1990–91 Japan Soccer League
Football league season
| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
Both divisions of the Japan Soccer League were given the 3-1-0 league format.
League tables
First Division
Yomiuri won its fourth JSL title and went to the Asian Club Championship. Nissan, by virtue of its Emperor's Cup win, represented Japan for the first time in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Yanmar Diesel, four-time champions in the 1970s, was relegated for the first time after an aimless decade. Nippon Kokan, who two seasons before was contending for the title, was relegated as well and would cease to exist by the middle of the decade.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomiuri S.C. | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 49 | 1991–92 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Nissan | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 42 | 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Honda | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 38 | |
| 4 | Toshiba | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 32 | |
| 5 | Toyota Motors | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Matsushita | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | ANA Club | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 | |
| 8 | Yamaha Motors | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Furukawa Electric | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Mitsubishi Motors | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 20 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 12 | Nippon Kokan | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 11 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second Division
Struggling fallen giants Hitachi and Mazda were promoted back to the top flight after a few seasons of second division wilderness: Hitachi at the first attempt, Mazda on the third.
Yawata Steel, co-founder of the First Division with them in 1965, was relegated, leaving only five JSL founding clubs that would professionalize for the J.League. Osaka Gas, who never looked like national league material, joined them.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitachi | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 19 | +83 | 82 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Mazda | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 17 | +59 | 74 | |
| 3 | Fujita Engineering | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 15 | +45 | 70 | |
| 4 | Sumitomo | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 51 | |
| 5 | Fujitsu | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | NTT Kanto | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 51 | |
| 7 | Kawasaki Steel | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Yomiuri S.C. Juniors | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 35 | |
| 11 | Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 34 | |
| 12 | Kofu Club | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 34 | |
| 13 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 31 | |
| 14 | Toho Titanium | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 18 | |
| 15 | Osaka Gas | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 62 | −48 | 12 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
| 16 | Nippon Steel | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 94 | −76 | 11 |
Source: [citation needed]
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Japanese club football
First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present | |
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| Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972 | |
| J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999 | |
Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present | |
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| Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992 | |
| (former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993 | |
| J2 League 1999–present | |
Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present | |
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| (former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93 | |
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| Japan Football League 1999–2013 | |
| J3 League 2014–present | |
Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present | |
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| Japan Football League 2014–present | |
Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present | |
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| Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present | |
Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present | |
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| Emperor's Cup 1921–present |
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League Cup seasons, 1976–present | |
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| JSL Cup 1976–1991 | |
| J.League Cup 1992–present | |
