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Kazuo Saito
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Saito was born in Saitama on July 27, 1951. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined his local club Mitsubishi Motors in 1974. The club won the 2nd place for 4 years in a row (1974-1977). In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. However, in 1988–89 season, the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated Division 2. He retired in 1989. He played 248 games and scored 3 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1975, 197 and 1978. National team career On January 28, 1976, Saito debuted for Japan national team against Bulgaria. He played as regular player at 1976 Summer Olympics qualification and 1978 World Cup qualification. He was also selected for Japan for 1978 Asian Games. In 1984, he played for Japan for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama (city)
is the capital and the most populous Cities of Japan, city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya, Saitama, Ōmiya, Yono, Saitama, Yono and Iwatsuki, Saitama, Iwatsuki. It is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 15 to 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo, many of its residents commute into Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km² (15,781 people per mi²). Its total area is . Etymology The name "Saitama" originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyoda, Saitama, Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology ''Man'yōshū''. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the merger of Urawa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JSL Cup
was the original league cup for clubs in the top levels of Japanese soccer before the creation of the J. League and its cup. The cup was first played in 1973, but did not become an annual tournament until 1976. The JSL/JFL Cup included clubs from both the First Division and the Second Division. The format varied; sometimes the clubs played small group stages, other times it was an outright elimination, including only the clubs that were not recent promotions to the Second Division. During the season timeframe change of 1985, the cup was played within the year, a rule that stayed until the advent of the J. League. Winners Performances by team Teams are named using current nomenclature, or last one if they are defunct (denoted in ''italics''). SourcesContents of Domestic Competition of Football in Japan RSSSF.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
The men's qualification for the 1984 Summer Olympics. Qualified teams Sixteen teams qualified for the Olympic tournament after continental qualifying rounds. Three Warsaw Pact countries had qualified but withdrew as part of the Soviet-led boycott. They were replaced as follows: * East Germany were replaced by Norway * USSR were replaced by West Germany * Czechoslovakia were replaced by Italy *Automatically qualified ** ''(as hosts)'' ** (''replaces the holders'' ) *Europe (UEFA) ** ** (replaces ) ** (replaces ) ** *Africa ( CAF) ** ** ** *Asia ( AFC) ** ** ** *North and Central America (CONCACAF) ** ** *South America ( CONMEBOL) ** ** Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1984 Summer Olympics tournament took place in 4 groups between 23 March 1983 and 22 April 1984. France, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia gained qualification to the Olympic tournament. Czechoslovakia was replaced by Italy, East Germany was replaced by Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1978 Asian Games
Football at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1978. Medalists Draw The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1974 Asian Games. ;Group A * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Semifinals Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References RSSSFIndian football team at the Asian Games: 1978 Bangkok {{1978 in Japanese football 1978 Asian Games events 1978 Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC And OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1978 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be two rounds of play: *First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows: ** Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in Singapore. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round. ** Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. ** Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
The men's qualification for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Qualified teams 16 teams qualified, but 13 participated in the finals of the Olympic tournament. *Automatically qualified ** ''(as hosts)'' ** ''(as holders)'' *Europe (UEFA) ** ** ** ** *Africa ( CAF) ** ''(withdrew)'' ** ''(withdrew)'' ** ''(withdrew)'' *Asia ( AFC) ** ** ** *North and Central America (CONCACAF) ** (replaces ) ** ** *South America ( CONMEBOL) ** ** ''(withdrew)'' Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament took place after two rounds (qualifying and tournament). East Germany, France, Spain and Soviet Union gained qualification to the Olympic tournament and Poland qualified automatically as holders. CONMEBOL (South America) The South American Pre-Olympic tournament was held in Brazil. Newell's Old Boys represented Argentina. In the end, Brazil and Uruguay qualify however Uruguay withdrew from the final tournament. Argentina were invited to replace the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria National Football Team
