1972 Japanese Regional Leagues
Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1972 season.
Champions list
| Regional | Champions |
| Kanto | Urawa |
| Tokai | Nagoya |
| Kansai | Nippon Steel Hirohata |
League standings
Kanto
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Urawa | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 |
| 2 | Hitachi Mito Katsuta | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 |
| 3 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11 | +23 |
| 4 | Kodama Club | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 |
| 5 | Yokohama Club | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| 6 | Aoyama | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
| 7 | Toshiba | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
| 8 | Hitachi Tochigi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 57 | -44 |
Tokai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nagoya | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 22 | +26 |
| 2 | Daikyo Oil | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 |
| 3 | Sumitomo Bakelite | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 |
| 4 | Toyoda Machine Works | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 |
| 5 | Wakaayu Club | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 |
| 6 | Gifu Teachers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 |
| 7 | Toyota Auto Body | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 52 | -30 |
| 8 | Nippon Steel Nagoya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 53 | -41 |
Kansai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nippon Steel Hirohata | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| 2 | Yuasa Batteries | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 |
| 3 | Yanmar Club | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
| 5 | Omi Club | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 7 | Wakayama Teachers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
| 8 | Osaka Sportsman Club | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 35 | -18 |