The first match day is 17th October 1987, and the last match day is 22nd May 1988.
| Home team | YAM | KOK | MIT | NIS | YOM | YAN | FUR | HON | FKC | SUM | MAZ | TOY | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha Motor | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 12/10/0 | 27 | 17 | 34 | |
| Nippon Kokan | 1:1 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 13/4/5 | 25 | 12 | 30 | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 0:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:4 | 2:0 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 12/5/5 | 27 | 12 | 29 | |
| Nissan Motor | 0:3 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 6:0 | 10/5/7 | 27 | 7 | 25 | |
| Yomiuri soccer club | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 3:0 | 8/8/6 | 23 | 6 | 24 | |
| Yanmar diesel | 0:1 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 3:2 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 7/10/5 | 22 | 3 | 24 | |
| Furukawa electric | 0:0 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 0:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 6/9/7 | 17 | 1 | 21 | |
| Honda Motor | 2:2 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 6/8/8 | 19 | -3 | 20 | |
| Fujita kogyo club | 0:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 6/6/10 | 16 | -4 | 18 | |
| Sumitomo Metal Industries | 0:3 | 0:2 | 0:0 | 3:1 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 2:2 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 5/5/12 | 17 | -15 | 15 | |
| z- MAZDA soccer club | 0:0 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 4:0 | 0:0 | 2/9/11 | 8 | -10 | 13 | |
| z- Toyota Motor | 1:2 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:4 | 1:4 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 3/5/14 | 10 | -26 | 11 |
In division-1, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
The bottom two teams, Mazda and Toyota, shall be relegated to division-2 automatically. (both teams are re-relegated.)
YAMAHA as Japan Soccer League champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1988.
In ranking table, the numbers (each points, goals and so on) in brackets are total of the Preliminary Rounds and Play-off matches.
| Final Ranking | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| y- ANA Yokohama soccer club | 11/2/1 (18/8/2) | 26 (52) | 20 (33) | 24 (44) |
| y- Matsushita Electric Industrial | 9/2/3 (20/5/3) | 24 (75) | 16 (60) | 20 (45) |
| TOSHIBA | 8/2/4 (16/6/6) | 15 (35) | 7 (22) | 18 (38) |
| HITACHI | 6/3/5 (12/9/7) | 11 (33) | -1 (12) | 15 (33) |
| NTT Kanto | 4/6/4 (9/13/6) | 8 (28) | -1 (7) | 14 (31) |
| Tanabe seiyaku | 2/7/5 (10/10/8) | 11 (38) | -5 (9) | 11 (30) |
| COSMO Oil | 2/1/11 (9/5/14) | 7 (31) | -14 (-5) | 5 (23) |
| Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | 1/3/10 (7/5/16) | 8 (29) | -22 (-20) | 5 (19) |
| Nippon Steel | (8/3/9) | (23) | (-10) | (19) |
| Fujitsu | (9/4/7) | (25) | (8) | (22) |
| Toho Titanium | (5/4/11) | (17) | (-16) | (14) |
| Osaka Gas | (7/5/8) | (20) | (-11) | (19) |
| Kofu soccer club | (4/5/11) | (15) | (-19) | (13) |
| NTT Kansai | (5/1/14) | (19) | (-24) | (11) |
| z- Seino Transportation | (5/2/13) | (13) | (-22) | (12) |
| z- MAZDA Auto Hiroshima | (4/3/13) | (16) | (-24) | (11) |
In division-2, the stated order of the top half of the league is determined by adding the points for the Championship Play-off, and the stated order of the bottom half is determined by 9-16 place matches.
In Preliminary Rounds and both Play-off Rounds, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking in each rounds is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
In Preliminary Rounds, the top four teams in each blocks shall be eligible to play in Championship Play-off, and the rest of teams shall play in Consolation Play-off.
The top two teams, ANA Yokohama and Matsushita, shall be promoted to division-1 automatically. (both teams are re-promoted.)
The bottom two teams, Seino Transp. and MAZDA Auto Hiroshima, shall be relegated automatically.
The top two teams of National Regional League Tournament 1987, Teijin and Fujieda public office (in Shizuoka), are promoted to Japan Soccer League division-2 automatically. (Teijin is re-promoted.)
