1965 Japan Soccer League

Japan Soccer League 1965 Toyo Industries1st title Mutsuhiko Nomura (15 goals) 56 216 3,706 1966 The 1965 season in Japanese football saw the formation of the Japan Soccer League, the first national league in Japan for football clubs. Eight teams took part in the championship, playing on a home and away basis. Toyo Industries were crowned the first champions, whilst Nagoya Mutual Bank came bottom and entered and end of season promotion/relegation match to stay in the top flight. They won this, 6–3 on aggregate against Nippon Kokan. Teams Eight clubs entered the first ever edition of the Japan Soccer League; Furukawa Electric, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Motors, Nagoya Mutual Bank, Toyo Industries, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Yanmar Diesel and Yawata Steel Japan Greater Tokyo area right 450 Locations of the 1965 Japan Soccer League Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.084471 137.170891 Nagoya Mutual Bank left Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.440781 132.394287 Toyo Industries top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.810350 135.542732 Yanmar Diesel‡ bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 33.883333 130.883333 Yawata Steel top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.444167 139.638056 Furukawa Electric left Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.866667 139.983333 Hitachi top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 35.866667 139.65 Mitsubishi Motors right Arrows 12x12 s.svg Japan Greater Tokyo area 34.983333 137 Toyoda Automatic Loom Works bottom Arrows 12x12 s.svg League tables Japan Soccer League main WDL Q y 2 TYI Toyo Industries YAW Yawata Steel FUR Furukawa Electric HIT Hitachi MIT Mitsubishi Motors TYT Toyoda Automatic Loom Works YAN Yanmar Diesel NMB Nagoya Mutual Bank 12 2 0 44 9 11 2 1 40 14 10 0 4 32 20 8 1 5 35 19 4 1 9 24 39 2 3 9 16 31 2 1 11 9 41 1 2 11 16 43 #D0F0C0 Champions C #FF9999 To promotion/relegation Series RP complete Promotion/relegation Series JSL 8th Place 1st leg 2nd leg Senior Cup Winner Nagoya Mutual Bank 5–1 1–2 Nippon Kokan Nagoya Mutual Bank stays in JSL. All-Star Game December 2, 1965 JSL XI 2 – 2 SWE AIK Fotboll Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama References 1965 season at Contents of Domestic Competition of Football in JapanFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 1965 season at JSL Ganbare! first 1965 1 Jap Jap