1976 Japanese Regional Leagues
Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1976 season.
Champions list
| Regional | Champions |
| Kanto | Nissan Motors |
| Hokushinetsu | Nissei Plastic Industrial |
| Tokai | Nagoya |
| Kansai | Dainichi Nippon Cable |
| Chugoku | Hiroshima Fujita |
| Kyushu | Nakatsu Club |
League standings
Kanto
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nissan Motors | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 7 | +28 |
| 2 | Toho Titanium | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 |
| 3 | Saitama Teachers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
| 4 | Jake Mount | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 |
| 5 | Urawa | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | -13 |
| 6 | Hitachi Mito | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 7 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| 8 | Kodama Club | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 24 | -17 |
Hokushinetsu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nissei Plastic Industrial | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 |
| 2 | YKK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 |
| 3 | Fukui Bank | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 |
| 4 | Toyama Club | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 |
| 5 | Fukui Teachers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
| 6 | Yamaga | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 |
| 7 | Fukui Matsushita | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 8 | Fuji Electric Matsumoto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
| 9 | Niigata | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 37 | -23 |
| 10 | Nakamuratome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 58 | -52 |
Tokai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nagoya | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 13 | +27 |
| 2 | Daikyo Oil | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | +21 |
| 3 | Maruyasu | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 |
| 4 | Sumitomo Bakelite | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 29 | -9 |
| 5 | Wakaayu Club | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| 6 | Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 |
| 7 | Tomoegawa Papers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
| 8 | Gifu Teachers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| 9 | Mie Teachers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| 10 | Toyoda Machine Works | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 41 | -37 |
Kansai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Dainichi Nippon Cable | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 |
| 3 | Hyogo Teachers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 30 | +8 |
| 4 | NTT Kinki | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 |
| 5 | Nippon Steel Hirohata | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 |
| 6 | Wakayama Teachers | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 7 | Osaka Teachers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kyoto | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 39 | -19 |
| 9 | Omi Club | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 64 | -46 |
Chugoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Hiroshima Fujita | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 12 | +25 |
| 2 | Mitsui Shipbuilding | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Oil | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 |
| 4 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 |
| 5 | Masuda Club | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | Hiroshima Teachers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 39 | -12 |
| 7 | Japan Steel | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -12 |
| 8 | Hitachi Kasado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 35 | -25 |
Kyushu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nakatsu Club | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 |
| 2 | Miyanoh Club | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| 3 | Kagoshima Club | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| 4 | Sanwa Rakushu Club | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 6 | Kumamoto Teachers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 7 | Kagoshima Teachers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| 8 | Saga Nanyo Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -15 |