| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
← 1982 1984 → | |
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1983 season.
Yomiuri, the football club became one of big names of earlier years of J.League as Verdy Kawasaki, and currently known as Tokyo Verdy, won its first of seven League championships, fully riding in the wave of its parent company's funds and prestige.
Mazda, five-time First Division champions in the 1960s, was relegated for the first time. Hitachi saved itself by defeating Sumitomo in the playout.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomiuri | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 27 | Champions |
| 2 | Nissan | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 25 | |
| 3 | Fujita Engineering | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 21 | |
| 4 | Yamaha Motors | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 19 | |
| 5 | Yanmar Diesel | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Furukawa Electric | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Honda | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 14 | |
| 9 | Hitachi | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 12 | To promotion/relegation Series |
| 10 | Mazda | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 12 | Relegated to Second Division |
| JSL Division 1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | JSL Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 3-2 | 1-0 | Sumitomo |
NKK returned to the top flight at the first time of asking.
Saitama Teachers went back to the Kantō regional league, and Toho Titanium followed when they lost the playout to Matsushita, a rising club at the time based in Nara which would eventually become Gamba Osaka.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Kokan | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 30 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Sumitomo | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 24 | To promotion/relegation Series with First Division |
| 3 | Toshiba | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 20 | |
| 4 | Nippon Steel | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 19 | |
| 5 | Toyota Motors | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | |
| 6 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | Fujitsu | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Kofu Club | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 14 | |
| 9 | Toho Titanium | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 12 | To promotion/relegation Series with Regional Series |
| 10 | Saitama Teachers | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 9 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
| JSL | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Regional Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toho Titanium | 1-2 | 0-0 | Matsushita Electric (runner-up) |