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NKK SC

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clubname	NKK S.C.
fullname	NKK Soccer Club
(formerly Nippon Kokan S.C.)
nickname	Kokan
founded	1932
dissolved	1994
ground	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
league	Former JFL Division 2
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(formerly Nippon Kokan S.C.) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

NKK Soccer Club (NKKサッカー部, Enu Kei Kei Sakka Bu, formerly Nippon Kokan Soccer Club (日本鋼管サッカー部, Nippon Kokan Sakka Bu)) was a Japanese football club which operated from 1932 to 1994. It played in the old Japan Soccer League from 1967 until its closing. It was affiliated with NKK, a steel company that today is part of the JFE Holdings conglomerate.

History

The club was formed in 1932 although it did not start playing football until the mid-1930s. 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 runners-up three times in a row.

NKK was the first club to win both the Emperor's Cup and promotion as second tier champions, achieved this in 1981. Yamaha Motor, now known as Júbilo Iwata, would follow the next year, and FC Tokyo would accomplish that as well in 2011.

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 third place. Folded.

Honours

Honour	No.	Years	Shakaijin Cup	JSL Cup	Emperor's Cup	Japan Soccer League Division 2
1	1965
2	1980, 1987
1	1981
2	1981, 1983

Other sports

Volleyball — men's club was Japan National League champions multiple times in the 1960s.
Baseball
Basketball — NKK Sea Hawks

Wikipedia Source

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