1978 Japanese Regional Leagues
Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues in the 1978 season.
Champions list
| Regional | Champions |
| Hokkaido | Hakodate 76 |
| Tohoku | Nippon Steel Kamaishi |
| Kanto | Toho Titanium |
| Hokushinetsu | Nissei Plastic Industrial |
| Tokai | Yamaha Motors |
| Kansai | Dainichi Nippon Cable |
| 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 | Hakodate 76 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 2 | Hokushukai | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Hakodate Mazda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Sapporo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | -11 |
Tohoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 |
| 2 | Kureha | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 35 | -11 |
| 3 | Morioka Zebra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
| 4 | Towada Kickers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 25 | -10 |
| 5 | Tohoku Oil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 23 | -19 |
Kanto
| Pos | Club | Pts | W (90) | W (PK) | L (PK) | L (90) | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Toho Titanium | 59 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 |
| 2 | Furukawa Chiba | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 |
| 3 | Yokogawa Electric | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 |
| 4 | Ibaraki Hitachi | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
| 5 | Metropolitan Police | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
| 6 | Hitachi Mito Katsuta | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| 7 | Saitama Teachers | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 |
| 8 | Yamatake Honeywell | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 39 | -16 |
| 9 | Tokyo Gas | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -13 |
| 10 | Kodama Club | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -21 |
Hokushinetsu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nissei Plastic Industrial | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 |
| 2 | YKK | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 |
| 3 | Toyama Club | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
| 4 | Fukui Teachers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 |
| 5 | Fukui Bank | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
| 6 | Teihens | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
| 7 | Nagano Teachers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
| 8 | Fuji Electric Matsumoto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
| 9 | Uozu Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 32 | -18 |
| 10 | Yamaga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -18 |
Tokai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Yamaha Motors | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | +56 |
| 2 | Daikyo Oil | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10 | +22 |
| 3 | Maruyasu | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 |
| 4 | Honda Hamayukai | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 28 | -1 |
| 5 | Sumitomo Bakelite | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 46 | -20 |
| 6 | Nagoya | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | Minolta Camera | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 |
| 8 | Toyoda Automatic Loom Works | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 38 | -23 |
| 9 | Wakaayu Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 10 | Tomoegawa Papers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 39 | -24 |
Kansai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Dainichi Nippon Cable | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 |
| 2 | NTT Kinki | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 |
| 3 | Hyogo Teachers | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 |
| 6 | Nippon Steel Hirohata | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 32 | -5 |
| 7 | Osaka Teachers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| 8 | Yuasa Batteries | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 |
| 9 | Wakayama Teachers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 42 | -34 |
Chugoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 |
| 2 | Mitsui Shipbuilding | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 |
| 3 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Oil | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 |
| 5 | Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 |
| 6 | Hitachi Kasado | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 |
| 7 | Hiroshima Fujita | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| 8 | Masuda Club | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
Shikoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 16 | +34 |
| 2 | Showa Club | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 |
| 3 | Nangoku Club | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 24 | +16 |
| 4 | Imabari Club | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 |
| 5 | Ogata Club | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 51 | -22 |
| 6 | Daio Paper | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 32 | -1 |
| 7 | Kogei Club | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -21 |
| 8 | Takasho OB Club | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 48 | -30 |
Kyushu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nakatsu Club | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
| 3 | Saga Nanyo Club | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| 4 | Nippon Steel Oita | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| 5 | Kagoshima Teachers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| 6 | Miyanoh Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 7 | Kumamoto Teachers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 8 | Sanwa Rakushu Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 |