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| Date | May 14, 1976 | ||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||
1976 JSL Cup Final was the first final of the JSL Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 14, 1976. Hitachi won the championship. [1]
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Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1976 season.
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