| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Furukawa Electric |
| ← 1984 1986–87 → | |
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 their second title. Okudera became the first widely recognized professional Japanese player.
Sumitomo and ANA Yokohama were relegated after one season in the top division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furukawa Electric | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 35 | 1986 Asian Club Championship |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
References
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