JSL Cup
JSL Cup (JSLカップ or JSLカップ選手権大会) was the original
cup
. The cup was first played in 1973, but only become an annual tournament in 1976.
The JSL Cup included clubs from both the First Division and the Second Division. The format varied; sometimes the clubs played small group stages, other times it was an outright elimination, including only the clubs that were not recent promotions to the Second Division. During the season timeframe change of 1985, the cup was played within the year, a rule that stayed until the advent of the J. League.
Winners
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | Towa Real Estate (shared) | 1–1 | Yanmar Diesel (shared) | Nishigaoka National Stadium, Tokyo
|
1976 | Hitachi | 1–0 | Eidai | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
|
1977 | Furukawa Electric | 4–0 | Yanmar Diesel | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
|
1978 | Mitsubishi Motors | 2–1 | Fujita Industries | Kanko Stadium, Okayama
|
1979 | Yomiuri | 3–2 | Furukawa Electric | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
1980 | Nippon Kokan | 3–1 | Hitachi | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
1981 | Mitsubishi Motors (shared) | 4–4 | Toshiba (shared) | Utsunomiya
|
1982 | Furukawa Electric | 3–2 | Yanmar Diesel | Shizuoka Athletic Stadium, Shizuoka |
1983 | Yanmar Diesel | 1–0 | Nissan Motors | Kofu
|
1984 | Yanmar Diesel | 3–0 | Toshiba | Komazawa Stadium, Tokyo |
1985 | Yomiuri | 2–0 | Nissan Motors | Toyohashi
|
1986 | Furukawa Electric | 4–0 | Nissan Motors | Nagoya
|
1987 | Nippon Kokan | 3–0 | Sumitomo Metal | Nagoya
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1988 | Nissan Motors | 3–0 | Toshiba | Yokkaichi
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1989 | Nissan Motors | 1–0 | Yamaha Motors | Toyohashi
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1990 | Nissan Motors | 3–1 | Furukawa Electric | Nagoya
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1991 | Yomiuri | 4–3 | Honda Motors | Nagoya
|
Performances by team
Teams are named using current nomenclature, or last one if they are defunct (denoted in italics).
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 | 1983, 1985, 1986 |
JEF United Chiba | 3 | 2 | 1977, 1982, 1986 | 1979, 1990 |
Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 2 | 1973 (shared), 1983, 1984 | 1977, 1982 |
Tokyo Verdy | 3 | 0 | 1979, 1985, 1991 | |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 0 | 1978, 1981 (shared) | |
NKK SC | 2 | 0 | 1980, 1987 | |
Shonan Bellmare | 1 | 1 | 1973 (shared) | 1978 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 1 | 1976 | 1980 |
Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 1 | 1981 (shared) | 1988 |
Eidai SC | 0 | 1 | 1976 | |
Kashima Antlers | 0 | 1 | 1987 | |
Júbilo Iwata | 0 | 1 | 1989 | |
Honda FC | 0 | 1 | 1991 |
Sources