Eidai Soccer Club was a Japanese
football club based in
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture t ...
. The club has played in
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 former top division).
History
The club was formed following the collapse of the original
Nagoya Mutual Bank club. In 1973 they were promoted to the JSL Division 2 and the following year to Division 1. In their first season in the top flight they made the final of the
Emperor's Cup, only to
lose 2–1 to
Yanmar Diesel
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.
In 1976 they had another opportunity at cup glory when they made the final of the
Japan Soccer League Cup, but they
lost again, 2–1 to
Mitsubishi Motors
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is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture t ...](_blank)
, at the time midway between
Toyo Industries and
Nippon Steel
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...
, Eidai Industries decided to close their team in March 1977, and thus
Fujitsu, who had won Division 2 but lost the promotion/relegation series, was promoted anyway.
Record
Club name
*1972–1975 : Eidai Industries SC
*1976 : Eidai SC
External links
Football of Japan
Japan Soccer League clubs
1972 establishments in Japan
1977 disestablishments in Japan
Association football clubs established in 1972
Defunct football clubs in Japan
Association football clubs disestablished in 1977
Sports teams in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Works association football clubs in Japan
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