Japan Soccer League 1988/89

Nissan wins all of three domestic major titles, Japan Soccer League Championship, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup, in 1988/89.

The 24th Japan Soccer League 1988/89

The first match day is 23rd September 1988 and the last match day is 1st May 1989.

z-Teams are relegated to division-2 automatically.

tabel_.JSL 1988/89
Home teamNISANAYAMFKCYOMFURMATYANHONNKKSUMMITWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Nissan Motor2:11:01:12:10:12:11:01:01:31:11:014/4/4321546
ANA soccer club1:22:33:33:11:01:02:10:12:12:00:012/4/6371540
Yamaha Motor2:10:10:13:22:00:12:12:02:00:02:112/3/7311039
Fujita kogyo club1:20:20:23:14:03:03:01:02:25:01:110/6/6341436
Yomiuri soccer club0:21:11:00:20:03:10:00:01:11:01:08/8/625232
Furukawa electric0:10:13:12:10:00:10:10:11:05:02:08/5/921229
Matsushita Electric Industrial1:11:11:21:02:23:21:33:40:01:02:08/5/926-429
Yanmar diesel1:03:11:21:11:30:11:01:12:01:21:17/7/823128
Honda Motor0:21:01:10:10:21:11:20:03:00:12:17/6/920-327
NKK0:22:53:20:00:10:02:10:31:10:02:23/10/917-1419
z- Sumitomo Metal Industries0:40:40:32:00:21:32:21:10:10:02:14/7/1112-2519
z- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries2:20:30:00:12:20:00:10:03:20:00:01/11/1014-1314

note

In division-1, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three 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
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

The bottom two teams, Sumitomo Metal and Mitsubishi, shall be relegated to division-2 automatically. (Sumitomo Metal is re-relegated.)

NKK changes the name from Nippon Kokan.

ANA soccer club changes the team name from ANA Yokohama SC.

NISSAN as Japan Soccer League champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1989.

JSL Awards

Most Valuable Player
HASHIRATANI Tetsuji (Nissan)
Goal-scoring leader (Golden ball Award)
11: ADILSON (Yamaha)
Assists leader (Silver ball Award)
9: WADA Masahiro (Matsushita)
Rookie of the year
MAEDA Osamu (ANA SC)
Best Goalkeeper Award
MATSUNAGA Shigetatsu (Nissan)
Best eleven
  • MATSUNAGA Shigetatsu (Nissan)
  • Jose OSCAR Benardi (Nissan)
  • HORIIKE Takumi (Yomiuri)
  • Fernando Daniel MONER (ANA SC)
  • SANO Toru (Nissan)
  • WADA Masahiro (Matsushita)
  • MIZUNUMA Takashi (Nissan)
  • KIMURA Kazushi (Nissan)
  • HASEGAWA Kenta (Nissan)
  • MAEDA Osamu (ANA SC)
  • HASHIRATANI Koichi (Nissan)

The 17th Japan Soccer League division-2 1988/89

In ranking table, the numbers (each points, goals and so on) in brackets are total of the Preliminary Rounds and Play-off matches.

y-Teams are promoted to division-1 automatically.

z-Teams are relegated to each Regional league automatically.

tabel_.JSL2 1988/89
Final RankingWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- Toshiba8/5/1
(17/10/1)		20
(58)		10
(41)		21
(44)
y- Hitachi8/2/4
(15/7/6)		13
(31)		4
(13)		18
(37)
Tanabe seiyaku6/5/3
(14/8/6)		17
(37)		4
(13)		17
(36)
Fujitsu6/4/4
(14/8/6)		16
(38)		1
(10)		16
(36)
Mazda soccer club5/4/5
(14/8/6)		16
(40)		7
(25)		14
(36)
Toyota Motor5/2/7
(13/7/8)		18
(45)		0
(19)		12
(33)
NTT Kanto3/6/5
(9/10/9)		18
(34)		-2
(2)		12
(28)
Osaka Gas0/2/12
(7/6/15)		5
(25)		-24
(-22)		2
(20)
Kofu soccer club(9/2/9)(24)(-5)(20)
Nippon Steel(7/6/7)(25)(0)(20)
Cosmo Oil(6/5/9)(25)(-5)(17)
Kawasaki Steel(2/10/8)(15)(-7)(14)
Teijin(4/5/11)(26)(-16)(13)
Toho Titanium(4/5/11)(17)(-16)(13)
z- NTT Kansai(3/3/14)(17)(-25)(9)
z- Fujieda public office(2/4/14)(11)(-27)(8)

note

In division-2, the stated order of the top half of the league is determined by adding the points for the Championship Play-off, and the stated order of the bottom half is determined by 9-16 place matches.
In Preliminary Rounds and both Play-off Rounds, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking in each rounds 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

