The 9th Japan Soccer League 1973
The first match day is 20th July and the last match day of the first half season is 24th September, and the first match day of the second half season is 28th September and the last match day is 2nd December 1973.
z'-Teams play the replace matches.
| Team | MIT | HIT | YAN | TOW | FUR | NIP | TMC | TOY | KOK | TAN | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 2:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 0:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 2:0 | 14/2/2 | 35 | 23 | 30 | |
| Hitachi | 2:1 | 2:1 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 5:0 | 12/1/5 | 35 | 17 | 25 | |
| Yanmar diesel | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 3:0 | 1:2 | 4:1 | 4:3 | 6:0 | 10/3/5 | 40 | 23 | 23 | |
| Towa real estate development | 1:2 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 4:2 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 5:1 | 9/3/6 | 29 | 7 | 21 | |
| Furukawa electric | 2:4 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:3 | 2:2 | 0:0 | 3:1 | 2:1 | 9/3/6 | 31 | 4 | 21 | |
| Nippon Steel | 0:2 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 2:3 | 0:1 | 2:3 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 5:1 | 7/2/9 | 25 | -1 | 16 | |
| Toyota Motor | 1:2 | 2:3 | 1:3 | 0:0 | 1:4 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 0:3 | 3:1 | 5/5/8 | 22 | -9 | 15 | |
| Toyo kogyo | 0:0 | 0:1 | 0:6 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 4/6/8 | 16 | -12 | 14 | |
| z'- Nippon Kokan | 1:2 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 2:4 | 5:3 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 4/4/10 | 24 | -8 | 12 | |
| z'- Tanabe seiyaku | 0:1 | 0:6 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:4 | 0:2 | 1/1/16 | 7 | -44 | 3 |
note
In Japan Soccer League, all teams play each other two times.
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
- Points
- 2: a Win
- 1: a Draw
- 0: a Loss
The bottom two teams shall play in JSL division-1/2 Replace matches.
Japan Soccer League did not make a clear distinction between home and away team before 1983.
Green-coloured matches are in the first half of the season and yellow-coloured matches are in the second half of the season.
JSL Awards
- Goal-scoring leader (Golden ball Award)
- 11: MATSUNAGA Akira (Hitachi)
- Assists leader (Silver ball Award)
- 9: KAMAMOTO Kunishige (Yanmar)
- Co-assists leader
- 9: TANABE Akio (Furukawa)
- Rookie of the year
- ABE Mitsuo (Yanmar)
- Best eleven
- YOKOYAMA Kenzo (Mitsubishi)
- ARAI Kozo (Furukawa)
- DAINI Kuniya (Mitsubishi)
- YAMAGUCHI Yoshitada (Hitachi)
- OCHIAI Hiroshi (Mitsubishi)
- MORI Takaji (Mitsubishi)
- SUGIYAMA Ryuichi (Mitsubishi)
- Sergio ECHIGO (Towa)
- MATSUNAGA Akira (Hitachi)
- NAKAMURA Tsutomu (Towa)
- TAKADA Kazumi (Mitsubishi)
The 2nd Japan Soccer League division-2 1973
The first match day is 7th April and the last match day is 4th November 1973.
y'-Teams shall be eligible to play in the replace matches.
z'-Teams play the replace matches.
| Team | EID | KOF | YOM | FUJ | TTK | DAI | KSC | TEI | TAL | HAG | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y'- Eidai sangyo | 1:2 | 3:1 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 4:0 | 2:2 | 4:0 | 1:1 | 5:1 | 11/4/3 | 51 | 27 | 26 | |
| y'- Kofu soccer club | 3:1 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 5:1 | 3:3 | 0:4 | 0:1 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 12/2/4 | 39 | 14 | 26 | |
| Yomiuri soccer club | 3:5 | 0:1 | 2:3 | 3:0 | 4:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 10/4/4 | 40 | 19 | 24 | |
| Fujitsu | 1:3 | 4:2 | 1:3 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 9/4/5 | 33 | 5 | 22 | |
| Telegraph and Telephone Public Kinki | 2:2 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 2:1 | 8/5/5 | 31 | 2 | 21 | |
| Dainichi-Nippon Cables | 1:2 | 0:1 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 1:2 | 3:3 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 4:1 | 5/6/7 | 30 | -4 | 16 | |
| Kyoto Shiko soccer club | 2:4 | 1:2 | 0:4 | 2:3 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 4:1 | 2:0 | 1:3 | 5/4/9 | 31 | -4 | 14 | |
| Teijin Matsuyama | 0:5 | 1:4 | 0:5 | 0:0 | 0:4 | 5:2 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 4/5/9 | 21 | -22 | 13 | |
| z'- Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 1:3 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 2:3 | 2:1 | 0:3 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 2/5/11 | 20 | -14 | 9 | |
| z'- Hagoromo club | 1:5 | 1:4 | 0:2 | 1:4 | 1:3 | 0:2 | 4:2 | 3:4 | 3:3 | 3/3/12 | 25 | -23 | 9 |
note
In Japan Soccer League, all teams play each other two times.
