1976 Japan Soccer League

October 2026 1976 Japan Soccer League 10 Furukawa Electric1st title Mitsubishi Motors 90 238 Kunishige Kamamoto (15 goals) 1975 1977 Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1976 season. League tables First Division main WDL Q 2 FUR Furukawa Electric MIT Mitsubishi Motors FUJ Fujita YAN Yanmar Diesel HIT Hitachi NKK Nippon Kokan EID Eidai TYI Toyo Industries NSY Nippon Steel TYT Toyota Motors 11 4 3 37 15 9 4 5 28 16 9 4 5 28 20 9 3 6 34 20 7 7 4 22 14 6 8 4 22 21 7 4 7 18 24 5 5 8 16 20 5 2 11 23 30 1 1 16 10 58 #D0F0C0 Champions C #ababab Folded FLD #FF9999 To promotion/relegation Series RP RP complete JApan 1976 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap76.html 2026-06-20 RSSSF 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 main WDL Q 2 FUJ Fujitsu YOM Yomiuri TAN Tanabe Pharmaceutical HON Honda TJN Teijin Matsuyama YAN Yanmar Club SUM Sumitomo Metal KOF Kofu SC KYO Kyoto Shiko FEC Furukawa Electric Chiba 13 3 2 32 6 11 3 4 51 28 10 5 3 28 18 6 9 3 25 17 9 1 8 32 28 6 5 7 23 23 5 3 10 27 34 4 4 10 14 30 3 5 10 11 25 3 2 13 17 51 #D0F0C0 To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1 PP PP #FF9999 To promotion/relegation Series with Senior Cup finalists RP RP complete JApan 1976 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap76.html 2026-06-20 RSSSF 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 External links Japan - List of final tables (RSSSF) first 1976 1 Jap Jap