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NKK S.C. Full name NKK Soccer Club
(formerly Nippon Kokan S.C.)Nickname(s) Kokan Founded 1912 Dissolved 1994 Ground Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JapanLeague Former JFL Division 2 Home coloursAway coloursNippon Kokan Soccer Club, or NKK Soccer Club (日本鋼管サッカー部, Nippon Kokan Sakka Bu) was a Japanese football club which operated from 1912 to 1994. It played in the old Japan Soccer League since 1967 until its closing. It was affiliated with NKK, a steel company that today is part of the JFE Holdings conglomerate.
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History
The club was formed in 1912 although it didn't start playing football until the 1920s. It played its matches at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa and at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama. From 1985 to 1988 it was a regular contender for the JSL title, and was runner-up three times in a row.
NKK was the first club to win both the Emperor's Cup and promotion as second tier champions, in 1981. (Yamaha Motors, now known as Júbilo Iwata, would follow the next year.)
When the J. League was formed in 1992, NKK decided not to turn professional and join the former Japan Football League. They were entered into the JFL's first division but were relegated at the end of the season.
With the presence of Verdy Kawasaki and the move of Toshiba's club north to become Consadole Sapporo, plus the rise of Fujitsu (which would later become Kawasaki Frontale), NKK decided to call it a day.
League History
- 1967: Promoted to the Japan Soccer League
- 1979: Relegated to JSL Division 2
- 1981: JSL Division 2 Champions
- 1982: Relegated to JSL Division 2
- 1983: JSL Division 2 Champions
- 1985: JSL Division 1 Runners-Up
- 1986–87: JSL Division 1 Runners-Up
- 1987–88: JSL Division 1 Runners-Up
- 1990–91: Relegated to JSL Division 2
- 1992: League restructured. Joined Japan Football League Division 1. Relegated to JFL Division 2.
- 1993: JFL Division 2 3rd place. Last season.
Titles
- Shakaijin Cup: 1965.
- Japan Soccer League Division 2: 1981, 1983.
- Emperor's Cup: 1981.
- Japan Soccer League Cup: 1980, 1987.
Notable players
- Koichi Kidera
- Toshio Matsuura
- Yasuo Takamori
- Kiyotaka Matsui
- Koji Tanaka
- Osamu Umeyama
- Tetsuya Ito
- Katsuo Kanda
- Nobuo Fujishima
- Tomoyasu Asaoka
- Satoru Mochizuki
- Kuniharu Nakamoto
- Yasuhide Ihara
- Yoshiyuki Takemoto
- Nobuyo Fujishiro
- Makoto Yonekura
- Jaime Rodríguez
Other sports
- Volleyball – men's club was Japan National League champions multiple times in the 1960's.
- Baseball
Japanese Club Football First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present Japan Soccer League
1965–1992
Japan Soccer League Division 1
since 1972· 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 19691965
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90
1990–91 · 1991–92J. League
1993–present
J. League Division 1
since 1999· 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 19991993
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011List of champions · J. League Championship · Promotion/Relegation series · Super Cup Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present Japan Soccer League Division 2
1972–1992· 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 19791972
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90
1990–91 · 1991–92(former) Japan Football League
1992–1998
(former) Japan Football League Division 1
1992–1993· 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 19981992J. League Division 2
1999–present1999
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011List of champions · Promotion/Relegation series Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–1993, 1999–present (former) Japan Football League Division 2
1992–1993· 19931992No national third tier, 1994–1998Japan Football League
1999–present1999
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011List of champions Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present Japanese Regional Leagues
1966–present· 1967 · 1968 · 19691966
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011Regional Promotion Series · Shakaijin Cup Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present Emperor's Cup
1921–present· 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 19291921
1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939
1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949
1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959
1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011Super Cup League Cup seasons, 1976–present JSL Cup
1976–1991· 1977 · 1978 · 19791976
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990 · 1991J. League Cup
1992–present· 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 19991992
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011Suruga Bank Championship Categories:- Defunct Japanese football clubs
- Japan Soccer League clubs
- Multi-sport clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1912
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1994
- Emperor's Cup winners
- Japanese League Cup winners
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