In Preliminary Rounds, the top four teams in each blocks shall be eligible to play in Championship Play-off, and the rest of teams shall play in Consolation Play-off.

Kawasaki Steel changes the team name from Kawasaki Steel Mizushima.

The top two teams, Toshiba and Hitachi, shall be promoted to division-1 automatically. (Hitachi is re-promoted.)

The bottom two teams, NTT Kansai and Fujieda public office, shall be relegated automatically.

The top two teams of Regional Football League Competition 1988, Mazda Auto Hiroshima and Kyoto Shiko soccer club, are promoted to Japan Soccer League division-2 automatically. (both teams are re-promoted.)

Awards

Goal-scoring leader (division-2)
22: CALVANESSE (Toshiba)
Assists leader (division-2)
9: PEREZ (Toshiba)
Best eleven
  • Dido HAVENAAR (Mazda)
  • ISHIZAKI Nobuhiro (Toshiba)
  • NISHINO Akira (Hitachi)
  • OKIMUNE Toshihiko (Fujitsu)
  • SHINTO Katsuyoshi (Mazda)
  • YAGI Yuji (Toshiba)
  • ZE SERGIO (Hitachi)
  • SHEN Xiang-fu (Fujitsu)
  • CALVANESSE (Toshiba)
  • MUKOJIMA Tatsuru (Toshiba)
  • LU Hong-xiang (Fujitsu)

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 15th September and the last match day is 4th December 1988.

tabel_.Preliminary Rounds East Block 1988/89
Home teamTOSFUJHITNKTKOFTOHCOSFPOWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Toshiba3:31:00:04:00:04:02:09/5/0383123
x- Fujitsu1:12:01:22:11:22:02:18/4/222920
x- Hitachi1:11:11:02:00:02:23:07/5/218919
x- NTT Kanto0:40:20:02:01:02:03:16/4/416416
Kofu soccer club1:50:11:32:01:03:22:07/0/719-514
Toho Titanium0:51:20:21:61:20:02:13/3/810-149
Cosmo Oil1:21:10:10:02:43:10:22/4/813-128
Fujieda public office0:60:11:20:00:20:21:21/1/127-223
tabel_.Preliminary Rounds West Block 1988/89
Home teamMAZTOYTANOSANIPKAWTEINKSWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Mazda soccer club0:01:02:04:10:03:13:09/4/1241822
x- Toyota Motor1:12:00:12:01:04:01:18/5/1271921
x- Tanabe seiyaku1:00:02:30:01:13:23:18/3/320919
x- Osaka Gas1:12:51:21:10:02:22:17/4/320218
Nippon Steel0:11:10:12:32:03:10:14/4/616-312
Kawasaki Steel0:20:10:30:10:11:14:11/6/78-78
Teijin1:22:50:10:23:32:22:12/4/818-148
NTT Kansai0:40:40:30:11:30:00:11/2/117-244

Championship Play-off

The first match day is 28th January and the last match day is 30th April 1989.

Each points, goals and so on is NOT total of the Preliminary Rounds and Play-off matches.

tabel_.Championship Play-off 1988/89
Home teamTOSHITTANFUJMAZTOYNKTOSAWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
y- Toshiba2:03:20:01:11:00:02:18/5/1201021
y- Hitachi0:10:10:12:12:12:02:18/2/413418
Tanabe seiyaku0:20:00:12:12:12:03:16/5/317417
Fujitsu2:20:11:12:04:11:11:06/4/416116
Mazda soccer club0:10:10:03:01:01:05:05/4/516714
Toyota Motor2:10:11:11:00:01:33:05/2/718012
NTT Kanto2:21:12:24:10:32:32:03/6/518-212
Osaka Gas0:20:10:11:20:00:41:10/2/125-242

Consolation Play-off

The first match day is 28th January and the last match day is 5th March 1989.

