| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
←1977 1979 → | |
Statistics ofJapan Soccer League for the 1978 season.
By winning the1978 Emperor's Cup and1978 Japan Soccer League Cup along with the title, Mitsubishi completed the first Japanesetreble 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 |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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.