1971 Japanese Regional Leagues
# 1971 Japanese Regional Leagues

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1971 season.

## Champions list

| 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

### Kanto

| 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 | Formed Second Division |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 17 | Formed Second Division |
| 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 | |

### Tokai

| 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 | Formed Second Division |
| 3 | Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 17 | Formed Second Division |
| 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 | |

### Kansai

| 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 | Formed Second Division |
| 3 | Dainichi Nippon Cable | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 18 | Formed Second Division |
| 4 | NTT Kinki | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 16 | Formed Second Division |
| 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 | |

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