title: 1968 Japan Soccer League
text: # 1968 Japan Soccer League
  
  The 1968 season in Japanese football.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Japan Soccer League
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toyo Industries | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 21 | Champions |
  | 2 | Yanmar Diesel | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 19 | |
  | 3 | Mitsubishi Motors | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 | |
  | 4 | Yawata Steel | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 17 | |
  | 5 | Furukawa Electric | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 17 | |
  | 6 | Nagoya Mutual Bank | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 9 | |
  | 7 | Hitachi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 8 | To promotion/relegation Series |
  | 8 | Nippon Kokan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 3 | To promotion/relegation Series |
  
  ### Promotion/relegation Series
  
  | JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Senior Cup |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Hitachi | 1-0 | 3-2 | Urawa SC (Cup runner-up) |
  | Nippon Kokan | 1-0 | 0-1 | Toyota Motors (Cup winner) |
  
  No relegations.
  
  ### Team of the Year
  
  | Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | Kenzo Yokoyama (3) | Mitsubishi Motors | Japan |
  | DF | Hiroshi Katayama (3) | Mitsubishi Motors | Japan |
  | DF | Masakatsu Miyamoto (3) | Furukawa Electric | Japan |
  | DF | Mitsuo Kamata (2) | Furukawa Electric | Japan |
  | DF | Yoshitada Yamaguchi (1) | Hitachi | Japan |
  | MF | Aritatsu Ogi (3) | Toyo Industries | Japan |
  | MF | Ryuichi Sugiyama (3) | Mitsubishi Motors | Japan |
  | MF | Teruki Miyamoto (3) | Yawata Steel | Japan |
  | FW | Shigeo Yaegashi (3) | Furukawa Electric | Japan |
  | FW | Kunishige Kamamoto (1) | Yanmar Diesel | Japan |
  | FW | Masashi Watanabe (1) | Yawata Steel | Japan |
  