NKK SC
Football club
| Full name | NKK Soccer Club (formerly Nippon Kokan S.C.) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Kokan | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Dissolved | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Todoroki Athletics Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| League | Former JFL Division 2 | ||
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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
- Shakaijin Cup: 1965
- Japan Soccer League Division 2: 1981, 1983
- Emperor's Cup: 1981
- JSL Cup: 1980, 1987
Other sports
- Volleyball — men's club was Japan National League champions multiple times in the 1960s.
- Baseball
- Basketball — NKK Sea Hawks
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Japanese club football
First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present | |
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| Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972 | |
| J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999 | |
Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present | |
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| Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992 | |
| (former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993 | |
| J2 League 1999–present | |
Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present | |
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| (former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93 | |
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| Japan Football League 1999–2013 | |
| J3 League 2014–present | |
Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present | |
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| Japan Football League 2014–present | |
Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present | |
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| Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present | |
Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present | |
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| Emperor's Cup 1921–present |
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League Cup seasons, 1976–present | |
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| JSL Cup 1976–1991 | |
| J.League Cup 1992–present | |
