1971 Japanese Regional Leagues
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Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1971 season.
Champions list
| Regional | 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 | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
| 1 | Towa Estate Development | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 12 | +39 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Kofu | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | Formed Second Division |
| 3 | Yomiuri | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | |
| 5 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | |
| 6 | Kodama Club | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -18 | |
| 7 | Hitachi Mito Katsuta | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -20 | |
| 8 | Urawa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 41 | -27 |
Tokai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
| 1 | Toyota Motors | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 11 | +39 | Formed Second Division |
| 2 | Nippon Light Metal | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | |
| 3 | Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | |
| 4 | Nagoya | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | |
| 5 | Wakaayu Club | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 37 | -13 | |
| 6 | Gifu Teachers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -11 | |
| 7 | Daikyo Oil | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 46 | -26 | |
| 8 | Nippon Steel Nagoya | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 40 | -26 |
Kansai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
| 1 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 12 | +31 | Formed Second Division |
| 2 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | |
| 3 | Dainichi Nippon Cable | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | |
| 4 | NTT Kinki | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | |
| 5 | Nippon Steel Hirohata | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | |
| 7 | Yuasa Batteries | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | |
| 8 | Osaka Sportsman Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 47 | -31 |