| Home team | TOS | ANA | HIT | NKT | FUJ | TOH | SEI | KOF | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- TOSHIBA | 2:2 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 8/4/2 | 20 | 15 | 20 | |
| x- ANA Yokohama soccer club | 1:1 | 2:2 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 6:0 | 7/6/1 | 26 | 13 | 20 | |
| x- HITACHI | 0:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 2:1 | 6/6/2 | 22 | 13 | 18 | |
| x- NTT Kanto | 0:3 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 6:0 | 5/7/2 | 20 | 8 | 17 | |
| Fujitsu | 1:0 | 1:2 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 4:1 | 0:2 | 3:0 | 5/4/5 | 17 | 4 | 14 | |
| Toho Titanium | 0:1 | 1:1 | 0:4 | 1:1 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 3/4/7 | 11 | -14 | 10 | |
| Seino Transportation | 0:2 | 0:2 | 0:7 | 0:3 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 3/1/10 | 7 | -18 | 7 | |
| Kofu soccer club | 1:0 | 0:2 | 0:0 | 2:2 | 2:2 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 1/4/9 | 8 | -21 | 6 |
| Home team | MAT | TAN | COS | KAW | OSA | NIP | NKS | MAH | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Matsushita Electric Industrial | 0:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 8:0 | 6:0 | 6:0 | 4:1 | 11/3/0 | 51 | 44 | 25 | |
| x- Tanabe seiyaku | 0:0 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 2:2 | 6:1 | 1:0 | 8/3/3 | 27 | 14 | 19 | |
| x- COSMO Oil | 2:2 | 0:2 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 6:0 | 7/4/3 | 24 | 9 | 18 | |
| x- Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | 2:4 | 1:3 | 1:2 | 4:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 5:0 | 6/2/6 | 21 | 2 | 14 | |
| Osaka Gas | 0:1 | 3:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 6/2/6 | 15 | -10 | 14 | |
| Nippon Steel | 0:6 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | 4/3/7 | 15 | -13 | 11 | |
| NTT Kansai | 1:4 | 1:3 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 3/0/11 | 11 | -23 | 6 | |
| MAZDA Auto Hiroshima | 1:5 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 2/1/11 | 8 | -23 | 5 |
Each points, goals and so on is NOT total of the Preliminary Rounds and Play-off matches.
| Home team | ANA | MAT | TOS | HIT | NKT | TAN | COS | KAW | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y- ANA Yokohama soccer club | 2:1 | 0:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 11/2/1 | 26 | 20 | 24 | |
| y- Matsushita Electric Industrial | 0:1 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 0:2 | 4:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 9/2/3 | 24 | 16 | 20 | |
| TOSHIBA | 0:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 8/2/4 | 15 | 7 | 18 | |
| HITACHI | 0:2 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 3:0 | 6/3/5 | 11 | -1 | 15 | |
| NTT Kanto | 0:0 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 4/6/4 | 8 | -1 | 14 | |
| Tanabe seiyaku | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 3:0 | 2/7/5 | 11 | -5 | 11 | |
| COSMO Oil | 0:3 | 1:4 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 2/1/11 | 7 | -14 | 5 | |
| Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | 1:3 | 1:5 | 0:2 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 3:3 | 1:0 | 1/3/10 | 8 | -22 | 5 |
Each points, goals and so on is total of the Preliminary Rounds and Play-off matches.
| Home team | FUJ | TOH | Kofu soccer clubKOF | SEI | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 4/0/2 (9/4/7) | 8 (25) | 4 (8) | 8 (22) | |
| Toho Titanium | 1:2 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 2/0/4 (5/4/11) | 6 (17) | -2 (-16) | 4 (14) | |
| Kofu soccer club | 1:0 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 3/1/2 (4/5/11) | 7 (15) | 2 (-19) | 7 (13) | |
| z- Seino Transportation | 0:2 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 2/1/3 (5/2/13) | 6 (13) | -4 (-22) | 5 (12) |
| Home team | NIP | OSA | NKS | MAH | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Steel | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 4/0/2 (8/3/9) | 8 (23) | 3 (-10) | 8 (19) | |
| Osaka Gas | 0:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1/3/2 (7/5/8) | 5 (20) | -1 (-11) | 5 (19) | |
| NTT Kansai | 0:1 | 1:3 | 3:2 | 2/1/3 (5/1/14) | 8 (19) | -1 (-24) | 5 (11) | |
| z- MAZDA Auto Hiroshima | 1:4 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2/2/2 (4/3/13) | 8 (16) | -1 (-24) | 6 (11) |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Steel | 2:1 | Fujitsu | -/-/- | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toho Titanium | 2:0 | Osaka Gas | -/-/- | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kofu soccer club | 0:0 (4:1) | NTT Kansai | -/-/- | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seino Transp. | 5:0 | Mazda Hiroshima | -/-/- | venue |
The x-Teams progress to next round.
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu | : | Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Mitsubishi | : | Toyota | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Mazda | : | Nippon Steel | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Toshiba | : | Kofu soccer club | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Yamaha | : | Toho Titanium | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Nippon Kokan | : | Seino | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Fujita kogyo | : | Tanabe | -/-/1987 | venue |
| ANA Yokohama | : | NTT Kansai | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Matsushita | : | Osaka Gas | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Yomiuri | : | Sumitomo Metal | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Mazda Hiroshima | : | NTT Kanto | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Hitachi | : | Cosmo Oil | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda | : | Fujitsu | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Mitsubishi | : | Mazda | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Toshiba | : | Yamaha | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Nippon Kokan | : | Nissan | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Furukawa | : | Fujita kogyo | -/-/1987 | venue |
| ANA Yokohama | : | Matsushita | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Sumitomo Metal | : | Mazda Hiroshima | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Hitachi | : | Yanmar | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda | : | Mitsubishi | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Toshiba | : | Nippon Kokan | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Furukawa | : | ANA Yokohama | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Sumitomo Metal | : | Yanmar | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda | : | Nippon Kokan | -/-/1987 | venue |
| ANA Yokohama | : | Sumitomo Metal | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Kokan | : | Sumitomo Metal | -/-/1987 | venue |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSL East | 4:3 | JSL West | 11/10/1987 | National stadium, Tokyo |
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