Japan 1981

Japan Soccer League First Division (JSL1)
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Final Table:

 1.Fujita Industries       18 11  5  2  24- 7  27
 2.Yomiuri Club            18  8  9  1  32-16  25
 3.Mitsubishi              18 10  4  4  24-16  24
 4.Yanmar Diesel           18  7  8  3  21-15  22
 5.Furukawa                18  7  7  4  28-23  21
 6.Honda                   18  5  4  9  23-28  14  [+] 
 7.Hitachi                 18  5  3 10  23-27  13
 8.Mazda                   18  4  5  9  15-28  13
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Nippon Steel            18  3  5 10  14-27  11  Relegation Playoff
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10.Yamaha Motors           18  2  6 10  11-28  10  Relegated

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

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Nippon Steel   0-3 1-2 Nissan 

Promoted: Nippon Kokan (directly)

Top scorers: 

1.YOSHIDA Hiroshi (Furukawa)          14 
2.KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar Diesel)  11 
3.YONASHIRO George (Yomiuri)          10  [Brazil] 
4.ENOKI Kojiro (Honda)                 8 
  USUI Hiroyuki (Hitachi)              8 
6.NAGAI Yoshikazu (Furukawa)           6 
7.OZAKI Kazuo (Mitsubishi)             5 
  TEZUKA Satoshi (Fujita)              5 
  UEDA Eiji (Fujita)                   5 
  YOKOYAMA Masafumi (Nippon Steel)     5 



Japan Soccer League Second Division (JSL2)
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Final Table: 

 1.Nippon Kokan            18  11  4  3  42-22  26  Promoted 
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 2.Nissan Motors           18  11  4  3  31-16  26  Promotion Playoff [-] 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 3.Toshiba                 18  12  1  5  46-21  25  
 4.Tanabe Pharma           18   9  4  5  35-11  22
 5.Fujitsu                 18  10  1  7  31-27  21
 6.Toyota                  18   6  4  8  33-30  16 
 7.Sumitomo Metals         18   7  1 10  32-31  15  
 8.Teijin SC               18   5  4  9  22-34  14  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 9.Kofu Club               18   4  2 12  18-42  12  Relegation Playoff
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10.Nagoya SC               18   2  1 15  16-72   5  Relegated [+] 

Cross-Table: 
                            1   2   3   4    5   6   7   8   9  10    
 1.Nippon Kokan             x  0-0 2-2 0-1  4-0 2-3 3-2 0-2 3-1 3-0 
 2.Nissan Motors           2-3  x  0-1 1-0  3-2 1-1 3-1 3-3 0-2 3-1 
 3.Toshiba                 1-2 1-2  x  2-1  1-2 3-0 4-0 4-2 3-2 7-0 
 4.Tanabe Pharma           1-1 1-1 0-2  x   4-1 3-1 0-1 3-0 2-1 2-0 
 5.Fujitsu                 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-0   x  2-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-1 
 6.Toyota                  1-3 0-1 4-2 0-0  1-2  x  2-2 2-2 3-1 0-1 
 7.Sumitomo Metals         1-4 0-1 2-1 0-2  2-3 1-0  x  1-2 0-1 6-2 
 8.Teijin SC               1-2 0-3 0-1 0-0  3-0 2-5 0-4  x  0-0 1-2 
 9.Kofu Club               1-5 0-3 2-3 0-5  0-0 1-3 0-2 1-3  x  3-2 
10.Nagoya SC               3-3 0-2 0-7 0-10 2-5 1-7 0-7 0-1 1-2  x 

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Kofu Club  1-0 1-0  NTT Kanto 



League Cup 1981
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Round 1
Honda                3-0 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
Toshiba              2-1 Sumitomo Metals
Yomiuri              1-2 Nippon Kokan
Mitsubishi Motors    4-0 Teijin Matsuyama
 
