1990–91 Japan Soccer League

October 2026 1990-91 Japan Soccer League 12 Yomiuri4th title Nissan Motors 132 287 Renato Tsuyoshi Kitazawa Tetsuya Totsuka (10 goals) 1989-90 1991-92 Both divisions of the Japan Soccer League were given the 3-1-0 league format. League tables First Division Yomiuri SC won its fourth JSL title and went to the Asian Club Championship. Nissan Motors, by virtue of its Emperor's Cup win, represented Japan for the first time in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Yanmar Diesel, four-time champions in the 1970s, were relegated for the first time after an aimless decade. Nippon Kokan, who two seasons before was contending for the title, were relegated as well and would cease to exist by the middle of the decade. main WDL QR YOM Yomiuri SC NIS Nissan Motors HON Honda TOS Toshiba TYT Toyota Motors MAT Matsushita ANA ANA Club YAM Yamaha Motors FUR Furukawa Electric MIT Mitsubishi Motors YAN Yanmar Diesel NKK Nippon Kokan 15 4 3 41 16 11 9 2 27 10 10 8 4 29 21 8 8 6 26 24 7 9 6 26 27 7 9 6 24 26 7 6 9 24 24 6 7 9 21 22 5 10 7 22 24 6 6 10 18 23 5 5 12 13 31 2 5 15 16 39 #D0F0C0 1991–92 Asian Club Championship ACC #97DEFF 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup ACWC #FF9999 Relegated to Second Division R R complete RSSSFJapan 1990/91 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap91.html 2026-08-04 RSSSF Topscorers RankPlayer Goals 1 BRA Renato (Nissan Motors) JPN 1947 Tetsuya Totsuka (Yomiuri Club) JPN 1947 Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Honda Motor)10 4 JPN 1947 Nobuhiro Takeda (Yomiuri Club) 9 5 BRA Jorginho Putinatti (Toyota Motor Corporation) JPN 1947 Akihiro Nagashima (Matsushita Electric)8 Second Division Struggling fallen giants Hitachi and Mazda were promoted back to the top flight after a few seasons of second division wilderness: Hitachi at the first attempt, Mazda on the third. Nippon Steel, co-founder of the First Division in 1965, was relegated, leaving only five JSL founding clubs that would professionalize for the J.League. Osaka Gas, who never looked like national league material, joined them. main WDL PR HIT Hitachi MAZ Mazda FJA Fujita Engineering SUM Sumitomo FJS Fujitsu NTT NTT Kanto KWS Kawasaki Steel YOM Yomiuri SC Juniors TAN Tanabe Pharmaceuticals OTS Otsuka Pharmaceutical COY Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi KOF Kofu Club KSC Kyoto Shiko Club THT Toho Titanium OSK Osaka Gas YWS Nippon Steel 27 1 2 102 19 24 2 4 76 17 21 7 2 60 15 15 6 9 43 24 15 6 9 46 30 16 3 11 43 41 15 4 11 37 41 11 7 12 37 38 12 4 14 39 41 11 2 17 32 44 9 7 14 26 39 10 4 16 37 57 8 7 15 42 62 4 6 20 13 41 2 6 22 14 62 3 2 25 18 94 #D0F0C0 Promoted to First Division P P #FF9999 Relegated to Regional Leagues R R complete RSSSF first References External links Japan 1990/91 at rsssf.org 1990–91 Soccer League Japan