1990–91 Japan Soccer League

Both divisions of the Japan Soccer League were given the 3-1-0 league format.

League tables

First Division

Yomiuri won its fourth JSL title and went to the Asian Club Championship. Nissan, by virtue of its Emperor's Cup win, represented Japan for the first time in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Yanmar Diesel, four-time champions in the 1970s, was relegated for the first time after an aimless decade. Nippon Kokan, who two seasons before was contending for the title, was relegated as well and would cease to exist by the middle of the decade.

PosClubPTSWDLGAGFGDNotes
1Yomiuri S.C.4915434116＋251991-92 Asian Club Championship
2Nissan4211922710＋171991-92 Asian Cup Winners Cup
3Honda3810842921＋8
4Toshiba328862624＋2
5Toyota Motors307962627－1
6Matsushita307962426－2
7ANA Club277692424±0
8Yamaha Motors256792122－1
9Furukawa Electric2551072224－2
10Mitsubishi Motors2466101823－5
11Yanmar Diesel2055121331－18Relegated to Second Division
12Nippon Kokan1125151639－23

Second Division

Struggling fallen giants Hitachi and Mazda were promoted back to the top flight after a few seasons of second division wilderness: Hitachi at the first attempt, Mazda on the third.

Yawata Steel, co-founder of the First Division with them in 1965, was relegated, leaving only five JSL founding clubs that would professionalize for the J. League. Osaka Gas, who never looked like national league material, joined them.

PosClubPTSWDLGAGFGDNotes
1Hitachi82271210219＋83Promoted to First Division
2Mazda7424247617＋59
3Fujita Engineering6021726015＋45
4Sumitomo5115694324＋19
5Fujitsu5115694630＋16
6NTT Kanto51163114341＋2
7Kawasaki Steel49154113741－4
8Yomiuri S.C. Juniors40117123738－1
9Tanabe Pharmaceuticals40124143941－2
10Otsuka Pharmaceuticals35112173244－12
11Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi3497142639－13
12Kofu Club3497143757－20
13Kyoto Shiko Club3187154262－20
14Toho Titanium1846201341－28
15Osaka Gas1226221462－48Relegated to Regional Leagues
16Nippon Steel1132251894－76

References

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