Round 2
Kofu                 3-2 Nagoya
Honda                0-3 Furukawa Electric     
Yamaha Motors        2-4 Toshiba
Nissan Motors        3-0 Nippon Steel
Hitachi              5-1 Toyota Motors
Nippon Kokan         1-2 Fujita Industries
Yanmar Diesel        3-5 Mitsubishi Motors
Mazda                0-2 Fujitsu
 
Quarterfinals    
Kofu                 1-6 Furukawa Electric
Toshiba              3-1 Nissan Motors 
Hitachi              3-5 Fujita Industries
Mitsubishi Motors    1-1 Fujitsu              [5-3 pen]
 
Semifinals
Furukawa Electric    2-2 Toshiba              [2-3 pen] 
Fujita Industries    2-4 Mitsubishi Motors
 
Final
Toshiba              4-4 Mitsubishi Motors    [aet]     

NB: trophy shared



Emperor's Cup 1981
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Round 1
Teijin Matsuyama                   1-3 Toyota Motors
Mazda                              1-2 Kyushu Sangyo University
Dainichi Cable Industries          0-2 Nippon Steel
Yomiuri                            2-0 Osaka University of Commerce
Kawasaki Steel Mitsushima          1-3 Matsushita Electric
Waseda University                  6-0 Gonohe Town Hall
Fukuoka University                 1-4 Doshisha University
Tsukuba University                 6-0 YKK
Fujitsu                            1-3 Hitachi    
Yamaha Motors                      1-2 Nissan Motors
Aichi Gakuin University            1-3 Honda
Nippon Kokan                       6-1 Fujita Industries
 
Round 2
Yanmar Diesel                      2-1 Toyota Motors
Kyushu Sangyo University           1-3 Nippon Steel
Yomiuri                            1-0 Matsushita Electric
Waseda University                  0-3 Mitsubishi Motors
Furukawa Electric                 11-4 Doshisha University
Tsukuba University                 3-1 Hitachi
Nissan Motors                      1-2 Honda
Nippon Kokan                       2-1 Fujita Industries               
 
Quarterfinals
Yanmar Diesel                      1-2 Nippon Steel
Yomiuri                            0-0 Mitsubishi Motors                  [7-6 pen]
Furukawa Electric                  1-2 Tsukuba University
Honda                              2-4 Nippon Kokan
 
Semifials
Nippon Steel                       0-0 Yomiuri                            [3-5 pen]
Tsukuba University                 0-1 Nippon Kokan
 
Final [Jan 1, National stadium, Tokyo]
Yomiuri                            0-2 Nippon Kokan



Regional Leagues 1981
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Hokkaido Soccer League

1.Sapporo Mazda                  7   5  2  0  12- 3  12  [+] 
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2.Nippon Oil Muroran             7   3  3  1   6- 5   9  
3.Hakodate ’76 FC                7   3  2  2  21-11   9    
4.Nippon Steel Muroran           7   2  4  1  15-12   8  
  Hakodate Mazda                 7   3  2  2  15-12   8   
6.Otaru Shuyukai                 7   3  0  4  13-17   6  [+] 
7.Hokushu-kai                    7   1  1  5   8-15   3  
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8.Sapporo FC (shu-kyu-dan)       7   0  2  5   5-20   2  Relegated 


Tohoku Shakaijin Soccer League

1.Nippon Steel Kamaishi         14  11  2  1  48-11  24 
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2.Morioka Zebra                 14   8  5  1  46-18  21  
3.Matsushima Club               14   7  3  4  34-21  17  
4.Akita Toyota                  14   7  2  5  23-22  16 
5.Kureha Chemical               14   4  3  7  27-41  11  
6.Akisho Club                   14   3  3  8  15-28   9  [+] 
7.Nitto Boseki Fukushima        14   3  2  9  16-29   8  
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8.Towada Kickers                14   2  2 10  12-51   6  Relegated 


