1983 Japan Soccer League

October 2026 1983 Japan Soccer League 10 Yomiuri1st title Nissan 90 193 Ruy Ramos (10 goals) 1982 1984 Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1983 season. First Division Yomiuri, the football club became one of big names of earlier years of J.League as Verdy Kawasaki, and currently known as Tokyo Verdy, won its first of seven League championships, fully riding in the wave of its parent company's funds and prestige. Mazda, five-time First Division champions in the 1960s, was relegated for the first time. Hitachi saved itself by defeating Sumitomo in the playout. main WDL QR 2 YOM Yomiuri NIS Nissan FJA Fujita Engineering YAM Yamaha Motors YAN Yanmar Diesel MIT Mitsubishi Motors FUR Furukawa Electric HON Honda HIT Hitachi MAZ Mazda 12 3 3 27 13 11 3 4 28 17 7 7 4 18 15 7 5 6 25 20 6 7 5 19 21 6 4 8 17 16 6 3 9 13 15 4 6 8 17 23 3 6 9 14 22 5 2 11 15 31 #D0F0C0 Champions C #FFE6E6 To promotion/relegation Series RP #ff9999 Relegated to Second Division R complete RSSSFJapan 1983 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap83.html 2026-06-20 RSSSF Promotion/relegation Series JSL Division 1 1st leg 2nd leg JSL Division 2 Hitachi 3-2 1-0 Sumitomo Second Division NKK returned to the top flight at the first time of asking. Saitama Teachers went back to the Kantō regional league, and Toho Titanium followed when they lost the playout to Matsushita, a rising club at the time based in Nara which would eventually become Gamba Osaka. main WDL PR 2 NKK Nippon Kokan SUM Sumitomo TOS Toshiba YWS Nippon Steel TYT Toyota Motors TAN Tanabe Pharmaceuticals FJS Fujitsu KOF Kofu Club THT Toho Titanium STM Saitama Teachers 13 4 1 39 12 8 8 2 33 27 9 3 6 38 22 7 5 6 29 21 7 4 7 29 29 7 4 7 22 30 6 3 9 24 27 4 6 8 29 40 5 2 11 21 42 4 1 13 14 28 #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 Toho Titanium 1-2 0-0 Matsushita Electric (runner-up) References Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF) first Category:Japan Soccer League seasons 1 Jap Jap