Japan Soccer League 1976

The 12th Japan Soccer League 1976

The first match day is 28th August 1976 and the last match day is 6th Februrary 1977.

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL 1976
TeamFURMITFKCYANHITKOKEIDTOYNIPTMCWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Furukawa electric0:04:01:01:05:22:20:13:06:011/4/3372226
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries3:21:21:01:10:11:00:02:14:19/4/5281222
Fujita kogyo club0:02:13:50:10:01:11:13:13:19/4/528822
Yanmar diesel1:23:22:10:30:00:02:01:07:19/3/6341421
Hitachi0:10:01:31:10:03:01:12:12:07/7/422821
Nippon Kokan2:20:30:14:34:11:21:02:21:16/8/422120
z- Eidai0:30:21:01:00:21:10:12:13:27/4/718-618
Toyo kogyo1:20:10:30:41:10:00:10:13:15/5/816-415
z'- Nippon Steel3:13:10:30:20:00:23:21:20:15/2/1123-712
z'- Toyota Motor0:20:50:20:30:30:11:20:51:63/1/110-483

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

Eidai sangyo changes the team name to Eidai

The bottom two teams shall play in JSL division-1/2 Replace matches.

FURUKAWA as the champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1977.

Eidai withdraws from the league on 1st March 1977, and discontinues the activities of the club.
Several players leave for Honda (Division-2), Toshiba (in Kanto), and so on.

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)
15: KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
Assists leader (Silver ball Award)
8: NAGAI Yoshikazu (Furukawa)
Rookie of the year
ISHII Shigemi (Furukawa)
Best eleven
  • SETA Tatsuhiko (Hitachi)
  • ISHII Shigemi (Furukawa)
  • KIYOKUMO Eijun (Furukawa)
  • ARAI Kozo (Furukawa)
  • OCHIAI Hiroshi (Mitsubishi)
  • FUJISHIMA Nobuo (Nippon Kokan)
  • KOMAEDA Mitsuru (Fujita)
  • ABE Mitsuo (Yanmar)
  • NAGAI Yoshikazu (Furukawa)
  • OKUDERA Yasuhiko (Furukawa)
  • KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)

The 5th Japan Soccer League division-2 1976

The first match day is 22nd August 1976 and the last match day is 26th Februrary 1977.

y'-Teams shall be eligible to play in the replace matches.

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL2 1976
TeamFUJYOMTANHONTEIYCSUMKOFKSCFECWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y'- Fujitsu2:10:11:03:01:04:01:11:04:013/3/2322629
y'- Yomiuri soccer club0:21:04:43:22:27:44:25:06:011/3/4512325
Tanabe seiyaku0:21:51:12:11:14:23:11:04:010/5/3281025
Honda Motor0:02:11:14:01:12:20:00:05:06/9/325821
Teijin Matsuyama1:02:01:22:02:44:24:01:24:19/1/832419
Yanmar club2:30:20:32:01:12:02:00:03:26/5/723017
Sumitomo Metal Industries0:10:00:00:11:22:00:13:22:15/3/1027-713
Kofu soccer club0:41:21:22:21:21:01:00:20:04/4/1014-1612
z'- Kyoto Shiko soccer club0:01:30:00:11:00:21:20:12:33/5/1011-1411
z'- Furukawa electric Chiba0:33:51:20:11:32:11:72:10:03/2/1317-348

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

The top two teams shall be eligible to play in JSL division-1/2 Replace matches.
The bottom two teams shall play in JSL Replace matches.

Eidai (Division-1) withdraws from the league.
And Fujitsu, champion of division-2, is promoted to division-1 automatically after Japan Soccer League Replace matches.


Awards

Goal-scoring leader (division-2)
15: OKAJIMA Toshiki (Yomiuri)
Assists leader (division-2)
7: Jorge YONASHIRO (Yomiuri)

The 1st JSL Cup

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.


Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Mitsubishi2:0Honda5/5/1976Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Eidai2:1Fujita kogyo5/5/1976Ueno
Hitachi2:1Toyota5/5/1976Hitachi
Toyo kogyo1:3Furukawa5/5/1976Okayama
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Mitsubishi0:1Eidai9/5/1976Naruto
Hitachi1:1
aet
(2:0)pso
Furukawa10/5/1976Nishigaoka, Tokyo
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Eidai0:1Hitachi14/5/1976Tokyo National stadium

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 3rd April and the last match day is 29th April 1976.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: East Group A
TeamMITFURYOMKOKSUMWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.
x- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(division-1)
1:12:11:05:03/1/097
x- Furukawa electric
(division-1)
1:10:43:26:02/1/1103
Yomiuri soccer club
(division-2)
1:24:01:31:11/1/271
Nippon Kokan
(division-1)
0:12:33:12:31/0/37-1
Sumitomo Metal Industries
(division-2)
0:50:61:13:21/1/24-10
tabel_.Preliminary Round: East Group B
TeamHITFKCFUJKOFFECWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.
x- Hitachi
(division-1)
1:11:16:04:02/2/01210
x- Fujita kogyo club
(division-1)
1:14:00:16:02/1/1119
Fujitsu
(division-2)
1:10:45:14:02/1/1104
Kofu soccer club
(division-2)
0:61:01:51:11/1/23-9
Furukawa electric Chiba
(division-2)
0:40:60:41:10/1/31-14
tabel_.Preliminary Round: West Group A
TeamEIDTMCYANTANKSCWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.
x- Eidai
(division-1)
2:02:12:13:14/0/096
x- Toyota Motor
(division-1)
0:21:05:21:12/1/172
Yanmar diesel
(division-1)
1:20:11:11:01/1/23-1
Tanabe seiyaku
(division-2)
1:22:51:13:11/1/27-2
Kyoto Shiko soccer club
(division-2)
1:31:10:11:30/1/33-5
tabel_.Preliminary Round: West Group B
TeamTOYHONYCTEINIPWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.
x- Toyo kogyo
(division-1)
2:23:11:00:02/2/063
x- Honda Motor
(division-2)
2:20:02:11:11/3/051
Yanmar club
(division-2)
1:30:00:01:01/2/12-1
Teijin Matsuyama
(division-2)
0:11:20:03:21/1/24-1
Nippon Steel
(division-1)
0:01:10:12:30/2/23-2

note

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other one time.
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

The top two teams in each group progress to Quarter-finals.


Japan Soccer League Replace matches

tabel_.JSL division-1/2 Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nippon Steel2:1
3:2
Yomiuri6/3/1977
13/3/1977
Kitakyushu
Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Toyota2:2
2:1
Fujitsu6/3/1977
13/3/1977
Toyota
Nishigaoka, Tokyo

tabel_.JSL Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Kyoto Shiko soccer club2:0
2:1
Dainichi-Nippon Cables
(Shakaijin Finalist)
6/3/1977
13/3/1977
Osaka
Kyoto
Furukawa Chiba0:0
0:1
Nissan Motor
(Shakaijin Winner)
6/3/1977
12/3/1977
Ichihara
Nishigaoka, Tokyo

note

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

Nissan Motor (in Kanagawa) is promoted to Japan Soccer League division-2.

Eidai (Division-1) withdraws from the league.
Furukawa Chiba, a defeated JSL team of Japan Soccer League Replace matches, is not relegated.