The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international Association football, football and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. Bulgaria's best achievements are reaching the final at the Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Football at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics and the fourth place at the FIFA World Cup in 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994. Bulgaria have competed at a total of seven World Cups, debuting in 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962 and last appearing in 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998. In addition, they have participated in two UEFA European Championship, European Championships, in UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 and UEFA Euro 2004, 2004. The team has also competed at the Balkan Cup, winning three titles. However, Bulgaria have failed to qualify for any major tournament since UEFA Euro 2004. History Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1988–89 season. First Division For the first time, the format of three points for a win was adopted, but only for the First Division. Nissan won their first title. Four-time champion Mitsubishi was relegated for the first time, along with struggling Sumitomo. Second Division This was the last season in which the second tier was contested in an East-and-West format. Toshiba won a second championship, but this time their promotion was automatic. Fallen giant Hitachi, still adjusting to the change in town, joined them. Regional outfits Fujieda Municipal and NTT Kansai went back to their regional leagues. First Stage East West Second stage Promotion Group Relegation Group =East= =West= =9th-16th Places Playoff= ReferencesJapan - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 Japan Soccer League Japan Soccer League seasons 1989 in Japanese football leagues 1988 in Japanese football Japan Soccer League , or JSL, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1979 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Fujita Industries won the championship. Results 1st Round * Gonohe Town Hall 0–3 Toho Titanium *Nissan Motors 2–1 Kyushu Sangyo University * Yanmar Club 2–2 (PK 4–2) Nippon Steel *Hitachi 4–2 Toyota Motors *Waseda University 2–1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals *Tokyo University of Agriculture 0–1 Teijin *Tsukuba University 3–1 Sapporo University * Mazda Auto Hiroshima 1–0 Hokusetsu Kemari-dan *Fukuoka University 0–1 Toyo Industries * Nippon Kokan 1–0 Juntendo University *Nissei Resin Industry 0–4 Furukawa Electric *Honda 3–0 Osaka University of Commerce 2nd Round *Mitsubishi Motors 3–0 Toho Titanium *Nissan Motors 2–3 Yanmar Club *Hitachi 1–0 Waseda University *Teijin 0–7 Yomiuri * Fujita Industries 3–1 Tsukuba University * Mazda Auto Hiroshima 0–5 Toyo Industries * Nippon Kokan 0–0 (PK 4–5) Furukawa Electric *Honda 1–2 Yanmar Diesel Quarterfinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1980 season. Overview It was contested by 30 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship. Results 1st round *Kyushu Sangyo University 2–3 Teijin *Fujitsu 2–2 (PK 8–9) Osaka University of Economics * Hyōgo Teachers 0–1 Nippon Steel * Toyo Industries 2–0 Fukuoka University * Mazda Auto Hiroshima 2–3 Yamaha Motors *Honda 2–3 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals *Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 0–2 Yanmar Diesel *Hitachi 4–1 Matsushima Club *Komazawa University 2–1 Nissan Motors *Hosei University 2–1 Fujieda City Hall *Tsukuba University 0–1 Furukawa Electric *Mitsubishi Motors 3–0 Furukawa Electric Chiba * Nippon Steel Muroran 0–3 Toshiba *Nissei Resin Industry 0–2 Sumitomo Metals 2nd round * Yomiuri 6–1 Teijin *Osaka University of Economics 0–1 Nippon Steel * Toyo Industries 3–2 Yamaha Motors * Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 1–0 Yanmar Diesel *Hitachi 3–1 Komazawa University *Hosei University 0–3 Furu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1978 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship. Results 1st round * Yanmar Club 4–1 Mazda Auto Hiroshima * Fujitsu 4–0 Kyushu Sangyo University * Osaka Sangyo University 0–4 Nippon Kokan * Yanmar Diesel 6–0 Osaka University of Economics *Fukuoka University 0–4 Nissei Resin Industry * Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 2–1 Teijin * Gonohe Town Hall 1–5 Hosei University *Honda 2–1 Kokushikan University * Sumitomo Metals 0–1 Furukawa Electric * Nippon Steel 1–3 Sapporo University * Saitama Teachers 1–3 Yomiuri *Toyota Motors 0–1 Waseda University 2nd round * Fujita Industries 5–1 Yanmar Club * Fujitsu 1–0 Nippon Kokan * Yanmar Diesel 7–1 Nissei Resin Industry * Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 2–3 Toyo Industries * Hitachi 2–1 Hosei University *Honda 0–3 Furukawa Electric *Sapporo University 2–0 Yomiuri *Waseda University 1–3 Mitsubishi Motors Quarterfinals * Fujita Indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
