Football league season
Statistics of Japan Soccer League 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
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Toyota Motors
10
8
1
1
23
6
+17
17
2
Toshiba
10
6
1
3
12
7
+5
13
3
Kofu Club
10
5
0
5
22
16
+6
10
4
Fujitsu
10
4
2
4
16
12
+4
10
5
Seino Transportation
10
3
2
5
13
21
−8
8
6
TDK
10
0
2
8
10
34
−24
2
West
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Matsushita Electric
10
8
2
0
26
6
+20
18
2
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
10
6
1
3
13
8
+5
13
3
Mazda
10
5
2
3
14
10
+4
12
4
Nippon Steel
10
5
1
4
18
9
+9
11
5
Kyoto Prefectural Police
10
2
0
8
3
28
−25
4
6
Osaka Gas
10
1
0
9
8
21
−13
2
Second stage
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion
1
Matsushita Electric
10
8
1
1
23
6
+17
17
Promoted to First Division
2
Mazda
10
6
1
3
12
7
+5
13
3
Toshiba
10
5
0
5
22
16
+6
10
4
Kofu Club
10
4
2
4
16
12
+4
10
5
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
10
3
2
5
13
21
−8
8
6
Toyota Motors
10
0
2
8
10
34
−24
2
Relegation Group
East
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Fujitsu
4
4
0
0
17
2
+15
8
2
Seino Transportation
4
1
1
2
5
8
−3
3
3
TDK
4
0
1
3
2
14
−12
1
West
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Nippon Steel
5
3
1
1
9
2
+7
7
2
Kyoto Prefectural Police
4
1
1
2
4
7
−3
3
3
Osaka Gas
4
1
0
3
6
10
−4
2
7-12 Playoff
Pos
East
Score
West
7–8
Fujitsu
0-1
Nippon Steel
9–10
Seino Transportation
1-0
Kyoto Prefectural Police
11–12
TDK
1-2
Osaka Gas
References
League competitions
Cup competitions
Related to national teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
Related to national teams
Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present
League Cup seasons, 1976–present