The 1966 season of the
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 ...
.
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
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eight ...
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
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1966
Events January
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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 ...
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 ...