1985–86 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season.
First Division
Led by their star player Yasuhiko Okudera, who had returned to the club after successful periods in Europe, Furukawa Electric won a second title. Okudera became the first widely recognized professional Japanese player.
Sumitomo and ANA went back down as soon as they had come up, unable to get wins.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furukawa Electric | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 35 | Champions |
| 2 | Nippon Kokan | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 28 | |
| 3 | Honda | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Fujita Engineering | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 26 | |
| 5 | Nissan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Yamaha Motors | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Motors | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Hitachi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 | |
| 9 | Yomiuri | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 18 | |
| 11 | Sumitomo | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 15 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 12 | ANA Yokohama | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second Division
No relegation took place for a second wave of expansion that would bring the division's number of clubs to 16.
First Stage
East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Motors | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 17 |
| 2 | Toshiba | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Kofu Club | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | Seino Transportation | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 |
| 6 | TDK | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsushita Electric | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 18 |
| 2 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Mazda | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Nippon Steel | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 11 |
| 5 | Kyoto Prefectural Police | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 4 |
| 6 | Osaka Gas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second Stage
Promotion Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsushita Electric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 17 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Mazda | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Toshiba | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Kofu Club | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 | |
| 5 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 | |
| 6 | Toyota Motors | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Relegation Group
East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujitsu | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 |
| 2 | Seino Transportation | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 3 | TDK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Steel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | Kyoto Prefectural Police | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 3 | Osaka Gas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
7-12 Playoff
| Pos | East | Score | West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–8 | Fujitsu | 0-1 | Nippon Steel |
| 9–10 | Seino Transportation | 1-0 | Kyoto Prefectural Police |
| 11–12 | TDK | 1-2 | Osaka Gas |