Konica Cup (football)

The Konica Cup was a football cup competition in Japan, run by the Japan Soccer League as a prelude to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Only JSL First Division clubs were allowed to compete. Along with the JSL Cup it was a predecessor to the J. League Cup, but also involving the Japanese Olympic and Youth teams. The J. League Cup would later copy the format of a cup having only top division teams. No draws were allowed, instead draws were settled by extra time and penalty kicks.

1990

Group A P Club PTS W L GF GA GD 1 Yamaha Motor 18 5 1 11 4 7 2 Yomiuri S.C. 16 4 2 12 3 9 3 Matsushita 15 4 2 8 7 1 4 Furukawa Electric 12 4 2 6 4 2 5 NKK F.C. 9 3 3 4 6 -2 6 Toyota Motor 4 1 5 5 8 -3 7 Japan Youth 0 0 6 3 17 -14

Group B P Club PTS W L GF GA GD 1 ANA 20 5 1 10 4 6 2 Toshiba 16 4 2 11 9 2 3 Mitsubishi Motors 13 4 2 6 4 2 4 Nissan Motors 12 3 3 9 6 3 5 Honda Motor 8 3 3 4 5 -1 6 Yanmar Diesel 6 2 4 4 9 -5 7 Japan Olympic 2 0 6 6 13 -7

Semifinals:
Yomiuri 5 ANA 0
Yamaha 2 Toshiba 0

Final: Yamaha Motor 1 Yomiuri 2

1991

This season the Japanese youth team sat out.

Group A P Club PTS W L GF GA GD 1 Toyota Motor 21 5 0 15 5 10 2 Honda Motor 17 4 1 11 7 4 3 Matsushita 12 3 2 9 11 -2 4 Yomiuri S.C. 9 2 3 8 8 0 5 ANA 3 1 4 2 10 -8 6 Hitachi 1 0 5 2 6 -4

Group B P Club PTS W L GF GA GD 1 JR Furukawa 19 5 1 11 5 6 2 Nissan Motors 16 4 2 10 4 6 3 Yamaha Motor 11 3 3 7 8 -1 4 Mazda 11 3 3 6 8 -2 5 Toshiba 9 2 4 8 7 1 6 Mitsubishi Motors 8 2 4 6 9 -3 7 Japan Olympic 8 2 4 8 15 -7

Semifinals:
Nissan Motors 0 Toyota Motor 2
JR Furukawa 0 Honda Motor 1

Final: Toyota Motor 6 (a.e.t.) Honda Motor 5

Sources

• Contents of Domestic Competition of Football in Japan