Japan Soccer League 1968

The 4th Japan Soccer League 1968

The first match day is 13th April and the last match day of the first half season is 23rd June, and the first match day of the second half season is 9th November and the last match day is 22nd December 1968.

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL 1968
TeamTOYYANMITYAWFURNAGHITKOKWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Toyo kogyo1:31:02:12:14:14:07:010/1/3312021
Yanmar diesel0:02:12:21:13:12:32:07/5/2291119
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries2:01:13:20:33:32:23:07/4/325718
Yawata steel0:15:32:21:12:13:06:07/3/4321317
Furukawa electric3:20:20:21:32:02:14:17/3/424717
Mutual savings bank of Nagoya0:22:21:23:10:12:01:03/3/817-89
z'- Hitachi' head office0:21:31:20:10:31:05:23/2/917-148
z'- Nippon Kokan0:30:30:20:32:22:23:30/3/1110-363

note

In Japan Soccer League, all teams play each other two times.
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 2: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

TOYO kogyo as champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Champion Clubs Tournament 1968.

The bottom two teams shall play in JSL Replace matches.

Japan Soccer League did not make a clear distinction between home and away team before 1983.
Green-coloured matches are in the first half of the season and yellow-coloured matches are in the second half of the season.


JSL Awards

Goal-scoring leader (Golden ball Award)
14: KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
Assists leader (Silver ball Award)
8: SUGIYAMA Ryuichi (Mitsubishi)
Fighting Spirit Award
KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
Fighting Spirit Award (Press Club Vote)
YUGUCHI Eizo (Yanmar)
Star Ball Award
KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
Best eleven
  • YOKOYAMA Kenzo (Mitsubishi)
  • KATAYAMA Hiroshi (Mitsubishi)
  • MIYAMOTO Masakatsu (Furukawa)
  • KAMATA Mitsuo (Furukawa)
  • OGI Aritatsu (Toyo)
  • YAMAGUCHI Yoshitada (Hitachi)
  • SUGIYAMA Ryuichi (Mitsubishi)
  • MIYAMOTO Teruki (Yawata steel)
  • YAEGASHI Shigeo (Furukawa)
  • KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
  • WATANABE Masashi (Yawata steel)

The 3rd East-West JSL Match

tabel_.East-West Match 1968
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
East team0:6
2:3
West team3/9/1968
6/9/1968
Tokyo National stadium
Nishinomiya baseball stadium

Japan Soccer League Replace matches

tabel_.JSL Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Hitachi1:0
3:2
Urawa soccer club
(Shakaijin Finalist)
29/12/1968
5/1/1969
Kemigawa, Chiba
Urawa
Nippon Kokan1:0
0:1
Toyota Motor
(Shakaijin Winner)
27/12/1968
8/1/1969
Fujisawa
Nagoya

note

If two teams are level at the end of Japan Soccer League Replace matches, both teams remain the same divisions.