Japan Soccer League 1977

The 13th Japan Soccer League 1977

The first match day is 8th September 1977, and the last match day is 12th Februrary 1978.

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL 1977
TeamFKCMITHITTOYYANFURNIPKOKFUJTMCWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Fujita kogyo club1:24:01:03:25:12:2
(4:2)		3:14:06:014/(1/2)/1644960
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries1:40:0
(3:5)		0:0
(5:4)		1:1
(1:4)		2:10:0
(4:3)		2:2
(4:3)		4:13:09/(4/3)/2341347
Hitachi0:13:22:2
(6:7)		1:33:12:2
(4:5)		1:03:02:09/(4/2)/3361146
Toyo kogyo0:32:43:3
(3:5)		3:01:22:01:01:33:09/(2/2)/5381842
Yanmar diesel2:2
(3:1)		2:31:31:1
(2:4)		3:11:1
(5:3)		2:14:34:08/(3/2)/5391140
Furukawa electric1:51:1
(4:3)		1:21:32:15:13:10:0
(4:3)		6:08/(2/0)/833236
Nippon Steel1:50:11:1
(3:4)		0:31:31:01:00:0
(1:4)		0:23/(2/6)/714-1522
Nippon Kokan1:1
(7:6)		0:11:40:21:1
(4:2)		1:30:0
(2:3)		0:0
(4:3)		7:13/(3/2)/1028120
z'- Fujitsu1:51:1
(3:4)		2:2
(2:3)		0:50:20:11:1
(6:5)		1:33:23/(2/4)/918-2020
z'- Toyota Motor0:92:61:40:61:61:31:20:90:21/(0/0)/1711-704

note

In Japan Soccer League, all teams play each other two times.
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted four points for a win in regulation play, two point for a win in shoot-out, one point for a loss in shoot-out, and no points for a loss in regulation play.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 4: a Win in regulation play
  • 2: a Win in shoot-out
  • 1: a Loss in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss in regulation play

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

FUJITA as the champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1978.

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)
23: J.D. CALVARIO (Fujita)
Assists leader (Silver ball Award)
7: NAGAI Yoshikazu (Furukawa)
Co-assists leader
7: HIKA Seihan (Fujita), KOMAEDA Mitsuru (Fujita), YASUHARA Shin-ichi (Toyo)
Rookie of the year
SONOBE Tsutomu (Fujita)
Best eleven
  • TAGUCHI Mitsuhisa (Mitsubishi)
  • WAKI Yuji (Fujita)
  • SAITO Kazuo (Mitsubishi)
  • IMAI Keizo (Fujita)
  • OCHIAI Hiroshi (Mitsubishi)
  • FUJISHIMA Nobuo (Nippon Kokan)
  • KOMAEDA Mitsuru (Fujita)
  • A.P. Marinho (Fujita)
  • NAGAI Yoshikazu (Furukawa)
  • J.D. CALVARIO (Fujita)
  • KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)

The 6th Japan Soccer League division-2 1977

The first match day is 20th August 1977, and the last match day is 26th Februrary 1978.

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

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL2 1977
TeamYOMNISSUMYCKOFKSCHONTEIFECTANWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y'- Yomiuri soccer club0:12:31:01:05:12:14:22:01:011/(1/1)/5412247
y'- Nissan Motor0:0
(14:13)		2:41:02:11:1
(0:3)		1:01:1
(2:4)		0:0
(3:1)		3:28/(4/3)/323543
Sumitomo Metal Industries1:61:21:33:01:1
(5:6)		2:42:2
(4:3)		1:1
(1:4)		2:16/(4/3)/533135
Yanmar club1:20:13:3
(4:2)		1:21:22:14:01:02:2
(5:4)		6/(4/0)/825132
Kofu soccer club1:52:10:0
(3:4)		1:1
(3:5)		0:0
(2:4)		4:13:21:21:1
(3:1)		6/(2/4)/628032
Kyoto Shiko soccer club0:61:1
(2:0)		1:25:40:32:2
(3:4)		0:14:13:25/(4/3)/626-1131
Honda Motor1:1
(2:4)		0:0
loss		0:0
(6:7)		0:11:1
(2:0)		4:15:21:20:15/(3/3)/725129
Teijin Matsuyama2:11:32:2
(3:4)		2:02:01:1
(3:2)		2:2
(3:5)		0:11:05/(3/3)/724-729
z'- Furukawa electric Chiba4:23:20:40:0
(3:5)		4:4
(2:4)		0:0
(5:4)		0:11:1
(3:5)		0:15/(2/4)/719-928
z'- Tanabe seiyaku1:01:1
(4:5)		2:10:11:42:30:11:03:06/(0/3)/921-327

note

In Japan Soccer League, all teams play each other two times.
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted four points for a win in regulation play, two point for a win in shoot-out, one point for a loss in shoot-out, and no points for a loss in regulation play.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 4: a Win in regulation play
  • 2: a Win in shoot-out
  • 1: a Loss in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss in regulation play

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.

