Statistics of Japan Soccer League in season 1985/1986.
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.
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 |
Club |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Toyota Motors |
17 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
6 |
+17 |
2 |
Toshiba |
13 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
7 |
+5 |
3 |
Kofu Club |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
22 |
16 |
+6 |
4 |
Fujitsu |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
12 |
+4 |
5 |
Seino Transportation |
8 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
21 |
-8 |
6 |
TDK |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
34 |
-24 |
West
Pos |
Club |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Matsushita Electric |
18 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
26 |
6 |
+20 |
2 |
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals |
13 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
8 |
+5 |
3 |
Mazda |
12 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
+4 |
4 |
Nippon Steel |
11 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
9 |
+9 |
5 |
Kyoto Prefectural Police |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
28 |
-25 |
6 |
Osaka Gas |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
21 |
-13 |
Second Stage
Promotion Group
Relegation Group
East
Pos |
Club |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Fujitsu |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
+15 |
2 |
Seino Transportation |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
3 |
TDK |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
-12 |
West
Pos |
Club |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Nippon Steel |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
2 |
Kyoto Prefectural Police |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
3 |
Osaka Gas |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
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