Kanto Soccer League 

 1.Furukawa Electric Chiba      18  11  4  3  38-19  26  
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 2.Saitama Teachers SC          18  10  5  3  30-17  25 
 3.Toho Titanium                18  11  2  5  33-20  24 
 4.Ibaraki Hitachi              18   8  5  5  24-16  21  
 5.NTT Kanto                    18   5  8  5  26-22  18 
 6.Hitachi Mito Katsuta         18   7  3  8  25-23  17  
 7.Ibaraki Teachers SC          18   6  5  7  28-33  17   
 8.Chiba Teachers SC            18   4  4 10  17-31  12  [+] 
 9.Hitachi Tochigi              18   4  4 10  11-28  12  [+]  
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10.Tokyo Metropolitan Police    18   1  6 11  11-34   8  Relegated 


Hokushinetsu Football League

 1.YKK FC                        9   8  0  1  17- 5  16 
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 2.Nissei Plastic Industrial     9   7  1  1  32-11  15  
 3.Yamaga Club                   9   5  1  3  15- 9  11  
 4.Toyama Club                   9   5  0  4  23-12  10 
 5.Fukui Bank                    9   5  0  4  19-13  10  
 6.Fukui Teachers SC             9   5  0  4  13-15  10  
 7.Seiyu Club                    9   4  0  5  11-15   8  [+] 
 8.Uozu Club                     9   2  0  7  11-26   4  
 9.Ono Club                      9   2  0  7  14-34   4 
10.Teihens FC                    9   1  0  8  13-28   2 


Tokai Shakaijin Soccer League

Championship Group

 1.Daikyo Oil                   13  12  0  1  49- 9  24  [-] 
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 2.Fujieda City Hall            13  11  0  2  34-14  22 
 3.Maruyasu Industries          13   8  0  5  33-17  16  
 4.Honda Hama-Yukai             13   6  1  6  21-26  13  
 5.Honda Suzuka                 13   4  1  8  15-39   9  

Relegation Group

 6.Shizuoka Gas                 13   6  2  5  24-18  14  
 7.Minolta Camera               13   5  2  6  27-25  12  
 8.Tomoekawa Paper              13   6  0  7  30-31  12  
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 9.Sunday Club                  13   2  0 11  22-49   4  Relegated [+] 
10.Wakaayu Club                 13   1  2 10  18-45   4  Relegated 


Kansai Soccer League

 1.NTT Kansai                   18  12  5  1  39-12  29 
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 2.Hyogo Teachers SC            18  11  4  3  43-23  26 
 3.Mitsubishi HI Kobe           18   8  5  5  20-14  21  
 4.Kyoto Shiko Club             18   8  4  6  23-23  20  
 5.Osaka Gas                    18   8  3  7  38-29  19 
 6.Kyoto Prefectural Police     18   7  5  6  34-29  19  [+] 
 7.Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto      18   4  9  5  19-24  17  
 8.Osaka Teachers SC            18   5  3 10  21-32  13  
 9.Dainichi Nippon Cable        18   3  2 13  22-38   8  
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10.Yuasa Batteries              18   1  6 11  10-45   8  Relegated 


Chugoku Soccer League

1.Kawasaki Steel Mizushima      14   9  4  1  42-17  22 
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2.Mitsubishi Oil                14   8  1  5  20-19  17  
3.Mazda Auto Hiroshima          14   6  3  5  18-19  15 
4.Masuda Club                   14   7  1  6  24-33  15  
5.Mitsui E&S                    14   6  2  6  22-24  14  
6.Tanabe Pharma                 14   4  5  5  18-20  13  
7.Yamaguchi Teachers SC         14   3  4  7  29-31  10   
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8.Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima   14   1  4  9   8-28   6  Relegated 


Shikoku Soccer League

NB: Yamabiko Club changed name to Aiyu Club.

