1976 Japan Soccer League
Football league season
| Season | 1976 |
|---|---|
← 1975 1977 → | |
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1976 season.
League tables
First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furukawa Electric | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 26 | Champions |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 22 | |
| 3 | Fujita | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Yanmar Diesel | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 21 | |
| 5 | Hitachi | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 21 | |
| 6 | Nippon Kokan | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Eidai | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 18 | Folded |
| 8 | Toyo Industries | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 15 | |
| 9 | Nippon Steel | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 12 | To promotion/relegation Series |
| 10 | Toyota Motors | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 58 | −48 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
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 |
Since Eidai dropped out of the league and folded in March 1977, Fujitsu was promoted, meaning no team was relegated.
Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujitsu | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 29 | To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1 |
| 2 | Yomiuri | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 25 | |
| 3 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 25 | |
| 4 | Honda | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | Teijin Matsuyama | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Yanmar Club | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | |
| 7 | Sumitomo Metal | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 13 | |
| 8 | Kofu SC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 12 | |
| 9 | Kyoto Shiko | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 11 | To promotion/relegation Series with Senior Cup finalists |
| 10 | Furukawa Electric Chiba | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
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 | 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
- Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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