Each points, goals and so on is total of the Preliminary Rounds and Play-off matches.

tabel_.Consolation Play-off East Block 1988/89
Home teamKOFCOSTOHFPOWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Kofu soccer club1:01:10:12/2/2
(9/2/9)		5
(24)		0
(-5)		6
(20)
Cosmo Oil3:11:05:14/1/1
(6/5/9)		12
(25)		7
(-5)		9
(17)
Toho Titanium0:22:33:11/2/3
(4/5/11)		7
(17)		-2
(-16)		4
(13)
z- Fujieda public office0:00:01:11/3/2
(2/4/14)		4
(11)		-5
(-27)		5
(8)
tabel_.Consolation Play-off West Block 1988/89
Home teamNIPKAWTEINKSWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
Nippon Steel1:12:13:13/2/1
(7/6/7)		9
(25)		3
(0)		8
(20)
Kawasaki Steel0:00:12:11/4/1
(2/10/8)		7
(15)		0
(-7)		6
(14)
Teijin0:13:32:12/1/3
(4/5/11)		8
(26)		-2
(-16)		5
(13)
z- NTT Kansai3:21:13:12/1/3
(3/3/14)		10
(17)		-1
(-25)		5
(9)

9th/10th place match

tabel_.9th/10th place match
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nippon Steel1:1
(1:3)pso		Kofu soccer club12/3/1989Toyohashi

11th/12th place match

tabel_.11th/12th place match
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Kawasaki Steel0:0
(2:3)pso		Cosmo Oil12/3/1989Toyohashi

13th/14th place match

tabel_.13th/14th place match
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Teijin3:2Toho Titanium11/3/1989Toyohashi

15th/16th place match

tabel_.15th/16th place match
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
NTT Kansai3:0Fujieda pub. ofc.11/3/1989Toyohashi

The 13th JSL Cup

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Osaka Gas0:7Nissan27/8/1988Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Cosmo Oil0:5Yomiuri28/8/1988Yokkaichi
Kofu soccer club1:3Hitachi28/8/1988Kofu
Mitsubishi4:1Kawasaki Steel28/8/1988Tama
Fujita kogyo3:0Fujitsu28/8/1988Tama
Yamaha3:0Teijin28/8/1988Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
NTT Kansai1:2Mazda27/8/1988Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Nippon Steel0:1Furukawa28/8/1988Kitakyushu
Toshiba1:0Tanabe28/8/1988Utsubo, Osaka
NTT Kanto0:0
(4:3)pso		Matsushita28/8/1988Utsubo, Osaka
Yanmar4:0Fujieda pub. ofc.28/8/1988Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Toyota5:0Toho Titanium27/8/1988Susono
tabel_.2nd Rounds
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
NKK1:3Nissan3/9/1988Toyama
Yomiuri1:0Hitachi3/9/1988Toyama
Mitsubishi2:1Fujita kogyo3/9/1988Ueno
Yamaha0:2ANA SC3/9/1988Ueno
Honda1:1
(3:4)pso		Mazda3/9/1988Hamamatsu
Toshiba3:2Furukawa3/9/1988Hamamatsu
Yanmar1:1
(5:4)pso		NTT Kanto3/9/1988Nisshin
Toyota2:3Sumitomo Metal3/9/1988Nisshin
tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nissan1:0Yomiuri4/9/1988Toyama
Mitsubishi2:1ANA SC4/9/1988Ueno
Mazda0:0
(1:4)pso		Toshiba4/9/1988Hamamatsu
Yanmar5:1Sumitomo Metal4/9/1988Nisshin
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nissan2:0Mitsubishi10/9/1988Yokkaichi
Toshiba1:0Yanmar10/9/1988Yokkaichi
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Nissan3:0Toshiba11/9/1988Yokkaichi

The 3rd All Star Soccer 1988

tabel_.All Star Soccer
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
JSL East1:4JSL West15/9/1988Tokyo National stadium

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Antonio Carlos ANDRE (Yamaha)
Attractive Player Award
Ruy Goncalves RAMOS Sobrinho (Yomiuri)