This articles details notable events occurring in Japanese football in 1962. In 1962, the Japan national football team went 1-2-4 in international play, with its only win coming against the Thailand national football team. That year, Chuo University won the Emperor's Cup.
See main article: 1962 Emperor's Cup.
| Player | -1961 | 08.25 | 08.29 | 08.30 | 09.08 | 09.12 | 09.15 | 09.21 | 1962 | Total | |
| Ryuzo Hiraki | 27(1) | O | O | - | - | O | - | - | 3(0) | 30(1) | |
| Yasuo Takamori | 25(0) | - | - | O | O | - | O | - | 3(0) | 28(0) | |
| Michihiro Ozawa | 23(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 7(0) | 30(0) | |
| Mitsuo Kamata | 19(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | 7(1) | 26(2) | |
| Saburo Kawabuchi | 18(6) | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O(1) | - | 6(2) | 24(8) | |
| Shigeo Yaegashi | 18(2) | O(1) | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | 7(3) | 25(5) | |
| Masashi Watanabe | 17(6) | - | - | O | - | - | O | O | 3(0) | 20(6) | |
| Yoshio Furukawa | 17(0) | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | 2(0) | 19(0) | |
| Masakatsu Miyamoto | 16(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 7(0) | 23(0) | |
| Masao Uchino | 15(3) | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | 3(0) | 18(3) | |
| Tsukasa Hosaka | 7(0) | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | 6(0) | 13(0) | |
| Takehiko Kawanishi | 7(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 8(0) | |
| Teruki Miyamoto | 5(3) | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | 7(1) | 12(4) | |
| Hiroshi Katayama | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 5(0) | |
| Ryuichi Sugiyama | 3(0) | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | 6(0) | 9(0) | |
| Takayuki Kuwata | 2(1) | O(1) | - | - | - | - | O | O | 3(1) | 5(2) | |
| Shozo Tsugitani | 2(0) | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | 2(0) | 4(0) | |
| Ryozo Suzuki | 1(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 7(0) | 8(0) | |
| Yoshinobu Ishii | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 1(0) |