Statistics of

Japan Soccer League ; 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 Cup, JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professi ...

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.

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

West

Second stage

Promotion Group

Relegation Group

=East

=West

=7-12 Playoff

References

Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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