1971 Japanese Regional Leagues#Kanto
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| promoted = Towa Estate Development
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Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1971 season.
Champions list
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!Region | Champions |
| Kanto | Towa Estate Development |
| Tokai | Toyota Motors |
| Kansai | Kyoto Shiko Club |
By winning the All Japan Senior Football Championship and then defeating Nagoya Bank in a promotion/relegation Series, Towa ED was promoted to the Japan Soccer League; it and the remaining JSL clubs constituted the new JSL First Division, while Toyota, Kyoto and eight other clubs were chosen for the new JSL Second Division.
League standings
=Kanto=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PQ
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=TED|name_TED=Towa Estate Development
|team2=KOF|name_KOF=Kofu
|team3=YOM|name_YOM=Yomiuri
|team4=FUJ|name_FUJ=Fujitsu
|team5=IBA|name_IBA=Ibaraki Hitachi
|team6=KOD|name_KOD=Kodama Club
|team7=HMK|name_HMK=Hitachi Mito Katsuta
|team8=URA|name_URA=Urawa
|win_TED=11|draw_TED=1|loss_TED=2|gf_TED=51|ga_TED=12
|win_KOF=8|draw_KOF=3|loss_KOF=3|gf_KOF=31|ga_KOF=15
|win_YOM=9|draw_YOM=0|loss_YOM=5|gf_YOM=29|ga_YOM=17
|win_FUJ=7|draw_FUJ=3|loss_FUJ=4|gf_FUJ=24|ga_FUJ=16
|win_IBA=3|draw_IBA=4|loss_IBA=7|gf_IBA=12|ga_IBA=22
|win_KOD=5|draw_KOD=0|loss_KOD=9|gf_KOD=14|ga_KOD=32
|win_HMK=4|draw_HMK=1|loss_HMK=9|gf_HMK=12|ga_HMK=32
|win_URA=2|draw_URA=2|loss_URA=10|gf_URA=14|ga_URA=41
|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promoted to First Division
|result1=P
|col_SD=#E8FFD8|text_SD=Formed Second Division
|result2=SD|result3=SD|result4=SD
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Tōkai=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=TOY|name_TOY=Toyota Motors
|team2=NLM|name_NLM=Nippon Light Metal
|team3=TLW|name_TLW=Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
|team4=NAG|name_NAG=Nagoya
|team5=WAK|name_WAK=Wakaayu Club
|team6=GTE|name_GTE=Gifu Teachers
|team7=DAI|name_DAI=Daikyo Oil
|team8=NSN|name_NSN=Nippon Steel Nagoya
|win_TOY=12|draw_TOY=2|loss_TOY=0|gf_TOY=50|ga_TOY=11
|win_NLM=8|draw_NLM=4|loss_NLM=2|gf_NLM=33|ga_NLM=17
|win_TLW=8|draw_TLW=1|loss_TLW=5|gf_TLW=38|ga_TLW=22
|win_NAG=6|draw_NAG=3|loss_NAG=5|gf_NAG=35|ga_NAG=30
|win_WAK=5|draw_WAK=1|loss_WAK=8|gf_WAK=24|ga_WAK=37
|win_GTE=4|draw_GTE=2|loss_GTE=8|gf_GTE=23|ga_GTE=34
|win_DAI=3|draw_DAI=1|loss_DAI=10|gf_DAI=20|ga_DAI=46
|win_NSN=2|draw_NSN=2|loss_NSN=10|gf_NSN=14|ga_NSN=40
|col_SD=#E8FFD8|text_SD=Formed Second Division
|result1=SD|result2=SD|result3=SD
|update=complete|source=
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=Kansai=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
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|winpoints=2
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|team1=KSC|name_KSC=Kyoto Shiko Club
|team2=TAN|name_TAN=Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
|team3=DNC|name_DNC=Dainichi Nippon Cable
|team4=NTT|name_NTT=NTT Kinki
|team5=NSH|name_NSH=Nippon Steel Hirohata
|team6=MMK|name_MMK=Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto
|team7=YUA|name_YUA=Yuasa Batteries
|team8=OSC|name_OSC=Osaka Sportsman Club
|win_KSC=12|draw_KSC=0|loss_KSC=2|gf_KSC=43|ga_KSC=12
|win_TAN=8|draw_TAN=2|loss_TAN=4|gf_TAN=26|ga_TAN=16
|win_DNC=8|draw_DNC=2|loss_DNC=4|gf_DNC=28|ga_DNC=28
|win_NTT=7|draw_NTT=2|loss_NTT=5|gf_NTT=27|ga_NTT=25
|win_NSH=5|draw_NSH=2|loss_NSH=7|gf_NSH=24|ga_NSH=24
|win_MMK=5|draw_MMK=2|loss_MMK=7|gf_MMK=22|ga_MMK=28
|win_YUA=3|draw_YUA=4|loss_YUA=7|gf_YUA=24|ga_YUA=30
|win_OSC=0|draw_OSC=2|loss_OSC=12|gf_OSC=16|ga_OSC=47
|col_SD=#E8FFD8|text_SD=Formed Second Division
|result1=SD|result2=SD|result3=SD|result4=SD
|update=complete|source=
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{{Japanese Club Football|group=regional}}
{{1971 in Japanese football}}