| Season | 1972 |
|---|---|
← 1971 1973 → | |
Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 1972 season.
| Region | Champions |
|---|---|
| Kantō | Urawa |
| Tōkai | Nagoya |
| Kansai | Nippon Steel Hirohata |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 22 |
| 2 | Hitachi Mito Katsuta | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 19 |
| 4 | Kodama Club | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 18 |
| 5 | Yokohama Club | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 12 |
| 6 | Aoyama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 12 |
| 7 | Toshiba | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 |
| 8 | Hitachi Tochigi | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 56 | −42 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagoya | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 23 |
| 2 | Daikyo Oil | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 19 |
| 3 | Sumitomo Bakelite | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 18 |
| 4 | Toyoda Machine Works | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 | Wakaayu Club | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 16 |
| 6 | Gifu Teachers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 12 |
| 7 | Toyota Auto Body | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 4 |
| 8 | Nippon Steel Nagoya | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 53 | −41 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Steel Hirohata | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 18 |
| 2 | Yuasa Batteries | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 17 |
| 3 | Yanmar Club | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 16 |
| 5 | Omi Club | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 14 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 13 |
| 7 | Wakayama Teachers | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 12 |
| 8 | Osaka Sportsman Club | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 6 |