| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yamaha Motors |
| Relegated | Mazda, Toyota Motors |
1988–89 → | |
Statistics ofJapan Soccer League for the 1987–88 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamaha Motors | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 34 | 1988–89 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Nippon Kokan | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 30 | |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Motors | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 29 | |
| 4 | Nissan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | Yomiuri | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Yanmar Diesel | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Furukawa Electric | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Honda | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 20 | |
| 9 | Fujita Engineering | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Sumitomo | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 15 | |
| 11 | Mazda | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 13 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 12 | Toyota Motors | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toshiba | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 |
| 2 | ANA Yokohama | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 20 |
| 3 | Hitachi | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 18 |
| 4 | NTT Kanto | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 17 |
| 5 | Fujitsu | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 | Toho Titanium | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 10 |
| 7 | Seino Transportation | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 7 |
| 8 | Kofu Club | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsushita Electric | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 25 |
| 2 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 19 |
| 3 | Cosmo Oil | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 18 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Steel | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 14 |
| 5 | Osaka Gas | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 14 |
| 6 | Nippon Steel | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 11 |
| 7 | NTT Kansai | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 6 |
| 8 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 31 | −23 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANA | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 24 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Matsushita Electric | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 20 | |
| 3 | Toshiba | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
| 4 | Hitachi | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 15 | |
| 5 | NTT Kanto | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 11 | |
| 7 | Cosmo Oil | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 5 | |
| 8 | Kawasaki Steel | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujitsu | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 22 | |
| 2 | Toho Titanium | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 14 | |
| 3 | Kofu Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 13 | |
| 4 | Seino Transportation | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 12 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Steel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 19 | |
| 2 | Osaka Gas | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 3 | NTT Kansai | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 11 | |
| 4 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 11 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
| Pos | East | Score | West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9–10 | Fujitsu | 1-2 | Nippon Steel |
| 11–12 | Toho Titanium | 2-0 | Osaka Gas |
| 13–14 | Kofu Club | 0-0(PK4-1) | NTT Kansai |
| 15–16 | Seino Transportation | 5-0 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima |