1973 Japan Soccer League
The 1973 season of Japanese football.
League Tables
JSL First Division
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals was relegated, thereby becoming the first Japanese team to go straight back down one season after promotion.
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mitsubishi Motors | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | ＋23 | Champions |
| 2. | Hitachi | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 18 | ＋17 | |
| 3. | Yanmar Diesel | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 17 | ＋23 | |
| 4. | Towa Real Estate | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | ＋7 | |
| 5. | Furukawa Electric | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 27 | ＋4 | |
| 6. | Nippon Steel | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 26 | －1 | |
| 7. | Toyota Motors | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 | －9 | |
| 8. | Toyo Industries | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | －12 | |
| 9. | Nippon Kokan | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | －8 | To Promotion/Relegation Series |
| 10. | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 51 | －44 |
JSL 1/2 Promotion/Relegation Series
| JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Kokan | 2-1 | 2-2 | Kofu Club |
| Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 2-1 | 0-2 | Eidai Industries |
Eidai promoted, Tanabe relegated.
JSL Second Division
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eidai Industries | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 24 | ＋27 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with Division 1 |
| 2 | Kofu Club | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 25 | ＋14 | |
| 3 | Yomiuri | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 21 | ＋19 | |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 28 | ＋5 | |
| 5 | NTT Kinki | 21 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | ＋2 | |
| 6 | Dainichi Nippon Cable Industries | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 34 | －4 | |
| 7 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 35 | －4 | |
| 8 | Teijin Matsuyama | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 43 | －22 | |
| 9 | Toyota Industries | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 34 | －4 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with Senior Cup Finalists |
| 10 | Hagoromo Club | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 48 | －23 |
JSL Promotion/Relegation Series
Sumitomo, at the time based in Osaka, would move to Kashima, Ibaraki in 1975 and become today's Kashima Antlers.
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Senior Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Industries | 1-1 | 1-2 | Hitachi Ibaraki (Cup runner-up) |
| Hagoromo Club | 2-2 | 1-2 | Sumitomo Metal (Cup winner) |
Hitachi Ibaraki and Sumitomo promoted, Toyota Industries and Hagoromo Club relegated.
References
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