M its ub ishi ▁He avy ▁Indust ries ▁established ▁a ▁football ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁K obe ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁it ▁formed ▁the ▁Japan ▁Soccer ▁League ▁along ▁with ▁today ' s ▁San f rec ce ▁H iro sh ima , ▁J EF ▁United ▁I chi h ara ▁Ch iba , ▁K ashi wa ▁Re ys ol , ▁C ere zo ▁Os aka ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁clubs ▁who ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁regional ▁le agues . ▁ ▁M its ub ishi ▁first ▁won ▁the ▁JS L ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁as ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁Maz da / San f rec ce ' s ▁domin ance ▁( and ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁To yo ▁were ▁in ▁Bang k ok , ▁Th ailand , ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁Asian ▁Club ▁Cup ); ▁their ▁runs ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁division ▁were ▁sp or adic ▁but ▁steady ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁they ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁Second ▁Division . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁as ▁JS L ▁ 2 ▁champions , ▁and ▁thus ▁were ▁ready ▁when ▁the ▁J - Le ague ▁implementation ▁began ▁in ▁earnest . ▁ ▁M its ub ishi ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁Japanese ▁club ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁domestic ▁tre ble , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁title , ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁Cup ▁and ▁the ▁Japan