1974 Japan Soccer League
 | This article relies on a single source. (October 2026) |
| Season | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Champions | Yanmar Diesel 2nd title |
| Runner up | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 262 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kunishige Kamamoto (21 goals)[1] |
← 1973 1975 → | |
League tables
[edit]First Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanmar Diesel | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 25 | Champions |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 25 | |
| 3 | Hitachi | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 19 | |
| 4 | Furukawa Electric | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 19 | |
| 5 | Nippon Steel | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Toyo Industries | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | |
| 7 | Nippon Kokan | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 17 | |
| 8 | Towa Real Estate | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 16 | |
| 9 | Eidai Industries | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 14 | To promotion/relegation Series |
| 10 | Toyota Motors | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 8 |
Promotion/relegation Series
[edit]| JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eidai Industries | 3-2 | 3-1 | Fujitsu |
| Toyota Motors | 1-0 | 3-2 | Yomiuri |
No relegations.
Second Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomiuri | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 26 | To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1 |
| 2 | Fujitsu | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 22 | |
| 3 | Kyoto Shiko | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 22 | |
| 4 | NTT Kinki | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Kofu SC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 20 | |
| 6 | Teijin Matsuyama | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 19 | |
| 7 | Dainichi Nippon Cable Industries | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 17 | |
| 8 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 16 | |
| 9 | Sumitomo Metal | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 12 | To promotion/relegation Series with Senior Cup finalists |
| 10 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 6 |
JSL promotion/relegation Series
[edit]| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Senior Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Metal | 2-1 | 3-2 | Yanmar Club (Cup runner-up) |
| Ibaraki Hitachi | 1-1 | 0-2 | Honda (Cup winner) |
Honda promoted, Ibaraki Hitachi relegated.
All-Star Game
[edit]| JSL XI | 0 – 1 |  Pyongyang April 25 S.C. |
|---|---|---|
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
