| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Furukawa Electric |
←1984 1986–87 → | |
Statistics ofJapan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season.
Led by their star playerYasuhiko Okudera, who had returned to the club after successful periods in Europe, Furukawa Electric won their second title. Okudera became the first widely recognized professional Japanese player.
Sumitomo and ANA Yokohama were relegated after one season in the top division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furukawa Electric | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 35 | 1986 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Nippon Kokan | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 28 | |
| 3 | Honda | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Fujita Engineering | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 26 | |
| 5 | Nissan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Yamaha Motors | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Motors | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Hitachi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 | |
| 9 | Yomiuri | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 18 | |
| 11 | Sumitomo | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 15 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 12 | ANA Yokohama | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 5 |
No relegation took place for a second wave of expansion that would bring the division's number of clubs to 16.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Motors | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 17 |
| 2 | Toshiba | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Kofu Club | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | Seino Transportation | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 |
| 6 | TDK | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsushita Electric | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 18 |
| 2 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Mazda | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Nippon Steel | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 11 |
| 5 | Kyoto Prefectural Police | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 4 |
| 6 | Osaka Gas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsushita Electric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 17 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Mazda | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Toshiba | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | Kofu Club | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 | |
| 5 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 | |
| 6 | Toyota Motors | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujitsu | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 |
| 2 | Seino Transportation | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 3 | TDK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Steel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | Kyoto Prefectural Police | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 3 | Osaka Gas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 |
| Pos | East | Score | West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–8 | Fujitsu | 0-1 | Nippon Steel |
| 9–10 | Seino Transportation | 1-0 | Kyoto Prefectural Police |
| 11–12 | TDK | 1-2 | Osaka Gas |