# 1997 Japanese Regional Leagues

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 1997 season.

## Champions list

| Region | Champions |
| Hokkaido | Hokuden |
| Tohoku | Sony Sendai |
| Kanto | Yokogawa Electric |
| Hokushinetsu | Albirex Niigata |
| Tokai | Hitachi Shimizu |
| Kansai | Kyoken |
| Chugoku | Mazda |
| Shikoku | Kagawa Shiun |
| Kyushu | NTT Kyushu |

## League standings
### Hokkaido

Division 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hokuden | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 7 | +82 | 42 |
| 2 | Sapporo University OB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 27 |
| 3 | Ẽfini Sapporo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 27 |
| 4 | Sapporo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 27 |
| 5 | Blackpecker Hakodate | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 14 |
| 6 | Nippon Steel Muroran | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 13 |
| 7 | Nippon Paper Tomakomai | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 11 |
| 8 | Asahikawa Daisetsu Club | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 82 | −63 | 7 |
Division 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Obihiro | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Sapporo First Club | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | JSW Muroran | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 13 |
| 4 | Kyokushukai | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 9 |
| 5 | Otaru Shuyukai | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 9 |
| 6 | Nippon Oil Muroran | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 9 |
| 7 | Hakodate Mazda | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 7 |
| 8 | BIG 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 5 |

### Tohoku

Division 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sony Sendai | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 13 | +44 | 39 |
| 2 | Morioka Zebra | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 20 |
| 3 | TDK | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 20 |
| 4 | Yamagata | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 19 |
| 5 | Matsushima | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 19 |
| 6 | NEC Tokin | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 | Akita City Government | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 19 |
| 8 | Tsuruoka TDK | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 77 | −70 | 1 |
Division 2 North :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aster Aomori | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 26 |
| 2 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 24 |
| 3 | Omiya | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Nishime Pana | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 8 |
| 5 | Akisho Club | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 8 |
| 6 | Towada Kickers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 3 |
Division 2 South :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Furukawa Battery | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 22 |
| 2 | Shichigahama | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Sendai Nakada Club | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Matsushita Audio Fukushima | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 | NEC Yonezawa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 8 |
| 6 | Kanai Club | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 7 |

### Kanto

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Yokogawa Electric | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 46 |
| 2 | Honda Luminozo Sayama | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 36 |
| 3 | Aries Tokyo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 31 |
| 4 | Kuyo | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 28 |
| 5 | Ome | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 22 |
| 6 | Saitama Teachers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 22 |
| 7 | Kanagawa Teachers | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 19 |
| 8 | Jaeri Tokai | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 19 |
| 9 | Toho Titanium | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 17 |
| 10 | PNC Tokai | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 8 |

### Hokushinetsu

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 27 |
| 2 | ALO's Hokuriku | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 22 |
| 3 | YKK | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 19 |
| 4 | Nagano Elsa | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 12 |
| 5 | Teihens | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 11 |
| 6 | Ueda Gentian | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 10 |
| 7 | Fukui Teachers | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 7 |
| 8 | Yamaga | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 7 |
| 9 | Renaiss College | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 7 |
| 10 | Macky | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 7 |

### Tokai

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hitachi Shimizu | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 26 |
| 2 | Fujieda City Government | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 25 |
| 3 | Toyota | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 23 |
| 4 | Maruyasu | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 22 |
| 5 | Yazaki Valente | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 19 |
| 6 | Nagoya | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 18 |
| 7 | Yamaha Motors | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 15 |
| 8 | Chuo Bohan | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 |
| 9 | Nagoya Bank | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 14 |
| 10 | Minolta | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Gifu | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 12 |
| 12 | Toyoda Machine Works | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 11 |
| 13 | Mind House | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 11 |
| 14 | Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 8 |
| 15 | Gifu Teachers | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 6 |
| 16 | Fujitsu Numazu | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 46 | −34 | 2 |

### Kansai

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kyoken | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 45 |
| 2 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 41 |
| 3 | Osaka Gas | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 33 |
| 4 | NTT Kansai | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 32 |
| 5 | Central Kobe | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 19 |
| 6 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 19 |
| 7 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 18 |
| 8 | West Osaka | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 18 |
| 9 | Renaiss College | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 17 |
| 10 | Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 15 |

### Chugoku

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mazda | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 35 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Oil | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 26 |
| 3 | Hiroshima Fujita | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 23 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 22 |
| 5 | Yamako | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 21 |
| 6 | Hiroshima Teachers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 20 |
| 7 | NKK Fukuyama | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 14 |
| 8 | Yamaguchi Teachers | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 |

### Shikoku

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kagawa Shiun | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 30 |
| 2 | Teijin | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 30 |
| 3 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 27 |
| 4 | Ehime | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 |
| 5 | Himawari Milk Nangoku Club | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 |
| 6 | Prima Meat Packers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 12 |
| 7 | NTT Shikoku | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 9 |
| 8 | Kuroshio | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 8 |

### Kyushu

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NTT Kyushu | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 12 | +48 | 44 |
| 2 | Volca Kagoshima | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 41 |
| 3 | Blaze Kumamoto | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 41 |
| 4 | Nippon Steel Yawata | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 31 |
| 5 | Honda Lock | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 26 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 |
| 7 | Kyocera Sendai | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 22 |
| 8 | Kumamoto Teachers | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 21 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 17 |
| 10 | Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 66 | −53 | 3 |
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