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