Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season.
First Division Led by their star player Yasuhiko 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.
Second Division No relegation took place for a second wave of expansion that would bring the division's number of clubs to 16.
First stage
East
West
Second stage
Promotion Group
Relegation Group
East
West
7-12 Playoff PosEastScoreWest7–8Fujitsu0-1Nippon Steel9–10Seino Transportation1-0Kyoto Prefectural Police11–12TDK1-2Osaka Gas
References Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF)