2011–12 Top League Challenge Series


The 2011–12 Top League Challenge Series was the 2011–12 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2012–13 season. The competition was contested from 25 December 2011 to 11 February 2012.
Canon Eagles and Kyuden Voltex won promotion to the 2012–13 Top League, while Kubota Spears and Toyota Industries Shuttles progressed to the promotion play-offs.

Competition rules and information

The top two teams from the regional :ja:トップイーストリーグ|Top East League, :ja:トップウェスト|Top West League and :ja:トップキュウシュウ|Top Kyūshū League qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in [|Challenge 1], while the runners-up participated in [|Challenge 2]. The winner of Challenge 2 also progressed to a four-team Challenge 1.
The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2012–13 Top League, while the third and fourth-placed teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.

Qualification

The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2011 regional leagues.

Top West League

The final standings for the 2011 Top West League were:
The final standings for the 2011 Top East League were:
The final standings for the 2011 Top Kyūshū League were:

Standings

The final standings for the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 1 were:
The following matches were played in the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 1:

Challenge 2

Standings

The final standings for the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 2 were:
  • Kubota Spears progressed to Challenge 1.

    Matches

The following matches were played in the 2011–12 Top League Challenge 2: