1967 Japan Soccer LeagueThe 1967 season in Japanese footballLeague tablesPromotion/relegation SeriesNagoya Mutual Bank promoted, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works relegated.Team of The YearPositionFootballerClubNationalityGKKenzo Yokoyama Mitsubishi MotorsDFHiroshi Katayama Mitsubishi MotorsDFMasakatsu Miyamoto Furukawa ElectricDFMitsuo Kamata Furukawa ElectricMFAritatsu Ogi Toyo IndustriesMFHisao Kami Yawata SteelMFRyuichi Sugiyama Mitsubishi MotorsMFTeruki Miyamoto Yawata SteelFWShigeo Yaegashi Furukawa ElectricFWTakayuki Kuwata Toyo IndustriesFWTakeo Kimura Furukawa ElectricNHK CupIn between the League and the Emperor's Cup, 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.