1988–89 Japan Soccer League

Statistics of Japan Soccer League in season 1988/1989.

First Division

For the first time, the format of three points for a win was adopted, but only for the First Division. Nissan won their first title.

Four-time champion Mitsubishi was relegated for the first time, along with struggling Sumitomo.

PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGDNotes
1Nissan4614443217+15Champions
2ANA Club4012463722+15
3Yamaha Motors3912373121+10
4Fujita Engineering3610663420+14
5Yomiuri328862523+2
6Furukawa Electric298592119+2
7Matsushita Electric298592630-4
8Yanmar Diesel287782322+1
9Honda277692023-3
10Nippon Kokan1931091731-14
11Sumitomo1947111237-25Relegated to Second Division
12Mitsubishi Motors14111101427-13

Second Division

This was the last season in which the second tier was contested in an East-and-West format. Toshiba won a second championship, but this time their promotion was automatic. Fallen giant Hitachi, still adjusting to the change in town, joined them. Regional outfits Fujieda Municipal and NTT Kansai went back to their regional leagues.

First Stage

East

PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGD
1Toshiba23950387+29
2Fujitsu208422213+9
3Hitachi19752189+9
4NTT Kanto166441612+4
5Kofu Club147071924-5
6Toho Titanium93381024-14
7Cosmo Oil82481325-12
8Fujieda City Office31112729-22

West

PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGD
1Mazda22941246+18
2Toyota Motors21851278+19
3Tanabe Pharmaceuticals198332011+9
4Osaka Gas187432018+2
5Nippon Steel124461619+3
6Kawasaki Steel8167815-7
7Teijin Matsuyama82481832-14
8NTT Kansai41211731-24

Second Stage

Promotion Group

PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGDNotes
1Toshiba218512010+10Promoted to First Division
2Hitachi18824139+4
3Tanabe Pharmaceuticals176531713+4
4Fujitsu166441615+1
5Mazda14545169+7
6Toyota Motors1236518180
7NTT Kanto104271820-2
8Osaka Gas20211529-24

Relegation Group

East
PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGDNotes
1Kofu Club209292429-5
2Cosmo Oil176592530-5
3Toho Titanium1345111733-16
4Fujieda City Office824141138-27Relegated to Regional Leagues
West
PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGDNotes
1Nippon Steel2076725250
2Kawasaki Steel1421081522-7
3Teijin Matsuyama1345112642-16
4NTT Kansai933141742-25Relegated to Regional Leagues
9th-16th Places Playoff
PosEastScoreWest
9・10Kofu Club1-1(PK3-1)Nippon Steel
11・12Cosmo Oil0-0(PK3-2)Kawasaki Steel
13・14Toho Titanium2-3Teijin Matsuyama
15・16Fujieda City Office0-3NTT Kansai

References

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