Japan Soccer League 1991-92
Encyclopedia
The 1991-92 season in Japan
ese football
was the last of the old Japan Soccer League
before the transition period into the J. League
.
Japan
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ese football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
was the last of the old Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
before the transition period into the J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
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JSL First Division
Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
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1. | Yomiuri S.C. Tokyo Verdy 1969 , is a Japanese professional football club, based in Tokyo, Japan, that plays in J. League Division 2.Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated teams in the J. League, with honours including 7 league titles , 5 Emperor's Cups, 6 JSL Cup / J... |
51 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 1992–93 Asian Club Championship J. League |
2. | Nissan Motors Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in... |
43 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners Cup J. League |
3. | Yamaha Motors Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium... |
36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | Form Japan Football League Division 1 |
4. | Toshiba Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō.... |
30 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | |
5. | Matsushita Electric Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70... |
29 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | Form J. League |
6. | Mazda Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |
27 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 23 | +7 | |
7. | JR Furukawa JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-... |
27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | |
8. | ANA Club Yokohama Flügels was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :... |
25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -3 | |
9. | Hitachi Kashiwa Reysol is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League... |
25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | Form Japan Football League Division 1 |
10. | Honda Honda F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.-History:The club was founded as in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in... |
23 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | |
11. | Mitsubishi Motors Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
21 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 40 | -15 | Form J. League |
12. | Toyota Motor Nagoya Grampus Eight are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp... |
20 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 |
JSL Second Division
Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
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1. | Fujita Engineering Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"... |
74 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 79 | 17 | +62 | Champions (not promoted, form Japan Football League Division 1) |
2. | Sumitomo Kashima Antlers are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island".... |
65 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 24 | +42 | Promoted to new J. League |
3. | Yanmar Diesel Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city.... |
65 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 17 | +35 | Form Japan Football League Division 1 |
4. | Nippon Kokan NKK F.C. Nippon Kokan Soccer Club, or NKK Soccer Club was a Japanese football club which operated from 1912 to 1994. It played in the old Japan Soccer League since 1967 until its closing... |
60 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | |
5. | Fujitsu Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:... |
59 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | |
6. | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Tokushima VORTIS is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture... |
50 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 32 | +13 | |
7. | Tokyo Gas | 46 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | |
8. | Kawasaki Steel Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was... |
45 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 23 | +8 | Form Japan Football League Division 2 |
9. | NTT Kanto Omiya Ardija is a professional football club which play in the J. League Division 1, and are based in Ōmiya-ku in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds... |
33 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 44 | -7 | |
10. | Kofu Club Ventforet Kofu are a Japanese football club from Kofu. They compete in the J. League Division 1, and their home ground is the Kose Sports Stadium.The word "Ventforet" is coined combining two French words Vent and Forêt... |
33 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 66 | -31 | |
11. | Cosmo Oil | 29 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 53 | -26 | |
12. | Chuo Bohan Avispa Fukuoka For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as... |
27 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 52 | -19 | |
13. | Toho Titanium | 27 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 59 | -27 | |
14. | Kyoto Shiko Club | 22 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 57 | -36 | |
15. | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 21 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 50 | -32 | |
16. | Yomiuri S.C. Juniors | 19 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 55 | -35 | Folded |
Successor seasons
- 1992 Japan Football League
- 1993 J. League