title: Japan Soccer League 1982
text: # Japan Soccer League 1982
  
  La temporada de 1982 fue la decimoctava edición de la Liga de fútbol de Japón, el mayor nivel de campeonato de fútbol japonés. La temporada de pre-vio la introducción de nuevas normas sobre la gestión del club: el requisito de auto financiación y la adopción de una tasa a la liga uniforme para todos los equipos llegó a la Liga de fútbol de Japón un modelo de fútbol más parecido al de Europa occidental, con equipos obligados a recurrir a las estrategias particulares (incluyendo la comercialización) para obtener más ingresos.
  
  ## Primera División
  
  Mitsubishi tied Yanmar's four championships with its own run.
  
  NKK could not adjust to the top flight for this season and was relegated instantly. Honda saved itself by defeating Toshiba in the playout.
  
  | Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mitsubishi Motors | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | Champions |
  | 2 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 |
  | 3 | Furukawa Electric | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 |
  | 4 | Fujita Engineering | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 |
  | 5 | Yomiuri | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 |
  | 6 | Hitachi | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 |
  | 7 | Mazda | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
  | 8 | Nissan | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -10 |
  | 9 | Honda | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -12 | To Promotion/Relegation Series |
  | 10 | Nippon Kokan | 11 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | Relegated to Second Division |
  
  ### Promoción
  
  | JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Honda | 2-1 | 3-0 | Toshiba |
  
  ## Segunda División
  
  Yamaha returned to the First Division at the first attempt and also had an amazing cup run, winning the Copa del Emperador.
  
  Saitama Teachers kept its League place by defeating Seino Transportation of Gifu, while Teijin, the top representative of Matsuyama, Ehime at the time, went back to the Shikoku regional league.
  
  | Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yamaha Motors | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 | Promoted to First Division |
  | 2 | Toshiba | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 16 | +23 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with First Division |
  | 3 | Sumitomo | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 |
  | 4 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 16 | +11 |
  | 5 | Nippon Steel | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 |
  | 6 | Toyota Motors | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
  | 7 | Fujitsu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 |
  | 8 | Kofu Club | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
  | 9 | Saitama Teachers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 38 | -24 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with Regional Series |
  | 10 | Teijin S.C. | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -26 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
  
  ### Promoción
  
  | JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Regional Series |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Saitama Teachers | 0-0 | 3-1 | Seino Transportation (runner-up) |
  