1965 Japan Soccer League

Football league season

Japan Soccer League
Season	1965
Champions	Toyo Industries 1st title
Matches played	56
Goals scored	216 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mutsuhiko Nomura (15 goals)
Average attendance	3,706
1966 →

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 ever 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

Nagoya Mutual Bank

Toyo Industries

Yanmar Diesel‡

Toyoda Automatic Loom Works

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Locations of the 1965 Japan Soccer League

League tables

Japan Soccer League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toyo Industries	14	12	2	0	44	9	+35	26	Champions
2	Yawata Steel	14	11	2	1	40	14	+26	24
3	Furukawa Electric	14	10	0	4	32	20	+12	20
4	Hitachi	14	8	1	5	35	19	+16	17
5	Mitsubishi Motors	14	4	1	9	24	39	−15	9
6	Toyoda Automatic Loom Works	14	2	3	9	16	31	−15	7
7	Yanmar Diesel	14	2	1	11	9	41	−32	5
8	Nagoya Mutual Bank	14	1	2	11	16	43	−27	4	To promotion/relegation Series

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Promotion/relegation Series

JSL 8th Place	1st leg	2nd leg	Senior Cup Winner
Nagoya Mutual Bank	5–1	1–2	Nippon Kokan

Nagoya Mutual Bank stays in JSL.

All-Star Game

December 2, 1965

JSL XI	2 – 2	AIK Fotboll

Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama

References

1965 season at Contents of Domestic Competition of Football in Japan^{[permanent dead link]}
1965 season at JSL Ganbare!

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present
Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present
Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present
(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present
Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present
Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

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Super Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

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Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2024
J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Imabari Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Reilac Shiga Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai FC Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Tokyo Musashino United Suzuka Point Getters Veertien Mie Verspah Oita
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Kagura Shimane