1982 Japan Soccer League

October 2026 1982 Japan Soccer League 10 Mitsubishi Motors4th title Yanmar Diesel 90 238 Hiroyuki Usui (13 goals) 1983 1983 1982 was the 18th season of the Japan Soccer League. First Division Mitsubishi tied Yanmar's four championships with its own run. NKK could not adjust to the top flight for this season and was relegated instantly. Honda saved itself by defeating Toshiba in the playout. main WDL QR 2 MIT Mitsubishi Motors YAN Yanmar Diesel FUR Furukawa Electric FJA Fujita Engineering YOM Yomiuri HIT Hitachi MAZ Mazda NIS Nissan HON Honda NKK Nippon Kokan 10 3 5 27 16 9 4 5 25 17 8 5 5 25 19 8 4 6 26 21 8 3 7 23 18 8 3 7 29 27 4 9 5 16 20 5 4 9 14 24 4 6 8 17 29 1 9 8 12 23 #D0F0C0 Champions C #FFE6E6 To promotion/relegation Series RP #ff9999 Relegated to Second Division R complete RSSSFJApan 1982 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap82.html 2026-06-20 RSSSF Promotion/relegation Series JSL Division 1 1st leg 2nd leg JSL Division 2 Honda 2-1 3-0 Toshiba Second Division Yamaha returned to the First Division at the first attempt and also had an amazing cup run, winning the Emperor's Cup. Saitama Teachers kept its League place by defeating Seino Transportation of Gifu, while Teijin, the top representative of Matsuyama, Ehime at the time, went back to the Shikoku regional league. main WDL PR 2 YAM Yamaha Motors TOS Toshiba SUM Sumitomo TAN Tanabe Pharmaceuticals YWS Nippon Steel TYT Toyota Motors FJS Fujitsu KOF Kofu Club STM Saitama Teachers TJN Teijin SC 12 5 1 35 11 12 2 4 39 16 11 3 4 32 18 10 2 6 27 16 8 3 7 24 21 6 2 10 19 26 4 5 9 16 26 4 4 10 15 23 4 3 11 14 38 3 3 12 17 43 #D0F0C0 Promoted to First Division P #DDFFDD To promotion/relegation Series with First Division PP #FFE6E6 To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series RP #ff9999 Relegated to Regional Leagues R complete RSSSF Promotion/relegation Series JSL 1st leg 2nd leg Regional Series Saitama Teachers 0-0 3-1 Seino Transportation (runner-up) References Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF) first Category:Japan Soccer League seasons 1 Jap Jap