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
- Points
- 2: a Win
- 1: a Draw
- 0: a Loss
Nippon Light Metal transfers the team and changes the team name to Hagoromo club
The top two teams shall be eligible to play in JSL division-1/2 Replace matches.
The bottom two teams shall play in JSL Replace matches.
Japan Soccer League did not make a clear distinction between home and away team before 1983.
Green-coloured matches are in the first half of the season and yellow-coloured matches are in the second half of the season.
Awards
- Goal-scoring leader (division-2)
- 21: NAKAMURA Michiaki (Eidai)
- Assists leader (division-2)
- 10: NAKAMURA Michiaki (Eidai)
Special Cup 1973
finals
x-Teams progress to next round.
- Yanmar
- Yanmar diesel (1st of West)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (2nd of East)
- Towa RED
- Towa real estate development (1st of East)
- Nippon Steel (2nd of West)
Results
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanmar | 1:1 aet (5:4)pso | Mitsubishi | 12/5/1973 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Towa RED | 3:2 aet | Nippon Steel | 12/5/1973 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanmar | 1:1 aet | Towa RED | 14/5/1973 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
note
Both of finalists, Yanmar and Towa RED, are declared joint winners.
Preliminary Rounds
The first match day is 8th April, and the last match day is 6th May 1973.
| Team | TOW | MIT | HIT | KOK | FUR | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Towa real estate development | 0:1 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2/1/1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| x- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 2/1/1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Hitachi | 1:1 | 1:0 | 3:3 | 2:2 | 1/3/0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Nippon Kokan | 0:2 | 1:1 | 3:3 | 3:1 | 1/2/1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Furukawa electric | 0:1 | 0:1 | 2:2 | 1:3 | 0/1/3 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Team | YAN | NIP | TOY | TMC | TAN | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Yanmar diesel | 2:1 | 0:1 | 2:2 | 4:0 | 2/1/1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| x- Nippon Steel | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 2/1/1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| Toyo kogyo | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 1/3/0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Toyota Motor | 2:2 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1/2/1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tanabe seiyaku | 0:4 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 1:3 | 0/1/3 | 3 | -8 | 1 |
note
All ten Division-1 teams are qualified for the competition.
In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other one time.
Teams are allotted two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
- Points
- 2: a Win
- 1: a Draw
- 0: a Loss
The top two teams in each zone progress to Semi-finals.
Japan Soccer League Replace matches
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Kokan | 2:1 2:2 | Kofu soccer club | 6/1/1974 10/1/1974 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo Kofu |
| Tanabe | 2:1 0:2 | Eidai | 6/1/1974 10/1/1974 | Kobe Yamaguchi |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 1:1 1:2 | Ibaraki Hitachi (Shakaijin Finalist) | 15/12/1973 23/12/1973 | Kariya Hitachi |
| Hagoromo club | 2:2 1:2 | Sumitomo Metal Industries (Shakaijin Winner) | 8/12/1973 15/12/1973 | Shimizu Itami |
note
If two teams are level at the end of Japan Soccer League Replace matches, both teams remain the same divisions.
Eidai sangyo (in Yamaguchi) is promoted to division-1.
Tanabe seiyaku is relegated to division-2.
Sumitomo Metal Industries (in Osaka) and Ibaraki Hitachi (in Ibaraki) are promoted to Japan Soccer League division-2.
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works is re-relegated and Hagoromo club is relegated.