1973 Japan Soccer League
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The 1973 season of Japanese football.
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League Tables
JSL First Division
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals was relegated, thereby becoming the first Japanese team to go straight back down one season after promotion.
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mitsubishi Motors | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | ＋23 | Champions |
| 2. | Hitachi | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 18 | ＋17 | |
| 3. | Yanmar Diesel | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 17 | ＋23 | |
| 4. | Towa Real Estate | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | ＋7 | |
| 5. | Furukawa Electric | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 27 | ＋4 | |
| 6. | Nippon Steel | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 26 | －1 | |
| 7. | Toyota Motors | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 | －9 | |
| 8. | Toyo Industries | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | －12 | |
| 9. | Nippon Kokan | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | －8 | To Promotion/Relegation Series |
| 10. | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 51 | －44 |
JSL 1/2 Promotion/Relegation Series
| JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Kokan | 2-1 | 2-2 | Kofu Club |
| Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 2-1 | 0-2 | Eidai Industries |
Eidai promoted, Tanabe relegated.
JSL Second Division
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eidai Industries | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 24 | ＋27 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with Division 1 |
| 2 | Kofu Club | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 25 | ＋14 | |
| 3 | Yomiuri | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 21 | ＋19 | |
| 4 | Fujitsu | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 28 | ＋5 | |
| 5 | NTT Kinki | 21 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | ＋2 | |
| 6 | Dainichi Nippon Cable Industries | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 34 | －4 | |
| 7 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 35 | －4 | |
| 8 | Teijin Matsuyama | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 43 | －22 | |
| 9 | Toyota Industries | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 34 | －4 | To Promotion/Relegation Series with Senior Cup Finalists |
| 10 | Hagoromo Club | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 48 | －23 |
JSL Promotion/Relegation Series
Sumitomo, at the time based in Osaka, would move to Kashima, Ibaraki in 1975 and become today's Kashima Antlers.
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Senior Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Industries | 1-1 | 1-2 | Hitachi Ibaraki (Cup runner-up) |
| Hagoromo Club | 2-2 | 1-2 | Sumitomo Metal (Cup winner) |
Hitachi Ibaraki and Sumitomo promoted, Toyota Industries and Hagoromo Club relegated.
