1979 Japanese Regional Leagues
Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1979 season.
Champions list
| Regional | Champions |
| Hokkaido | Nippon Steel Muroran |
| Tohoku | Nippon Steel Kamaishi |
| Kanto | Saitama Teachers |
| Hokushinetsu | Nissei Plastic Industrial |
| Tokai | Daikyo Oil |
| Kansai | Kyoto Shiko Club |
| Chugoku | Mazda Auto Hiroshima |
| Shikoku | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals |
| Kyushu | Nakatsu Club |
League standings
Hokkaido
| Pos | Club | Pts | W (90) | W (PK) | L (PK) | L (90) | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nippon Steel Muroran | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 |
| 2 | Sapporo | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 |
| 3 | Hakodate 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 4 | Hokushukai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 5 | Hakodate Mazda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 6 | Muroran Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -13 |
Tohoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 18 | +32 |
| 2 | Morioka Zebra | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 |
| 3 | Kureha | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 30 | -4 |
| 4 | Akita Toyota | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 |
| 5 | Matsushima | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -11 |
| 6 | Nitto Boseki Fukushima | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -4 |
| 7 | Towada Kickers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -8 |
| 8 | Tohoku Oil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -25 |
Kanto
| Pos | Club | Pts | W (90) | W (PK) | L (PK) | L (90) | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Saitama Teachers | 53 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 16 | +31 |
| 2 | Furukawa Chiba | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 25 | +25 |
| 3 | Yokogawa Electric | 47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 |
| 4 | Toho Titanium | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 25 | +9 |
| 5 | Metropolitan Police | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 36 | -15 |
| 6 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 |
| 7 | Yamatake Honeywell | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 40 | -8 |
| 8 | Hitachi Mito Katsuta | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 9 | Kanagawa Teachers | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 48 | -20 |
| 10 | Kobe Steel | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 61 | -48 |
Hokushinetsu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nissei Plastic Industrial | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 |
| 2 | Yamaga | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 |
| 3 | Toyama Club | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| 4 | YKK | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 |
| 5 | Fukui Bank | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
| 6 | Fukui Teachers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 7 | Uozu Club | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 8 | Teihens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
| 9 | Nagano Teachers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
| 10 | Fuji Electric Matsumoto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -18 |
Tokai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nagoya | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 19 | +20 |
| 2 | Daikyo Oil | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 |
| 3 | Minolta Camera | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 |
| 4 | Honda Hamayukai | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 |
| 5 | Sumitomo Bakelite | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 40 | -14 |
| 6 | Maruyasu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 |
| 7 | Tomoegawa Papers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 32 | -7 |
| 8 | Honda Suzuka | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -10 |
| 9 | Wakaayu Club | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -11 |
| 10 | Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -16 |
Kansai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 23 | +27 |
| 2 | NTT Kinki | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22 | +23 |
| 3 | Hyogo Teachers | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 18 | +21 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe | 19 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 |
| 6 | Dainichi Nippon Cable | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 |
| 7 | Nippon Steel Hirohata | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -11 |
| 8 | Yuasa Batteries | 10 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 |
| 9 | Osaka Teachers | 9 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 57 | -32 |
| 10 | Wakayama Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 60 | -43 |
Chugoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Oil | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 |
| 4 | Mitsui Shipbuilding | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 13 | +17 |
| 5 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
| 7 | Hitachi Kasado | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 |
| 8 | Matsue Tomonokai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 58 | -50 |
Shikoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 20 | +28 |
| 2 | Nangoku Club | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 |
| 3 | Showa Club | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
| 4 | Imabari Club | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
| 5 | Suzue Nisshindo | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 6 | Daio Paper | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 36 | -7 |
| 7 | Takamatsu Club | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 39 | -26 |
| 8 | Ogata Club | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 51 | -29 |
Kyushu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nakatsu Club | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
| 2 | Saga Nanyo Club | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 3 | Kagoshima Teachers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| 4 | Miyazaki Teachers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
| 5 | Kumamoto Teachers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 6 | Nippon Steel Oita | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| 7 | Miyanoh Club | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 |