1.Otsuka Pharma                 14  10  3  1  38-15  23  
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2.Imabari Club                  14   9  1  4  36-22  19  
3.Showa Club                    14   7  1  6  44-35  15  
4.Daio Paper                    14   7  1  6  37-35  15 
5.Takasho OB Club               14   7  1  6  26-31  15  [+] 
6.Nangoku SC                    14   6  2  6  32-31  14 
7.Aiyu Club                     14   5  1  8  28-27  11   
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8.Takamatsu Club                14   0  0 14  12-57   0  Relegated 


Kyushu Soccer League

1.Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki   7   5  2  0  25- 6  12 
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2.Saga Nanyo Club                7   5  1  1  11- 4  11  
3.Nakatsu Club                   7   5  0  2  11-11  10  
4.Kagoshima Teachers SC          7   4  0  3  21-13   8 
5.Kumamoto Teachers SC           7   3  0  4  11-14   6  
6.Kawasoe Club                   7   2  1  4  12-16   5  [+] 
7.Nippon Steel Oita              7   1  1  5   8-17   3  
8.Miyano Club                    7   0  1  6   5-23   1  


5th 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.Saitama Teachers              x  4-0 2-0  6-0  4  
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2.Sapporo Mazda                0-4  x  3-2  3-6  2  
3.Nippon Steel Kamaishi        0-2 2-3  x   2-5  0 


Group B 

1.Daikyo Oil                    x  1-0 6-1  7-1  4  
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2.Furukawa Electric Chiba      0-1  x  6-0  6-1  2  
3.YKK FC                       1-6 0-6  x   1-12 0 


Group C 

1.NTT Kansai                    x  1-0 5-0  6-0  4  
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2.Fujieda City Hall            0-1  x  3-0  3-1  2 
3.Otsuka Pharma                0-5 0-3  x   0-8  0 


Group D 

1.Kawasaki Steel Mizushima      x  4-1 6-1 10-2  4  
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2.Hyogo Teachers               1-4  x  4-1  5-5  2 
3.Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki 1-6 1-4  x   2-10 0 


Final Round 

1.Saitama Teachers              x  2-1 1-1 4-0  7-2  5  Promoted  
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2.NTT Kansai                   1-2  x  1-0 1-0  3-2  4  Promotion Playoff  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
3.Daikyo Oil                   1-1 0-1  x  2-1  3-3  3 
4.Kawasaki Steel Mizushima     0-4 0-1 1-2  x   1-7  0 


The 17th All-Shakaijin Cup 1981

Venue: Shimane

First Round  
Kyoto Shiko Club             3-1  Toyama Club 
Kagoshima Teachers           2-1  Toho Titanium 
Imabari Club                 2-0  Morioka Zebra 
NTT Kanto                    4-0  Nippon Steel Muroran 
Kawasaki Steel Mizushima     3-2  Ibaraki Teachers 
Nippon Steel Oita            5-1  Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 
Shiko Teachers               1-0  Maruyasu Industries 
Yomiuri Juniors              2-0  Otsuka Pharma 
Ibaraki Hitachi              3-0  Nippon Oil Muroran 
Gonohe Town Hall             4-1  YKK FC 
Mitsui E&S                   3-0  Hitachi Mito Katsuta 

Second Round 
Hyogo Teachers               2-3  Kyoto Shiko Club 
Kagoshima Teachers           1-0  Imabari Club 
NTT Kanto                    4-1  Kawasaki Steel Mizushima     
Nippon Steel Oita            2-0  Honda Hama-Yukai 
Masuda Club                  4-3  Shiko Teachers
Yomiuri Juniors              2-1  Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki
Ibaraki Hitachi              2-0  Gonohe Town Hall             
Mitsui E&S                   2-1  Mitsubishi HI Kobe 

Quarterfinals 
Kyoto Shiko Club             3-3  Kagoshima Teachers            [Kyoto won on pen] 
NTT Kanto                    2-1  Nippon Steel Oita            
Masuda Club                  0-1  Yomiuri Juniors 
Ibaraki Hitachi              0-0  Mitsui E&S                    [Ibaraki won on pen] 

Semifinals 
Kyoto Shiko Club             0-3  NTT Kanto 
Yomiuri Juniors              0-0  Ibaraki Hitachi               [Ibaraki won on pen]

Final 
NTT Kanto                    2-1  Ibaraki Hitachi 

1980.

1982.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of super cup finals.


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