1978 Japan Soccer League

Japan Soccer League
Season1978
1977
1979

Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1978 season.

First Division

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By winning the 1978 Emperor's Cup and 1978 Japan Soccer League Cup along with the title, Mitsubishi completed the first Japanese treble ever.

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mitsubishi Motors 18 13 1 0 4 30 13 +17 54 Champions
2 Yanmar Diesel 18 11 1 1 5 33 26 +7 47
3 Fujita 18 9 3 4 2 35 14 +21 46
4 Yomiuri 18 10 1 1 6 40 30 +10 43
5 Hitachi 18 8 1 0 9 36 30 +6 34
6 Toyo Industries 18 7 3 0 8 23 34 −11 34
7 Nippon Kokan 18 7 0 2 9 19 21 −2 30
8 Nippon Steel 18 5 2 2 9 16 18 −2 26
9 Fujitsu 18 3 1 3 11 14 29 −15 17 To promotion/relegation Series
10 Furukawa Electric 18 3 1 1 13 9 30 −21 15
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation Series

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JSL Division 1 1st leg 2nd leg JSL Division 2
Fujitsu 0-2 1-2 Nissan Motors
Furukawa Electric 1-0 0-0 Honda

Nissan promoted, Fujitsu relegated.

Second Division

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Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Honda 18 13 1 3 1 39 9 +30 57 To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1
2 Nissan Motors 18 10 2 2 4 36 16 +20 46
3 Kofu Club 18 9 1 0 8 32 33 −1 38
4 Yanmar Club 18 8 3 0 7 29 31 −2 38
5 Tanabe Pharmaceutical 18 7 3 3 5 23 16 +7 37
6 Teijin 18 7 2 2 7 25 22 +3 34
7 Toshiba Horikawacho 18 7 2 2 7 20 20 0 34
8 Sumitomo Metal 18 7 0 2 9 29 28 +1 30
9 Toyota Motors 18 5 1 0 12 26 42 −16 22 To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series finalists
10 Kyoto Shiko Club 18 1 1 2 14 15 51 −36 8
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation Series

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JSL 1st leg 2nd leg Regional Series
Toyota Motors 1-0 1-2 Toho Titanium (runner-up)
Kyoto Shiko Club 0-3 1-0 Yamaha Motors (champion)

Yamaha promoted, Kyoto Shiko relegated.

References

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