# 1988–89 Japan Soccer League

Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1988–89 season.

## First Division

For the first time, the format of three points for a win was adopted, but only for the First Division. Nissan won their first title.
Four-time champion Mitsubishi was relegated for the first time, along with struggling Sumitomo.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Nissan | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 46 | 1989–90 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | ANA Club | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 40 | |
| 3 | Yamaha Motors | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 39 | |
| 4 | Fujita Engineering | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 36 | |
| 5 | Yomiuri | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 32 | |
| 6 | Furukawa Electric | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Matsushita Electric | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Honda | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 27 | |
| 10 | Nippon Kokan | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sumitomo | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 19 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Motors | 22 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 14 | Relegated to Second Division |

## Second Division

This was the last season in which the second tier was contested in an East-and-West format. Toshiba won a second championship, but this time their promotion was automatic. Fallen giant Hitachi, still adjusting to the change in town, joined them. Regional outfits Fujieda Municipal and NTT Kansai went back to their regional leagues.

### First stage
#### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Toshiba | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 23 |
| 2 | Fujitsu | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 20 |
| 3 | Hitachi | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 |
| 4 | NTT Kanto | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 | Kofu Club | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 14 |
| 6 | Toho Titanium | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 9 |
| 7 | Cosmo Oil | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 8 |
| 8 | Fujieda City Office | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 3 |

#### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mazda | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 22 |
| 2 | Toyota Motors | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 21 |
| 3 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 19 |
| 4 | Osaka Gas | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 18 |
| 5 | Nippon Steel | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Steel | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 |
| 7 | Teijin Matsuyama | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 8 |
| 8 | NTT Kansai | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 4 |

### Second stage
#### Promotion Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Toshiba | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Hitachi | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | Promoted to First Division |
| 3 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Mazda | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 14 | |
| 6 | Toyota Motors | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | NTT Kanto | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Osaka Gas | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 2 | |

#### Relegation Group
##### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Kofu Club | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 20 | |
| 2 | Cosmo Oil | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 17 | |
| 3 | Toho Titanium | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 13 | |
| 4 | Fujieda City Office | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 8 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |

##### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Nippon Steel | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2 | Kawasaki Steel | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Teijin Matsuyama | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 13 | |
| 4 | NTT Kansai | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 9 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |

##### 9th-16th Places Playoff

| Pos | East | Score | West |
| 9–10 | Kofu Club | 1-1(PK3-1) | Nippon Steel |
| 11–12 | Cosmo Oil | 0-0(PK3-2) | Kawasaki Steel |
| 13–14 | Toho Titanium | 2-3 | Teijin Matsuyama |
| 15–16 | Fujieda City Office | 0-3 | NTT Kansai |