The 1967 season in Japanese football
League tables Japan Soccer League
Promotion/relegation Series JSL 1st leg 2nd leg Senior Cup Nippon Kokan 2-3 3-2 Toyota Motors (Cup runner-up) Toyoda Automatic Loom Works 0-3 0-3 Nagoya Mutual Bank (Cup winner) Nagoya Mutual Bank promoted, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works relegated.
Team of The Year
PositionFootballerClubNationalityGKKenzo Yokoyama (2)Mitsubishi MotorsDFHiroshi Katayama (2)Mitsubishi MotorsDFMasakatsu Miyamoto (2)Furukawa ElectricDFMitsuo Kamata (1)Furukawa ElectricMFAritatsu Ogi (2)Toyo IndustriesMFHisao Kami (2)Yawata SteelMFRyuichi Sugiyama (2)Mitsubishi MotorsMFTeruki Miyamoto (2)Yawata SteelFWShigeo Yaegashi (2)Furukawa ElectricFWTakayuki Kuwata (2)Toyo IndustriesFWTakeo Kimura (1)Furukawa Electric
NHK Cup
In between the League and the Emperor's Cup (which was played in January 1968 in order to allow for a change of format for the next season), a special match pitting the JSL champions Toyo Industries against All Japan University Soccer Tournament winners Kansai University was played in New Year, 1968. It was a predecessor to the later Japanese Super Cup, which began to be played in 1977, by which time the university teams had ceased to be viable contenders to the Emperor's Cup.
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