title: 1977 Japan Soccer League
text: # 1977 Japan Soccer League
  
  Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1977 season. This was the inaugural season of the Regional League promotion series, which replaced the Senior Cup as the source of the clubs promoted from the regional Japanese football leagues.
  
  ## First Division
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fujita | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 60 | Champions |
  | 2 | Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 47 | |
  | 3 | Hitachi | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 46 | |
  | 4 | Toyo Industries | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | |
  | 5 | Yanmar Diesel | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 40 | |
  | 6 | Furukawa Electric | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 36 | |
  | 7 | Nippon Steel | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 22 | |
  | 8 | Nippon Kokan | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 20 | |
  | 9 | Fujitsu | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 20 | To promotion/relegation Series |
  | 10 | Toyota Motors | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 81 | −70 | 4 | To promotion/relegation Series |
  
  ### Promotion/relegation Series
  
  | JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Fujitsu | 3-1 | 3-0 | Nissan Motors |
  | Toyota Motors | 0-2 | 0-2 | Yomiuri |
  
  Yomiuri promoted, Toyota Motors relegated.
  
  ## Second Division
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yomiuri | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 47 | To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1 |
  | 2 | Nissan Motors | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 43 | To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1 |
  | 3 | Sumitomo Metal | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 35 | |
  | 4 | Yanmar Club | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 32 | |
  | 5 | Kofu Club | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | |
  | 6 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 31 | |
  | 7 | Honda | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | |
  | 8 | Teijin Matsuyama | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 29 | |
  | 9 | Furukawa Electric Chiba | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 28 | To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series finalists |
  | 10 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 27 | To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series finalists |
  
  ### Promotion/relegation Series
  
  | JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Regional Series |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Furukawa Electric Chiba | 0-0(PK2-4) | 1-3 | Toshiba Horikawacho (Runner-up) |
  | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 3-1 | 0-1 | Yamaha Motors (Champion) |
  
  Toshiba promoted, Furukawa Chiba relegated.
  
  