The first match day is 20th July, and the last match day is 2nd December 1973.
| 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 |
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.
The bottom two teams shall play in play-off matches for division-1.
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.
| 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 |
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.
Nippon Light Metal transfers the team and changes the team name to Hagoromo club
The top two teams shall be eligible to play in play-off matches for division-1.
The bottom two teams shall play in play-off matches for division-2.
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.
The x-Teams progress to next round.
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanmar | 1:1 ext. (-:-) | Mitsubishi | 12/5/1973 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
| Towa RE | 3:2 ext. | Nippon Steel | 12/5/1973 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanmar | 1:1 ext. | Towa RE | 14/5/1973 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
Both of finalists, Yanmar and Towa RE, are declared joint winners.
The first match day is 4th 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 | Mit | Hit | Nk | 1:0 | -/-/- | ||||
| x- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Tow | Hit | 1:1 | Fur | -/-/- | ||||
| HITACHI | Tow | Mit | Nk | Fur | -/-/- | ||||
| Nippon Kokan | Tow | 1:1 | Hit | Fur | -/-/- | ||||
| Furukawa electric | 0:1 | Mit | Hit | Nk | -/-/- |
| Team | YAN | NIP | TOY | TMC | TAN | Win/Draw/Loss | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Yanmar diesel | Ns | Toy | Tm | Tan | -/-/- | ||||
| x- Nippon Steel | Yan | 1:1 | Tm | Tan | -/-/- | ||||
| Toyo kogyo | Yan | 1:1 | Tm | Tan | -/-/- | ||||
| Toyota Motor | Yan | Ns | Toy | 3:1 | -/-/- | ||||
| Tanabe seiyaku | Yan | Ns | Toy | 1:3 | -/-/- |
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.
The top two teams in each zone progress to Semi-finals.
| Division-1 | Score | Division-2 | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Kokan | 2:1 2:2 | Kofu soccer club | -/-/1973 -/-/1973 | venue venue |
| Tanabe | 2:1 0:2 | Eidai | -/-/1973 -/-/1973 | venue venue |
| Division-2 | Score | Shakaijin team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 1:1 1:2 | Ibaraki HITACHI (Shakaijin Finalist) | -/-/1973 -/-/1973 | venue venue |
| Hagoromo club | 2:2 1:2 | Sumitomo Metal Industries (Shakaijin Winner) | -/-/1973 -/-/1973 | venue venue |
If two teams are level at the end of the play-off matches, both teams remain the same divisions.
Eidai sangyo (in Yamaguchi) is promoted to division-1.
And 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.
And Toyoda Automatic Loom Works is re-relegated and Hagoromo club is relegated.
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Last update: 19/02/2007, except minor update
written by RedSwift