  4  33-25  17  
5.Suzue Nisshindo               14   5  2  7  28-32  12 
6.Daio Paper                    14   5  0  9  29-36  10 
7.Takamatsu Club                14   4  1  9  13-39   9  
8.Ogata Club                    14   2  1 11  22-51   5   


Kyushu Soccer League

1.Nakatsu Club                   7   5  1  1  14- 6  11  
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2.Saga Nanyo Club                7   3  3  1  13- 9   9  
3.Kagoshima Teachers SC          7   3  2  2  14-10   8 
4.Miyazaki Teachers SC           7   3  2  2  13-11   8  [+] 
5.Kumamoto Teachers SC           7   4  0  3  11-13   8  
6.Nippon Steel Oita              7   3  1  3  12-11   7  
7.Miyano Club                    7   0  3  4   7-16   3  
8.Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki   7   0  2  5   7-15   2 


3rd JSL Promotion Tournament 

Participants: 
Regional Leagues champions (9 teams)
Runners-up of the Regional Leagues represented in the Final Round of the 
previous year tournament (Kanto, Kansai, Tokai).    
Total: 12 teams


Group A 

1.Furukawa Electric Chiba       x  3-1 6-2  9-3  4  
--------------------------------------------------
2.Nippon Steel Kamaishi        1-3  x  5-1  6-4  2  
3.Nippon Steel Muroran         2-6 1-5  x   3-11 0 


Group B 

1.Daikyo Oil                    x  2-2 2-2  4-4  2  
--------------------------------------------------
  Saitama Teachers             2-2  x  2-2  4-4  2  
  Nissei Plastic Industrial    2-2 2-2  x   4-4  2 

Note: Tie-breakers are unknown.

Group C 

1.Nagoya SC                     x  3-1 6-1  9-2  4  
--------------------------------------------------
2.NTT Kansai                   1-3  x  3-0  4-3  2 
3.Otsuka Pharma                1-6 0-3  x   1-9  0 


Group D 

1.Kyoto Shiko Club              x  3-1 2-1  5-2  4  
--------------------------------------------------
2.Mazda Auto Hiroshima         1-3  x  3-0  4-3  2 
3.Nakatsu Club                 1-2 0-3  x   1-5  0 


Final Round 

1.Daikyo Oil                    x  2-2 2-0 1-0  5-2  5  Promotion Playoff  
2.Kyoto Shiko Club             2-2  x  2-1 1-0  5-3  5  Promotion Playoff  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
3.Furukawa Electric Chiba      0-2 1-2  x  3-1  4-5  2 
4.Nagoya SC                    0-1 0-1 1-3  x   1-5  0 


The 15th All-Shakaijin Cup 1979

Venue: Tochigi

First Round  
Sapporo Mazda                0-2  Yokohama TriStar 
Towada Kickers               0-1  Dainichi Nippon Cable 
Nissei Plastic Industrial    0-1  Mitsubishi HI Kobe 
Miyazaki Teachers            1-2  Hitachi Mito Katsuta 
Daio Paper                   0-5  Toho Titanium 
Gonohe Town Hall             0-1  Mazda Auto Hiroshima 
Toyama Club                  2-2  Hitachi Sawa                     [Toyama won on pen] 
Otsuka Pharma                2-1  Kyoto Shiko Club 
Miwa Club                    0-2  Nippon Steel Kimitsu 
Hyogo Teachers               2-3  Yamatake Honeywell 

Second Round 
Mitsubishi Oil Mizushima     2-6  Minolta Camera 
Yokohama TriStar             1-2  Dainichi Nippon Cable
Mitsubishi HI Kobe           0-1  Hitachi Mito Katsuta 
Toho Titanium                1-0  Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 
Hokushu-kai                  0-4  Mazda Auto Hiroshima 
Toyama Club                  2-0  Otsuka Pharma 
Nippon Steel Kimitsu         2-3  Yamatake Honeywell 
Maruyasu Industries          0-1  Tochigi SC 

Quarterfinals 
Minolta Camera               0-1  Dainichi Nippon Cable
Hitachi Mito Katsuta         1-2  Toho Titanium 
Mazda Auto Hiroshima         3-2  Toyama Club 
Yamatake Honeywell           1-0  Tochigi SC 

Semifinals 
Dainichi Nippon Cable        0-1  Toho Titanium 
Mazda Auto Hiroshima         2-0  Yamatake Honeywell 

For 3rd place 
Dainichi Nippon Cable        1-0  Yamatake Honeywell 

Final 
Toho Titanium                2-0  Mazda Auto Hiroshima

1978.

1980.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of super cup finals.


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