1970 Japanese Regional Leagues

Japanese Regional Leagues

Season	1970
Champions	Kofu Toyota Motors <> Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
Relegated	Sankyo
← 1969 1971 →

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 1970 season.

Champions list

Region	Champions
Kantō	Kofu
Tōkai	Toyota Motors
Kansai	Tanabe Pharmaceuticals

League standings

The 4th Kantō Adult Soccer League. (Shōwa 45)

Kantō

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kofu (C)	14	10	2	2	27	7	+20	22	Champions
2	Towa Estate Development	14	8	5	1	31	13	+18	21
3	Ibaraki Hitachi	14	9	1	4	28	17	+11	19
4	Fujitsu	14	6	3	5	27	24	+3	15
5	Urawa	14	4	3	7	25	35	−10	11
6	Hitachi Mito Katsuta	14	5	1	8	18	30	−12	11
7	Kodama Club	14	3	3	8	15	20	−5	9
8	Sankyo (R)	14	1	2	11	16	41	−25	4	Relegated to Prefectural league

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Tōkai

This is the 5th edition of the Tōkai Football League.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toyota Motors (C)	14	14	0	0	46	7	+39	28	Champions
2	Nippon Light Metal	14	9	2	3	45	17	+28	20
3	Nagoya	14	9	1	4	32	19	+13	19
4	Toyoda Automatic Loom Works	14	7	2	5	33	23	+10	16
5	Nippon Steel Nagoya	14	3	2	9	13	38	−25	8
6	Gifu Teachers	14	4	0	10	26	53	−27	8
7	Wakaayu Club	14	3	1	10	25	42	−17	7
8	Daikyo Oil	14	3	0	11	18	39	−21	6

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Kansai

This is the 5th edition of the Kansai Football League.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tanabe Pharmaceuticals	14	10	3	1	31	12	+19	23	Champions
2	Dainichi Nippon Cable	14	9	4	1	45	13	+32	22
3	Yuasa Batteries	14	5	4	5	11	12	−1	14
4	NTT Kinki	14	4	4	6	17	19	−2	12
5	Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto	14	4	4	6	19	20	−1	12
6	Kyoto Shiko Club	14	4	3	7	17	33	−16	11
7	Nippon Steel Hirohata [a]	14	3	4	7	14	23	−9	10
8	Osaka Sportsman Club	14	3	2	9	14	36	−22	8

Source: RSSSF

1. NB: Fuji Steel Hirohata changed name to Nippon Steel Hirohata.

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Promotion / Relegation playoffs

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Nippon Kokan （Japan Soccer League 7th place）	4–0	Kofu Club (Qualified as All-Shakaijin Cup finalist)

Kofu Club	0–3	Nippon Kokan

Nippon Kokan retained their position in Japan Soccer League.

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Nagoya Bank FC （Japan Soccer League 8th place）	1–0	Toyota Motor (Qualified as All-Shakaijin Cup finalist)

Toyota Motor	1–1	Nagoya Bank FC

Nagoya Bank FC retained their position in Japan Soccer League. ^[1]

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References

1. "Promotion/Relegation Playoffs". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 September 2025.