1976 Japan Soccer League

Statistics of Japan Soccer League in season 1976.

League Tables

First Division

PosClubPTSW D L GF GA GD Notes
1Furukawa Electric2611433715+22Champions
2Mitsubishi Motors229452816+12
3Fujita229452820+8
4Yanmar Diesel219363420+14
5Hitachi217742214+8
6Nippon Kokan206842221+1
7Eidai187471824-6Folded
8Toyo Industries155581620-4
9Nippon Steel1252112330-7To Promotion/Relegation Series
10Toyota Motors311161058-48

Promotion/Relegation Series

JSL Division 1 1st leg 2nd leg JSL Division 2
Nippon Steel 2-1 3-2 Yomiuri
Toyota Motors  2-2 2-1 Fujitsu

No relegations. As Eidai Sangyo dissolved the club and withdrew from the league in March 1977, Fujitsu was promoted anyway.

Second Division

PosClubPTSW D L GF GA GD Notes
1 Fujitsu 291332326+26To Promotion/Relegation Series with Division 1
2 Yomiuri 2511345128+23
3 Tanabe Pharmaceutical 2510532818+10
4 Honda 216932517+8
5 Teijin Matsuyama 199183228+4
6 Yanmar Club 176572323±0
7 Sumitomo Metal 1353102734-7
8 Kofu Club 1244101430-16
9 Kyoto Shiko Club 1135101125-14To Promotion/Relegation Series with Senior Cup finalists
10 Furukawa Electric Chiba 832131751-34

JSL Promotion/Relegation Series

Nissan Motors, future Yokohama Marinos, currently Yokohama F. Marinos, joined the league for the first time.

JSL 1st leg 2nd leg Senior Cup
Kyoto Shiko Club 2-1 2-1 Dainichi Nippon Cable Industries (Cup runner-up)
Furukawa Electric Chiba 0-0 0-1 Nissan Motors (Cup winner)

Nissan promoted. Furukawa Chiba was not relegated due to Eidai's withdrawal.

References

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