Japan Soccer League 1978

Mitsubishi wins all of three domestic major titles, Japan Soccer League Championship, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup, in 1978.

The 14th Japan Soccer League 1978

The first match day is 2nd April and the last match day of the first half season is 15th May, and the first match day of the second half season is 8th September and the last match day is 5th November 1978.

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL 1978
TeamMITYANFKCYOMHITTOYKOKNIPFUJFURWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries2:00:43:12:35:11:03:01:01:013/(1/0)/4301754
Yanmar diesel0:11:5†4:22:15:03:21:03:12:111/(1/1)/533747
Fujita kogyo club0:0
(3:4)		1:1
(2:3)		2:12:01:1
(2:4)		1:01:03:3
(5:3)		5:09/(3/4)/2352146
Yomiuri soccer club0:13:13:22:13:3
(3:4)		1:20:0
(3:1)		4:12:110/(1/1)/6401043
Hitachi0:41:20:43:43:10:23:22:01:08/(1/0)/926-434
Toyo kogyo1:30:11:03:10:21:1
(5:3)		0:52:02:07/(3/0)/823-1134
Nippon Kokan0:12:00:10:31:43:20:12:01:07/(0/2)/919-230
Nippon Steel1:01:1
(5:4)		0:0
(4:3)		1:20:0
(0:3)		1:21:30:11:05/(2/2)/916-226
z'- Fujitsu0:22:32:2
(4:5)		2:31:00:10:0
(4:2)		1:00:13/(1/3)/1114-1517
z'- Furukawa electric2:01:31:1
(3:4)		0:51:20:21:00:20:0
(4:2)		3/(1/1)/139-2115

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.

MITSUBISHI as the champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1979.

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: J.D. CALVARIO (Fujita)
Co-goal-scoring leader
15: KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
Assists leader (Silver ball Award)
9: JAILO (Yomiuri)
Rookie of the year
NAGAO Noboru (Mitsubishi)
Best eleven
  • TAGUCHI Mitsuhisa (Mitsubishi)
  • SONOBE Tsutomu (Fujita)
  • SAITO Kazuo (Mitsubishi)
  • IMAI Keizo (Fujita)
  • OCHIAI Hiroshi (Mitsubishi)
  • FUJISHIMA Nobuo (Nippon Kokan)
  • FUJIGUCHI Mitsunori (Mitsubishi)
  • JAILO (Yomiuri)
  • NAGAI Yoshikazu (Furukawa)
  • J.D. CALVARIO (Fujita)
  • KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)

The 7th Japan Soccer League division-2 1978

The first match day is 2nd April and the last match day is -th - 1978.

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

z'-Teams play the replace matches.

tabel_.JSL2 1978
TeamHONNISKOFYCTANTEITOSSUMTMCKSCWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y'- Honda Motor1:04:10:11:1
(5:3)		4:01:1
(9:10)		3:03:12:013/(1/3)/1393057
y'- Nissan Motor1:23:22:00:0
(4:1)		0:0
(6:7)		1:01:01:03:110/(2/2)/4301446
Kofu soccer club1:33:10:20:30:43:13:04:22:19/(1/0)/832-138
Yanmar club0:41:1
(4:2)		2:01:00:32:2
(5:4)		1:1
(5:4)		1:33:08/(3/0)/729-238
Tanabe seiyaku1:1
(5:4)		1:1
(4:5)		3:24:10:0
(5:4)		0:10:21:03:07/(3/3)/523737
Teijin0:20:20:0
(1:3)		3:13:10:13:02:40:0
(4:2)		7/(2/2)/725334
Toshiba Horikawa-cho0:0
(4:3)		0:20:21:30:10:12:03:01:1
(7:8)		7/(2/2)/720034
Sumitomo Metal Industries0:11:32:54:10:0
(3:4)		4:02:43:04:17/(0/2)/929130
z'- Toyota Motor1:34:21:21:51:32:10:10:32:2
(7:6)		5/(1/0)/1226-1622
z'- Kyoto Shiko soccer club0:40:61:22:42:11:51:20:32:41/(1/2)/1415-368

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.

