1970 Japanese Regional Leagues

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season1970
ChampionsKofu
Toyota Motors <> Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
RelegatedSankyo
1969
1971

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 1970 season.

Champions list

Region Champions
Kantō Kofu
Tōkai Toyota Motors
Kansai Tanabe Pharmaceuticals

League standings

The 4th Kantō Adult Soccer League. (Shōwa 45)

Kantō

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kofu (C) 14 10 2 2 27 7 +20 22 Champions
2 Towa Estate Development 14 8 5 1 31 13 +18 21
3 Ibaraki Hitachi 14 9 1 4 28 17 +11 19
4 Fujitsu 14 6 3 5 27 24 +3 15
5 Urawa 14 4 3 7 25 35 −10 11
6 Hitachi Mito Katsuta 14 5 1 8 18 30 −12 11
7 Kodama Club 14 3 3 8 15 20 −5 9
8 Sankyo (R) 14 1 2 11 16 41 −25 4 Relegated to Prefectural league
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Tōkai

This is the 5th edition of the Tōkai Football League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toyota Motors (C) 14 14 0 0 46 7 +39 28 Champions
2 Nippon Light Metal 14 9 2 3 45 17 +28 20
3 Nagoya 14 9 1 4 32 19 +13 19
4 Toyoda Automatic Loom Works 14 7 2 5 33 23 +10 16
5 Nippon Steel Nagoya 14 3 2 9 13 38 −25 8
6 Gifu Teachers 14 4 0 10 26 53 −27 8
7 Wakaayu Club 14 3 1 10 25 42 −17 7
8 Daikyo Oil 14 3 0 11 18 39 −21 6
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Kansai

This is the 5th edition of the Kansai Football League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals 14 10 3 1 31 12 +19 23 Champions
2 Dainichi Nippon Cable 14 9 4 1 45 13 +32 22
3 Yuasa Batteries 14 5 4 5 11 12 −1 14
4 NTT Kinki 14 4 4 6 17 19 −2 12
5 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 14 4 4 6 19 20 −1 12
6 Kyoto Shiko Club 14 4 3 7 17 33 −16 11
7 Nippon Steel Hirohata [a] 14 3 4 7 14 23 −9 10
8 Osaka Sportsman Club 14 3 2 9 14 36 −22 8
Source: RSSSF
  1. ^ NB: Fuji Steel Hirohata changed name to Nippon Steel Hirohata.

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Promotion / Relegation playoffs


Nippon Kokan
(Japan Soccer League 7th place)
4–0Kofu Club
(Qualified as All-Shakaijin Cup finalist)
Kofu Club0–3Nippon Kokan

Nippon Kokan retained their position in Japan Soccer League.


Nagoya Bank FC
(Japan Soccer League 8th place)
1–0Toyota Motor
(Qualified as All-Shakaijin Cup finalist)
Toyota Motor1–1Nagoya Bank FC

Nagoya Bank FC retained their position in Japan Soccer League. [1]


References

  1. ^ "Promotion/Relegation Playoffs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 September 2025.