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1965 Japan Soccer League


FieldValue
competitionJapan Soccer League
season1965
winnersToyo Industries
1st title
league topscorerMutsuhiko Nomura (15 goals)
matches56
total goals216
average attendance3,706
nextseason1966

1st title

The 1965 season in Japanese football saw the formation of the Japan Soccer League, the first national league in Japan for football clubs. Eight teams took part in the championship, playing on a home and away basis. Toyo Industries were crowned the first champions, whilst Nagoya Mutual Bank came bottom and entered and end of season promotion/relegation match to stay in the top flight. They won this, 6–3 on aggregate against Nippon Kokan.

Teams

Eight clubs entered the first ever edition of the Japan Soccer League; Furukawa Electric, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Motors, Nagoya Mutual Bank, Toyo Industries, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Yanmar Diesel and Yawata Steel

League tables

Japan Soccer League

Promotion/relegation Series

JSL 8th Place1st leg2nd legSenior Cup Winner
Nagoya Mutual Bank5–11–2Nippon Kokan

Nagoya Mutual Bank stays in JSL.

All-Star Game

References

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