Japan Soccer League, 1968
　Japan　Soccer　League　closed　its　1968 season on Dec. 22. Toyo Kogyo of Hiroshima became the champion in four succesive years since 1965 when the League had　been　founded. Although　they　had won　the　title, they　lost last two games just before the end of the season. So it is said that　they will have a hard way to win the title in its flfth season, 1969.

　Two Stars got the Individual Awards
　Kunishige Kamamoto of Yanmar Diesel F.C. who scored　14 goals　in　14 matches was presented with the“Leading Goalgetter　Trophy”by　a　sports　newspaper　in Tokyo. Ryuichi Sugiyama of Mitsubishi was also awarded the “Best Assist Trophy”.He scored 8 assist points in 14 matches.
　Kamamoto　and　Sugiyama　made a splended　combination　in　the　national team which　got　bronze　medals　of　the Olympic　Games　in　Mexico.　

　University　Championships　　　　　　　
　The　National University Football　Championship　Tournaments　were　held　in Tokyo by one round knock-out　system, competing 16 clubs from allparts of Japan.
　Tokyo Educational University F.C., the winner of Kanto (Eastern Japan) Univ. League, won　the　title　beating　Kansai Univ. F.C., the Kansai (Western Japan) Univ. League champion in the final.　

　Toyo Kogyo F.C.
　Hiroshima is known as the first city in history which was ruined　by an　atomic bomb at the end of the World War II. But the city is a phoenix.
　Now, it is a big industrial city in which about　500,000　people are　living　and　is known　as a city　of　Toyo　Kogyo　F.C.，the four-time champion of　Japan Soccer League.
　The　football　club　is composed by the workers　of　Toyo Kogyo Company　which is one of the biggest automobile manufacturing companies in Japan. In 1965 when the Japan Soccer League　was　organized, Toyo Kogyo F.C. got the double crown of the League and the Emperor's Cup.
　They won the League title in 1965, 1966,1967, 1968 and the Emperor's Cup in 1965,1967. The club has travelled　to the south east of Asia three times. In spring of 1968 they visited Bangkok and Hong Kong and played 5 matches without a loss.
　Now the team has three Olympic bronze medalists. Aritatsu　Ogi, who　had　been selected the footballer of the year in 1966, is a tall key-player and Yasuyuki Kuwahara and Ikuo Matsumoto are fast and sharp-shooting fowards of the team.

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