Japan Soccer League 1977
Encyclopedia
Statistics of Japan Soccer League
in season 1977. This was the inaugural season of the Regional Promotion Series
, which replaced the Senior Cup
as the source of the clubs promoted from the regional Japanese football leagues.
Yomiuri promoted, Toyota Motors relegated.
Toshiba promoted, Furukawa Chiba relegated.
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
in season 1977. This was the inaugural season of the Regional Promotion Series
All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
The All Japan Regional Promotion League Series is a play-off tournament meant as a transition for Japanese football clubs competing in regional leagues to the bottom national tier .-History:Until 1976, the main entrance route for regional clubs to the Japan Soccer League was...
, which replaced the Senior Cup
All Japan Senior Football Championship
The All Japan Senior Football Championship is a football cup competition in Japan. It is run by the Japan Football Association. As it only involves non-league teams The All Japan Senior Football Championship (Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakkā Senshuken Taikai, 全国社会人サッカー選手権大会) is a football (soccer) cup...
as the source of the clubs promoted from the regional Japanese football leagues.
First Division
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | PK(W) | PK(L) | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
| 1 | Fujita Engineering Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"... |
60 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Motors Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
47 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 21 | |
| 3 | Hitachi Kashiwa Reysol is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League... |
46 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 25 | |
| 4 | Toyo Kogyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima is a Japanese association football club in the J. League Division 1.-Club name:The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'... |
42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 20 | |
| 5 | Yanmar Diesel Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city.... |
40 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 28 | |
| 6 | Furukawa Electric JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-... |
36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 31 | |
| 7 | Nippon Steel | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | |
| 8 | Nippon Kokan NKK F.C. Nippon Kokan Soccer Club, or NKK Soccer Club was a Japanese football club which operated from 1912 to 1994. It played in the old Japan Soccer League since 1967 until its closing... |
20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 27 | |
| 9 | Fujitsu Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:... |
20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 38 | |
| To Promotion/Relegation Series | |||||||||
| 10 | Toyota Motors Nagoya Grampus Eight are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 81 | |
Promotion/Relegation Series
| JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:... |
3-1 | 3-0 | Nissan Motors Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in... |
| Toyota Motors Nagoya Grampus are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp... |
0-2 | 0-2 | Yomiuri S.C. |
Yomiuri promoted, Toyota Motors relegated.
Second Division
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | PK(W) | PK(L) | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
| 1 | Yomiuri Tokyo Verdy 1969 , is a Japanese professional football club, based in Tokyo, Japan, that plays in J. League Division 2.Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated teams in the J. League, with honours including 7 league titles , 5 Emperor's Cups, 6 JSL Cup / J... |
47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 19 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with Division 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in... |
43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | |
| 3 | Sumitomo Kashima Antlers are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island".... |
35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 32 | |
| 4 | Yanmar Club | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 24 | |
| 5 | Kofu Club Ventforet Kofu are a Japanese football club from Kofu. They compete in the J. League Division 1, and their home ground is the Kose Sports Stadium.The word "Ventforet" is coined combining two French words Vent and Forêt... |
32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 31 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 37 | |
| 7 | Honda Honda F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.-History:The club was founded as in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in... |
29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | |
| 8 | Teijin Matsuyama | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | |
| 9 | Furukawa Electric Chiba | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | |
| To Promotion/Relegation Series with Regional Series finalists | |||||||||
| 10 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | |
Promotion/Relegation Series
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Regional Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furukawa Electric Chiba | 0-0(PK2-4) | 1-3 | Toshiba Horikawa-cho Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō.... (Runner-up) |
| Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 3-1 | 0-1 | Yamaha Motors Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium... (Champion) |
Toshiba promoted, Furukawa Chiba relegated.