1971 Japanese Regional Leagues

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1971 season.

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season1971
PromotedTowa Estate Development
1970
1972

Champions list

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Region Champions
Kanto Towa Estate Development
Tokai Toyota Motors
Kansai Kyoto Shiko Club

By winning the All Japan Senior Football Championship and then defeating Nagoya Bank in a promotion/relegation Series, Towa ED was promoted to the Japan Soccer League; it and the remaining JSL clubs constituted the new JSL First Division, while Toyota, Kyoto and eight other clubs were chosen for the new JSL Second Division.

League standings

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Kanto

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Towa Estate Development 14 11 1 2 51 12 +39 23 Promoted to First Division
2 Kofu 14 8 3 3 31 15 +16 19 Formed Second Division
3 Yomiuri 14 9 0 5 29 17 +12 18
4 Fujitsu 14 7 3 4 24 16 +8 17
5 Ibaraki Hitachi 14 3 4 7 12 22 −10 10
6 Kodama Club 14 5 0 9 14 32 −18 10
7 Hitachi Mito Katsuta 14 4 1 9 12 32 −20 9
8 Urawa 14 2 2 10 14 41 −27 6
Source: [citation needed]

Tōkai

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toyota Motors 14 12 2 0 50 11 +39 26 Formed Second Division
2 Nippon Light Metal 14 8 4 2 33 17 +16 20
3 Toyoda Automatic Loom Works 14 8 1 5 38 22 +16 17
4 Nagoya 14 6 3 5 35 30 +5 15
5 Wakaayu Club 14 5 1 8 24 37 −13 11
6 Gifu Teachers 14 4 2 8 23 34 −11 10
7 Daikyo Oil 14 3 1 10 20 46 −26 7
8 Nippon Steel Nagoya 14 2 2 10 14 40 −26 6
Source: [citation needed]

Kansai

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kyoto Shiko Club 14 12 0 2 43 12 +31 24 Formed Second Division
2 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 14 8 2 4 26 16 +10 18
3 Dainichi Nippon Cable 14 8 2 4 28 28 0 18
4 NTT Kinki 14 7 2 5 27 25 +2 16
5 Nippon Steel Hirohata 14 5 2 7 24 24 0 12
6 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 14 5 2 7 22 28 −6 12
7 Yuasa Batteries 14 3 4 7 24 30 −6 10
8 Osaka Sportsman Club 14 0 2 12 16 47 −31 2
Source: [citation needed]