Teijin Matsuyama changes the team name to Teijin

Awards

Goal-scoring leader (division-2)
12: KAZUNO Atsuhito (Kofu)
Assists leader (division-2)
11: HOSHINO Yasuo (Toshiba)

The 3rd JSL Cup

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Fujita kogyo2:1Honda25/8/1978Okayama
Furukawa0:1
aet		Nippon Steel25/8/1978Okayama
Mitsubishi2:0Yanmar25/8/1978Okayama
Yomiuri2:1
aet		Nippon Kokan25/8/1978Okayama
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Fujita kogyo3:2Nippon Steel26/8/1978Okayama
Mitsubishi2:0Yomiuri26/8/1978Okayama
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Fujita kogyo1:2
aet		Mitsubishi27/8/1978Okayama

Preliminary Rounds

The first match days are 21st May (group A) and 25th June (group B,C,D), and the last match day is -th August 1978.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
TeamFKCYOMHITFUJKOFWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Fujita kogyo club
(division-1)		1:32:12:14:23/(0/0)/19212
x- Yomiuri soccer club
(division-1)		3:14:02:41:1
(3:2)		2/(1/0)/110410
Hitachi
(division-1)		1:20:45:03:02/(0/0)/2938
Fujitsu
(division-1)		1:24:20:55:12/(0/0)/21008
Kofu soccer club
(division-2)		2:41:1
(2:3)		0:31:50/(0/1)/34-91
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
TeamMITFURSUMNISTOSWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(division-1)		3:23:25:04:14/(0/0)/0151016
x- Furukawa electric
(division-1)		2:30:0
(2:4)		3:15:12/(0/1)/11059
Sumitomo Metal Industries
(division-2)		2:30:0
(4:2)		1:1
loss		3:11/(1/1)/1617
Nissan Motor
(division-2)		0:51:31:1
win		1:1
(4:3)		0/(2/0)/23-74
Toshiba Horikawa-cho
(division-2)		1:41:51:31:1
(3:4)		0/(0/1)/34-91
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group C
TeamNIPYANTANTEIKYOWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Nippon Steel
(division-1)		3:13:02:12:04/(0/0)/010816
x- Yanmar diesel
(division-1)		1:32:05:15:03/(0/0)/113912
Tanabe seiyaku
(division-2)		0:30:22:01:02/(0/0)/23-28
Teijin
(division-2)		1:21:50:26:01/(0/0)/38-14
Kyoto Shiko soccer club
(division-2)		0:20:50:10:60/(0/0)/40-140
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group D
TeamKOKHONTOYYCTMCWin/s.o/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Nippon Kokan
(division-1)		2:2
(4:2)		3:02:16:03/(1/0)/0131014
x- Honda Motor
(division-2)		2:2
(2:4)		1:1
(3:4)		3:16:22/(0/2)/012610
Toyo kogyo
(division-1)		0:31:1
(4:3)		3:13:12/(1/0)/17110
Yanmar club
(division-2)		1:21:31:31:01/(0/0)/34-44
Toyota Motor
(division-2)		0:62:61:30:10/(0/0)/43-130

note

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other one time.
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 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 in each group progress to Quarter-finals.

Mitsubishi changes team colour from Blue (Light Blue or Dark Blue) to Red.

Super Cup 1978

tabel_.Super Cup 1978
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Fujita kogyo5:1Yanmar2/4/1978Osaka

note

This match is both Super Cup 1978 and the opening match of the Japan Soccer League 1978

Japan Soccer League Replace matches

tabel_.JSL division-1/2 Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Fujitsu0:2
2:1		Nissan16/11/1978
25/11/1978		Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Furukawa1:0
0:0		Honda18/11/1978
25/11/1978		Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Hamamatsu

The 2nd-leg match of Furukawa v. Honda need not play a shoot-out.

tabel_.JSL Replace matches
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Toyota1:0
1:2		Toho Titanium
(Regional Runner-up)		16/12/1978
23/12/1978		Toyota
Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Kyoto Shiko1:3
1:0		Yamaha Motor
(Regional Winner)		16/12/1978
23/12/1978		venue
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

Nissan (in Kanagawa) is promoted to division-1.
Fujitsu are relegated to division-2.

Yamaha Motor (in Shizuoka) is promoted to Japan Soccer League division-2.
Kyoto Shiko is relegated.