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Japan Soccer League 1966
The 1966 season of the Japan Soccer League. League tables Japan Soccer League Promotion/Relegation Series Nagoya Mutual Bank became the first original JSL club to be relegated. In its place, Nippon Kokan from Kawasaki, Kanagawa was promoted and began a long career of league success that was only brought to a halt by the professionalization of the league. Nippon Kokan promoted, Nagoya Mutual Bank relegated. Team of the Year References {{Japanese Club Football, group=first 1966 1 Jap Jap ''Jap'' is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese". Today, it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur. In the United States, some Japanese Americans have come to find the term very offensive, even when used as an abbreviation. Prior to t ...
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Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight association football 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. JSL was the first-ever national league of an amateur team sport in Japan. History Each JSL team represented a corporation, and like Japanese baseball teams, went by the name of the company that owned the team. Unlike in baseball, however, promotion and relegation was followed, as J.League follows today. The players were officially amateur and were employees of the parent corporations, but especially in later years, top players were generally paid strictly to play soccer. Originally the JSL consisted of a single division only, but in 1972 a Second Division was added. Clubs could join in by winning the All Japan Senior Football Championship cup competition and then winning a promotion/rel ...
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Kenzo Yokoyama
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japanese national team. Club career Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he joined his local club Mitsubishi Motors in 1966. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season and played all matches in Japan Soccer League until 1974. In 1975, he was deprived of regular goalkeeper by Mitsuhisa Taguchi. The club won the league champions 2 times ( 1969 and 1973) and 2nd place 6 times. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1977. He played 136 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 7 times. National team career In October 1964, when Yokoyama was a Rikkyo University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At this competition, he debuted and played all matches on behalf of Tsukasa Hosaka fractured his hand just before Olympics. After that, Yok ...
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1966 In Japanese Football
Japan Soccer League Japanese Regional Leagues Emperor's Cup National team Results Players statistics External links {{DEFAULTSORT:1966 In Japanese Football Seasons in Japanese football ...
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Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most pop ...
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Ikuo Matsumoto
is a former Japanese Association football, football player and manager. He played for Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career Matsumoto was born in Utsunomiya on November 3, 1941. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Toyo Industries in 1964. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league Japan Soccer League. The club won league champions in 1965 Japan Soccer League, 1965, 1966 Japan Soccer League, 1966, 1967 Japan Soccer League, 1967, 1968 Japan Soccer League, 1968 and 1970 Japan Soccer League, 1970. The club also won 1965 Emperor's Cup, 1965, 1967 Emperor's Cup, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1973. He played 88 games and scored 31 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966 Japan Soccer League, 1966. National team career In December 1966, Matsumoto was selected Japan national football team, Japan national team for Football at the 1966 Asian Games, 1966 Asian Games. At this competition, on December 10, he de ...
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Takayuki Kuwata
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kuwata was born in Hiroshima on June 26, 1941. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won Japan Soccer League champions for 4 years in a row ( 1965-1968). The club also won 1965, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1969. He played 62 games and scored 34 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966 and 1967. National team career On May 28, 1961, when Kuwata was a Waseda University student, he debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against Malaya. In 1962, he also played and scored a goal at 1962 Asian Games. He played 5 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1962. Club statistics National team statistics Awards * Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1966, 1967 * Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor ...
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JEF United Ichihara Chiba
, full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 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. Of its club name, ''JEF'' is taken from the JR East and Furukawa Electric companies and ''United'' is meant to represent the unity of the club and its home city. Also, JEF United is the only team in J.League which corporate name survived the transition from the JSL in 1992, as J.League mandated that "corporate teams are not allowed in the J.League", and that any corporate teams need to adapt a hometown. History Furukawa Electric SC (1946–1991) The club began as the company team, in 1946. As the company team, it won the Japan Soccer League twice, the Emperor's Cup four times and the JSL League Cup three times. Furukawa also won the 1986–87 Asian Club Championship, the top club honor in Asia; they were the f ...
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Shigeo Yaegashi
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Yaegashi was born in Daejeon, Japan on March 24, 1933, but raised in Hanamaki. After playing at Chuo University, he moved to Waseda University. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1958. In 1963, he was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1969. He played 51 games and scored 14 goals in the league. He was also selected Best Eleven 3 times ( 1966, 1967 and 1968). National team career In June 1956, when Yaegashi was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on June 3, he debuted against South Korea. In November, he played at 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He also played at 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At 1968 Olympics, he played as ...
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Teruki Miyamoto
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Miyamoto was born in Hiroshima on December 26, 1940. After graduating from high school, he joined Yawata Steel (later ''Nippon Steel'') in 1959. The club won 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Yawata Steel joined new league Japan Soccer League. In 1967, he was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. He retired in 1976. He played 138 games and scored 68 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven for 6 years in a row ( 1966- 1971). National team career In June 1961, Miyamoto was selected Japan national team for 1962 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on June 11, he debuted against South Korea. He was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played all matches at both Olympics and Japan won the bronze medal 1968 Olympics. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1962, 1966 ...
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Ryuichi Sugiyama
is a former Japanese Association football, football player and manager. He played for Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career Sugiyama was born in Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka on July 4, 1941. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Urawa Reds, Mitsubishi Motors in 1966. The club won the champion in 1969 Japan Soccer League, 1969 and 1973 Japan Soccer League, 1973. The club also won 1971 Emperor's Cup, 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1973. In his 8 seasons, he played all matches except 1 game in 1970 season and he was selected Best Eleven in all seasons. He was also selected Japanese Footballer of the Year 3 times (1964, 1969 and 1973). National team career On May 28, 1961, during Rōnin (student), Rōnin for university, Sugiyama debuted for Japan national football team, Japan national team against Malaysia national football team, Malaya. He played at Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics in To ...
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Hisao Kami
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kami was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on June 28, 1941. After graduating from high school, he joined Yawata Steel (later ''Nippon Steel'') in 1960. The club won 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Yawata Steel joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1970. He played 85 games and scored 5 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966 and 1967. National team career In October 1964, Kami was selected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At this competition, on October 16, he debuted against Ghana. He also played as regular player at 1966 Asian Games and 1968 Summer Olympics qualification. However, he was not selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics. He played 15 games for Japan until 1968. Coaching career After retirement, Kami became a manager for Nippon Steel in 1980 as Teruki Miyamoto successor. However, the club was relegated to Division 2 ...
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Kazuo Imanishi
is a Japanese former Association football, footballer and manager. He played for the Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career Imanishi was born in Hiroshima on January 12, 1941. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Education, he joined his local club Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Toyo Industries (later ''Mazda'') in 1963. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league Japan Soccer League. The club won the champions for 4 years in a row (1965 Japan Soccer League, 1965–1968 Japan Soccer League, 1968). The club also won 1965 Emperor's Cup, 1965, 1967 Emperor's Cup, 1967 and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1969. He played 42 games in the league. He was named as part of the Best Eleven in 1966 Japan Soccer League, 1966. National team career In December 1966, Imanishi was selected for the Japan national football team, Japan national team prior to the Football at the 1966 Asian Games, 1966 Asian Games. On December 10, he debuted against India nat ...
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