List of winners of J2 League and predecessors
Season Winner Runner-up
1972 Toyota Motors Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
1973 Eidai Industries Kofu SC
1974 Yomiuri SC Fujitsu
1975 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals Yomiuri SC
1976 Fujitsu Yomiuri SC
1977 Yomiuri SC ( 2 ) Nissan Motors
1978 Honda Motors Nissan Motors
1979 Toshiba Horikawacho Yamaha Motors
1980 Honda Motors ( 2 ) Fujitsu
1981 Nippon Kokan Nissan Motors
1982 Yamaha Motors Toshiba SC
1983 Nippon Kokan ( 2 ) Sumitomo Metal Industries
1984 Sumitomo Metal Industries ANA Yokohama
1985 Matsushita Electric Mazda SC
1986-87 Sumitomo Metal Industries ( 2 ) Toyota Motors
1987-88 ANA Yokohama Matsushita Electric
1988-89 Toshiba SC ( 2 ) Hitachi
1989-90 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Toyota Motors
1990-91 Hitachi Mazda SC
1991-92 Fujita SC Sumitomo Metal Industries
Japan Soccer League Second Division ( 1972–1992 )
A national second tier of Japanese league football was first established in 1972, as the Japan Soccer League Second Division. In 1992, with the breakup of the JSL and restructuring of the top flight into the J.League, the (former) Japan Football League became the second tier. In 1999 the J.League has established a second division (officially known as J2 League).