Awards

Goal-scoring leader (division-2)
11: OKAJIMA Toshiki (Yomiuri)
Assists leader (division-2)
10: Jorge YONASHIRO (Yomiuri)

The 2nd JSL Cup

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nippon Kokan0:2Honda15/5/1977Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Mitsubishi0:1Yanmar15/5/1977Utsubo, Osaka
Fujita kogyo4:0Kyoto Shiko15/5/1977Yokkaichi
Furukawa2:0Nippon Steel14/5/1977Nishigaoka, Tokyo
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Honda2:3Yanmar22/5/1977Kobe
Fujita kogyo1:2Furukawa22/5/1977Nishigaoka, Tokyo
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Yanmar0:4Furukawa25/5/1977Tokyo National stadium

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 17th April, and the last match day is 8th May 1977.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: East Group A
TeamKOKFURHITFUJSUMWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Nippon Kokan
(division-1)		1:01:03:01:04/0/0668
x- Furukawa electric
(division-1)		0:12:16:24:13/0/11276
Hitachi
(division-1)		0:11:21:05:02/0/2744
Fujitsu
(division-1)		0:32:60:11:01/0/33-72
Sumitomo Metal Industries
(division-2)		0:11:40:50:10/0/41-100

The first match day is 16th April, and the last match day is 8th May 1977.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: East Group B
TeamFKCMITKOFNISYOMWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Fujita kogyo club
(division-1)		3:01:01:05:04/0/010108
x- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(division-1)		0:32:04:03:23/0/1946
Kofu soccer club
(division-2)		0:10:21:01:11/1/22-23
Nissan Motor
(division-2)		0:10:40:15:11/0/35-22
Yomiuri soccer club
(division-2)		0:52:31:11:50/1/34-101

The first match day is 23rd April, and the last match day is 8th May 1977.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: West Group A
TeamYANKSCTANTMCWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Yanmar diesel
(division-1)		4:12:12:03/0/0866
x- Kyoto Shiko soccer club
(division-2)		1:41:12:11/1/14-23
Tanabe seiyaku
(division-2)		1:21:11:10/2/13-12
Toyota Motor
(division-1)		0:21:21:10/1/22-31

The first match day is 17th April, and the last match day is 8th May 1977.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: West Group B
TeamNIPHONYCTOYTEIWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Nippon Steel
(division-1)		1:12:01:13:12/2/0746
x- Honda Motor
(division-2)		1:12:42:02:12/1/1715
Yanmar club
(division-2)		0:24:22:11:22/0/2704
Toyo kogyo
(division-1)		1:10:21:22:11/1/24-23
Teijin Matsuyama
(division-2)		1:31:22:11:21/0/35-32

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.

Furukawa electric Chiba (division-2) withdraws?

Super Cup 1977

tabel_.Super Cup 1977
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Furukawa3:2Yanmar10/4/1977Tokyo National stadium

note

Japan Soccer League Replace matches

tabel_.JSL division-1/2 Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Fujitsu3:1
3:0		Nissan5/3/1978
12/3/1978		Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Toyota0:2
0:2		Yomiuri5/3/1978
12/3/1978		Toyota
Nishigaoka, Tokyo
tabel_.JSL Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Furukawa Chiba0:0
(2:4)pso
1:3		Toshiba Horikawa
(Regional Runner-up)		5/3/1978
11/3/1978		venue
Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Tanabe3:1
0:1		Yamaha Motor
(Regional Winner)		4/3/1978
12/3/1978		Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Iwata

note

In Japan Soccer League Replace matches, when regulation time of the match play fails to determine a winner, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted four points for a win in regulation play, two point for a win in shoot-out, one point for a loss in shoot-out, and no points for a loss in regulation play.
The winning teams of Japan Soccer League Replace matches are determined as follows: 1) total of points in both matches, 2) goal difference.
If two teams are level at the end of Japan Soccer League Replace matches, both teams remain the same divisions.

Points
  • 4: a Win in regulation play
  • 2: a Win in shoot-out
  • 1: a Loss in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss in regulation play

Yomiuri soccer club (in Tokyo) is promoted to division-1.
Toyota Motor is relegated to division-2.

Toshiba Horikawa-cho (in Kanagawa) is promoted to Japan Soccer League division-2.
Furukawa electric Chiba is relegated.