Japan Soccer League
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The Japan Soccer League was Japan’s former nationwide top-tier football league that operated from 1965 until it was replaced by the professional J.League in the early 1990s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct football league
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top-tier football league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | JSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | league system ⓘ |
| competitionType | men’s football league ⓘ |
| confederation | Asian Football Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1992 ⓘ |
| era | amateur and corporate-era Japanese football ⓘ |
| featuredClubs |
Furukawa Electric
NERFINISHED
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Hitachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Nissan Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyo Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanmar Diesel NERFINISHED ⓘ Yomiuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1965 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | laid the foundation for professional football in Japan ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 1 ⓘ |
| lowerDivisionName | Japan Soccer League Second Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub |
Nissan Motors
NERFINISHED
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Toyo Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Yomiuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
comprised mainly of corporate-owned clubs
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served as direct predecessor to Japan’s fully professional J.League ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | 日本サッカーリーグ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | regional Japanese football leagues ⓘ |
| primarySponsorType | company teams ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | semi-professional ⓘ |
| promotionRelegationSystem | yes ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| replacedAsTopTierBy | J.League Division 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | J.League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
J.League
NERFINISHED
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Japan Football League (1992–1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1965–1992 ⓘ |
| topDivisionName | Japan Soccer League First Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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