| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
←
1977
1979 → | |
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1978 season.
First Division
By winning the 1978 Emperor's Cup and 1978 Japan Soccer League Cup along with the title, Mitsubishi completed the first Japanese treble ever.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 54 | Champions |
| 2 | Yanmar Diesel | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 47 | |
| 3 | Fujita | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 46 | |
| 4 | Yomiuri | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 43 | |
| 5 | Hitachi | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Toyo Industries | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 34 | |
| 7 | Nippon Kokan | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Nippon Steel | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Fujitsu | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 17 | To promotion/relegation Series |
| 10 | Furukawa Electric | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 15 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Promotion/relegation Series
| JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu | 0-2 | 1-2 | Nissan Motors |
| Furukawa Electric | 1-0 | 0-0 | Honda |
Nissan promoted, Fujitsu relegated.
Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 57 | To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Motors | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 46 | |
| 3 | Kofu Club | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 38 | |
| 4 | Yanmar Club | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 38 | |
| 5 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 37 | |
| 6 | Teijin | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 34 | |
| 7 | Toshiba Horikawacho | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Sumitomo Metal | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Toyota Motors | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 22 | To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series finalists |
| 10 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 8 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Promotion/relegation Series
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Regional Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motors | 1-0 | 1-2 | Toho Titanium (runner-up) |
| Kyoto Shiko Club | 0-3 | 1-0 | Yamaha Motors (champion) |
Yamaha promoted, Kyoto Shiko relegated.