Japan 1972

Japan Soccer League First Division (JSL1)
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Final Table:

 1.Hitachi                 14  9  3  2  36-16  21
 2.Yanmar Diesel           14  7  6  1  30-11  20
 3.Toyo Industries         14  7  2  5  20-13  16
 4.Mitsubishi              14  5  6  3  26-19  16
 5.Nippon Kokan            14  4  5  5  15-18  13
 6.Nippon Steel            14  4  4  6  22-30  12
 7.Furukawa                14  3  2  9  17-41   8
 8.Towa Estate Agent       14  2  2 10  11-29   6  [+] 

Cross-Table: 
                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8      
 1.Hitachi                  x  1-3 2-1 1-0 3-2 3-4 5-0 3-1 
 2.Yanmar Diesel           1-1  x  0-2 0-0 2-0 2-2 4-0 1-1 
 3.Toyo Industries         1-2 0-2  x  2-0 1-0 0-0 4-1 1-0 
 4.Mitsubishi              2-2 2-2 2-1  x  2-0 6-2 3-4 1-1 
 5.Nippon Kokan            0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0  x  2-1 1-4 2-0 
 6.Nippon Steel            0-3 0-3 2-0 1-1 1-2  x  2-2 3-0 
 7.Furukawa                0-5 0-6 0-3 2-3 0-0 3-4  x  1-0 
 8.Towa Estate Agent       1-5 1-3 0-2 1-4 1-3 3-0 1-0  x 

Promoted: Toyota and Tanabe

No teams relegated, first division extended to 10 clubs.



Japan Soccer League Second Division (JSL2) (The first edition)
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Final Table: 

 1.Toyota Motor            18  13  4  1  34-16  30  Promoted 
 2.Tanabe Pharma           18  10  6  2  37-22  26  Promoted 
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 3.Kofu Club               18   9  3  6  33-21  21  
 4.Fujitsu                 18   4  9  5  19-23  17  
 5.Kyoto Shiko Club        18   7  3  8  26-31  17  
 6.Nippon Light Metal      18   7  2  9  31-33  16 
 7.Yomiuri Club            18   7  1 10  27-31  15  
 8.Dainichi Cable          18   5  4  9  36-40  14  
 9.NTT Kinki               18   4  6  8  21-25  14  
10.Toyota Industries       18   4  2 12  14-36  10  

Cross-Table: 
                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10    
 1.Toyota Motor             x  3-3 2-1 5-3 0-0 1-0 2-1 4-0 1-1 1-0 
 2.Tanabe Pharma           1-2  x  2-2 2-2 4-0 1-0 3-1 3-2 1-1 2-0 
 3.Kofu Club               0-1 1-1  x  4-0 3-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 0-1 5-1 
 4.Fujitsu                 0-2 0-0 3-1  x  1-1 2-4 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 
 5.Kyoto Shiko Club        2-4 0-4 0-2 0-0  x  1-4 3-0 5-2 2-1 5-1 
 6.Nippon Light Metal      1-2 2-3 1-1 2-2 1-2  x  1-2 3-2 3-2 3-1 
 7.Yomiuri Club            0-2 0-2 3-0 0-2 0-2 4-2  x  4-2 1-1 3-0 
 8.Dainichi Cable          1-2 5-1 1-3 0-0 1-3 4-0 4-1  x  3-3 3-2 
 9.NTT Kinki               2-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 2-0 1-2 1-2 2-4  x  2-1 
10.Toyota Industries       0-0 1-2 1-3 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-3 2-2 1-0  x 



Emperor's Cup 1972
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Round 1
Kofu Club                          4-1 Nippon Steel Muroran
Chuo University                    3-1 Nippon Steel Kamaishi
Osaka Sangyo University            1-3 Eidai Industries
Dainichi Cable Industries          3-2 Fukuoka University
NTT Kinki                          1-3 Toyota Motors
Waseda University                  2-3 Nippon Light Metal
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals             3-1 Teijin Matsuyama    
Keio University                    4-2 Toyama Club
 
Round 2
Hitachi                            2-0 Kofu Club
Towa Estate Development            2-0 Chuo University
Nippon Kokan                       3-1 Eidai Industries
Mitsubishi Motors                  9-0 Dainichi Cable Industries  
Nippon Steel                       4-1 Toyota Motors
Toyota Industries                  2-0 Nippon Light Metal
Furkuawa Electric                  4-2 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals     
Yanmar Diesel                      4-0 Keio University
 
