1972 Japan Soccer League

The 1972 season in Japanese football introduced a Second Division to the Japan Soccer League. 9 clubs were chosen from the 1971 Japanese Regional Leagues, but as Nagoya Mutual Bank resigned from the League, a tenth club was chosen from the Kansai League.

League Tables

JSL First Division

No relegation took place as the First Division was being expanded to 10 clubs.

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Notes
1.	Hitachi	21	9	3	2	36	16	＋20	Champions
2.	Yanmar Diesel	20	7	6	1	30	11	＋19
3.	Toyo Industries	16	7	2	5	20	13	＋7
4.	Mitsubishi Motors	16	5	6	3	26	19	＋7
5.	Nippon Kokan	13	4	5	5	15	18	-3
6.	Nippon Steel	12	4	4	6	22	30	－8
7.	Furukawa Electric	8	3	2	9	17	41	－24
8.	Towa Real Estate	6	2	2	10	11	29	－18

JSL Second Division

Toyota Motors, later one of the Japanese big names as Nagoya Grampus, was crowned the inaugural Second Division champion. Tanabe Pharmaceutical, a club from Osaka, followed them into the expanded 10-team First Division. No relegations took place, to keep the Second Division at 10 clubs.

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Notes
1.	Toyota Motors	30	13	4	1	34	16	＋18	Promoted to First Division
2.	Tanabe Pharmaceutical	26	10	6	2	37	22	＋15	Promoted to First Division
3.	Kofu SC	21	9	3	6	33	21	＋12
4.	Kyoto Shiko	17	7	3	8	19	23	－4
5.	Fujitsu	17	4	9	5	26	31	－5
6.	Nippon Light Metal	16	7	2	9	31	33	－2
7.	Yomiuri	15	7	1	10	27	31	－4
8.	Dainichi Nippon Cable Industries	14	5	4	9	36	40	－4
9.	NTT Kinki	14	4	6	8	21	25	－4
10.	Toyoda Automatic Loom Works	10	4	2	12	14	36	－22

References

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present
Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present
Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–98 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–93	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present
(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–98
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present
Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present
Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Regional Promotion Series Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present
JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2018
J1 League	Kashima Antlers Shonan Bellmare Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse FC Tokyo V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Vissel Kobe
J2 League	Albirex Niigata Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba Kamatamare Sanuki Montedio Yamagata Renofa Yamaguchi Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga Tochigi SC Oita Trinita Ventforet Kofu Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis Matsumoto Yamaga Yokohama FC Machida Zelvia Zweigen Kanazawa
J3 League	Azul Claro Numazu Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Grulla Morioka Kagoshima United Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Thespakusatsu Gunma YSCC Yokohama Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 FC Tokyo U-23
100 Year Plan clubs	FC Imabari Nara Club Tonan Maebashi Vanraure Hachinohe Tochigi Uva Tokyo Musashino City
Japan Football League	Cobaltore Onagawa Honda FC FC Imabari Honda Lock Maruyasu Okazaki MIO Biwako Shiga Nara Club FC Osaka ReinMeer Aomori Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Sony Sendai Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Tokyo Musashino City
Defunct clubs (clubs belong to nationwide leagues only)	SP Kyoto Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection

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