Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and defended their champions title.

Table

Results

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Kenji Arima		24
2	Hidenori Tabata		19
3	Takehiro Hayashi		16
4	Shusuke Shimada		15
5	Tatsuya Furuhashi		14

Attendances

Promotion and relegation

No relegation has occurred as league continued to expand. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series

All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series

The All Japan Regional Promotion League Series is a play-off tournament meant as a transition for Japanese football clubs competing in regional leagues to the bottom national tier .-History:Until 1976, the main entrance route for regional clubs to the Japan Soccer League was...

, and were promoted automatically. In addition, , and were included by JFA

Japan Football Association

The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

recommendation.