Quarterfinals
Hitachi                            4-0 Towa Estate Development
Nippon Kokan                       3-0 Mitsubishi Motors
Nippon Steel                       2-2 Toyo Industries                    [4-5 pen]
Furukawa Electric                  1-4 Yanmar Diesel
 
Semifinals
Hitachi                            2-0 Nippon Kokan
Toyo Industries                    0-1 Yanmar Diesel
 
Final [Jan 1, National stadium, Tokyo]
Hitachi                            2-1 Yanmar Diesel     



Regional Leagues 1972
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Kanto Soccer League 

1.Urawa SC                      14  10  2  2  38-19  22  Champions
2.Hitachi Mito Katsuta          14   9  2  3  27-17  20  
3.Ibaraki Hitachi               14   8  3  3  34-11  19 
4.Kodama Club                   14   9  0  5  27-16  18  
5.Yokohama Club                 14   4  4  6  22-24  12  [+] 
6.FC Aoyama                     14   4  4  6  17-25  12  [+] 
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7.Toshiba                       14   2  4  8  13-24   8  Relegated [+] 
8.Hitachi Tochigi               14   0  1 13  14-56   1  Relegated [+] 


Tokai Shakaijin Soccer League

1.Nagoya SC                     14  10  3  1  48-22  23  Champions
2.Daikyo Oil                    14   9  1  4  41-19  19  
3.Sumitomo Bakelite             14   8  2  4  33-24  18  [+] 
4.Toyoda Machine Works          14   8  2  4  27-23  18  [+] 
5.Wakaayu Club                  14   8  0  6  31-28  16  
6.Gifu Teachers SC              14   5  2  7  38-31  12  
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7.Toyota Auto Body              14   2  0 12  22-52   4  Relegated [+] 
8.Nippon Steel Nagoya           14   1  0 13  12-53   2  Relegated 


Kansai Soccer League

1.Nippon Steel Hirohata         14   8  2  4  34-21  18  Champions 
2.Yuasa Batteries               14   6  5  3  24-15  17   
3.Yanmar Club                   14   6  4  4  17-13  16  [+] 
4.Mitsubishi Kyoto              14   7  2  5  18-15  16 
5.Omi Club                      14   6  2  6  15-23  14  [+] 
6.Mitsubishi HI Kobe            14   5  3  6  19-20  13  [+] 
7.Wakayama Teachers SC          14   4  4  6  22-24  12  [+] 
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8.Osaka Sportsman Club          14   1  4  9  17-35   6  Relegated 


The 8th All-Shakaijin Cup 1972

Venue: Chiba 

First Round  
Sendai Ikuei                 0-2  Hiroshima Teachers 
Sapporo FC                   0-1  Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki 
FC Aoyama                    0-0  Yanmar Club                   [Yanmar won on pen] 
Yokohama Club                1-4  Sumitomo Bakelite 
Fukui Bank                   0-5  Mitsubishi Kyoto 
Daikyo Oil                   0-1  Mitsui E&S 

Second Round 
Hiroshima Teachers           0-3  Nagoya SC 
Yuasa Batteries              2-3  Urawa SC 
Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki 0-0  Teijin SC                     [Teijin won on pen] 
Ibaraki Hitachi              1-2  Yanmar Club 
Sumitomo Bakelite            2-0  Kodama Club 
Eidai Industries             2-1  Mitsubishi Kyoto 
Hitachi Mito Katsuta         2-0  Nippon Steel Hirohata 
Kagoshima Teachers           3-0  Mitsui E&S 

Quarterfinals 
Nagoya SC                    1-2  Urawa SC                      [aet] 
Teijin SC                    2-0  Yanmar Club 
Sumitomo Bakelite            0-2  Eidai Industries              [aet] 
Hitachi Mito Katsuta         0-1  Kagoshima Teachers 

Semifinals 
Urawa SC                     0-1  Teijin SC                     [aet] 
Eidai Industries             3-2  Kagoshima Teachers 

For 3rd place 
Urawa SC                     1-4  Kagoshima Teachers 

Final 
Teijin SC                    0-5  Eidai Industries 

Note: The finalists are promoted to JSL2.

1971.

1973.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of super cup finals.


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