1976 Japan Soccer League
{{Infobox football league season
| season = 1976
| competition = Japan Soccer League
| prevseason = 1975
| nextseason = 1977
}}
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1976 season.
League tables
= First Division =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=FUR|name_FUR=Furukawa Electric
|team2=MIT|name_MIT=Mitsubishi Motors
|team3=FUJ|name_FUJ=Fujita
|team4=YAN|name_YAN=Yanmar Diesel
|team5=HIT|name_HIT=Hitachi
|team6=NKK|name_NKK=Nippon Kokan
|team7=EID|name_EID=Eidai
|team8=TYI|name_TYI=Toyo Industries
|team9=NSY|name_NSY=Nippon Steel
|team10=TYT|name_TYT=Toyota Motors
|win_FUR=11|draw_FUR=4|loss_FUR=3|gf_FUR=37|ga_FUR=15
|win_MIT=9|draw_MIT=4|loss_MIT=5|gf_MIT=28|ga_MIT=16
|win_FUJ=9|draw_FUJ=4|loss_FUJ=5|gf_FUJ=28|ga_FUJ=20
|win_YAN=9|draw_YAN=3|loss_YAN=6|gf_YAN=34|ga_YAN=20
|win_HIT=7|draw_HIT=7|loss_HIT=4|gf_HIT=22|ga_HIT=14
|win_NKK=6|draw_NKK=8|loss_NKK=4|gf_NKK=22|ga_NKK=21
|win_EID=7|draw_EID=4|loss_EID=7|gf_EID=18|ga_EID=24
|win_TYI=5|draw_TYI=5|loss_TYI=8|gf_TYI=16|ga_TYI=20
|win_NSY=5|draw_NSY=2|loss_NSY=11|gf_NSY=23|ga_NSY=30
|win_TYT=1|draw_TYT=1|loss_TYT=16|gf_TYT=10|ga_TYT=58
|col_C=#D0F0C0|text_C=Champions
|result1=C
|col_FLD=#ababab|text_FLD=Folded
|result7=FLD
|col_RP=#FF9999|text_RP=To promotion/relegation Series
|result9=RP|result10=RP
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Promotion/relegation Series =
= Second Division =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=FUJ|name_FUJ=Fujitsu
|team2=YOM|name_YOM=Yomiuri
|team3=TAN|name_TAN=Tanabe Pharmaceutical
|team4=HON|name_HON=Honda
|team5=TJN|name_TJN=Teijin Matsuyama
|team6=YAN|name_YAN=Yanmar Club
|team7=SUM|name_SUM=Sumitomo Metal
|team8=KOF|name_KOF=Kofu SC
|team9=KYO|name_KYO=Kyoto Shiko
|team10=FEC|name_FEC=Furukawa Electric Chiba
|win_FUJ=13|draw_FUJ=3|loss_FUJ=2|gf_FUJ=32|ga_FUJ=6
|win_YOM=11|draw_YOM=3|loss_YOM=4|gf_YOM=51|ga_YOM=28
|win_TAN=10|draw_TAN=5|loss_TAN=3|gf_TAN=28|ga_TAN=18
|win_HON=6|draw_HON=9|loss_HON=3|gf_HON=25|ga_HON=17
|win_TJN=9|draw_TJN=1|loss_TJN=8|gf_TJN=32|ga_TJN=28
|win_YAN=6|draw_YAN=5|loss_YAN=7|gf_YAN=23|ga_YAN=23
|win_SUM=5|draw_SUM=3|loss_SUM=10|gf_SUM=27|ga_SUM=34
|win_KOF=4|draw_KOF=4|loss_KOF=10|gf_KOF=14|ga_KOF=30
|win_KYO=3|draw_KYO=5|loss_KYO=10|gf_KYO=11|ga_KYO=25
|win_FEC=3|draw_FEC=2|loss_FEC=13|gf_FEC=17|ga_FEC=51
|col_PP=#D0F0C0|text_PP=To promotion/relegation Series with Division 1
|result1=PP|result2=PP
|col_RP=#FF9999|text_RP=To promotion/relegation Series with Senior Cup finalists
|result9=RP|result10=RP
|update=complete|source=
}}
= JSL promotion/relegation Series =
Nissan Motors, future Yokohama Marinos, currently Yokohama F. Marinos, joined the league for the first time.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| align=center
! JSL !! 1st leg !! 2nd leg !! Senior Cup | |||
| align=center | 2-1 | 2-1 | Dainichi Nippon Cable Industries (Cup runner-up) |
| align=center | 0-0 | 0-1 | Nissan Motors (Cup winner) |
Nissan promoted. Furukawa Chiba was not relegated due to Eidai's withdrawal.