2018–19 Top League Cup

The 2018–19 Top League Cup was the inaugural edition of the Top League Cup, a cup competition for Japan's Top League teams.

2018–19 Top League Cup
CountriesJapan
Date10 November 2018 – 19 January 2019

Competition rules

The sixteen Top League teams were divided into four pools for the first stage of the competition; each team played the three other teams in their pools once.

All sixteen teams then progressed to a play-off stage; the top teams in each pool advanced to the cup play-offs, the second-placed teams in each pool to the 5th-place play-offs, the third-placed teams in each pool to the 9th-place play-offs and the bottom teams in each pool to the 13th-place play-offs, which determined the final positions for the season.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2018–19 Top League Cup competition:

2018–19 Top League Cup Pool A
Team name Region
Honda HeatSuzuka, Mie Prefecture
NTT Communications Shining ArcsChiba, Chiba, Kanto
Ricoh Black RamsTokyo, Kanto
Suntory SungoliathFuchu, Tokyo, Kanto
2018–19 Top League Cup Pool B
Team name Region
Canon EaglesMachida, Tokyo, Kanto
Hino Red DolphinsHino, Tokyo Metropolis
NEC Green RocketsAbiko, Chiba, Kanto
Panasonic Wild KnightsOta, Gunma, Kanto
2018–19 Top League Cup Pool C
Team name Region
Kobelco SteelersKobe, Kansai
Kubota SpearsAbiko, Chiba, Kanto
Munakata Sanix BluesMunakata, Fukuoka, Kyushu
Yamaha JúbiloIwata, Shizuoka, Tokai
2018–19 Top League Cup Pool D
Team name Region
Coca-Cola Red SparksFukuoka, Kyushu
Toshiba Brave LupusFuchu, Tokyo, Kanto
Toyota Industries ShuttlesAichi, Mizuho
Toyota VerblitzToyota, Aichi, Tokai

First Stage : Pool A

Standings

The current standings for the 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool A are:

2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Suntory Sungoliath330010236+661013
2NTT Communications Shining Arcs320111888+301110
3Ricoh Black Rams31028697−11116
4Honda Heat300362147−85000
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

The top team qualified for the cup play-offs.
The second-placed team qualified to the 5th-place play-offs.
The third-placed team qualified to the 9th-place play-offs.
The bottom-placed teams qualified to the 13th-place play-offs.

Matches

The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool A fixtures are:[1]

Round 1

11 November 2018 NTT Communications Shining Arcs 52–24 Ricoh Black Rams Iwagin Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[2] Attendance: 2,033
11 November 2018 Suntory Sungoliath 55–0 Honda Heat Akigin Stadium  
12:30 Scoreboard[3] Attendance: 2,256

Round 2

17 November 2018 Ricoh Black Rams 10–14 Suntory Sungoliath NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[4] Attendance: 3,053
18 November 2018 Honda Heat 31–40 NTT Communications Shining Arcs Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium  
11:30 Scoreboard[5] Attendance: 2,592

Round 3

24 November 2018 Honda Heat 31–52 Ricoh Black Rams Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium  
11:30 Scoreboard[6] Attendance: 2,638
24 November 2018 Suntory Sungoliath 33–26 NTT Communications Shining Arcs Kincho Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[7] Attendance: 1,871

First Stage : Pool B

Standings

The current standings for the 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool B are:

2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool B standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Panasonic Wild Knights330010988+210012
2Canon Eagles32017355+18019
3NEC Green Rockets310211155+56116
4Hino Red Dolphins300328123−95000
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

The top team qualified for the cup play-offs.
The second-placed team qualified to the 5th-place play-offs.
The third-placed team qualified to the 9th-place play-offs.
The bottom-placed teams qualified to the 13th-place play-offs.

Matches

The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool B fixtures are:[1]

Round 1

10 November 2018 Canon Eagles 20–7 Hino Red Dolphins Machida Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[8] Attendance: 3,133
11 November 2018 Panasonic Wild Knights 38–31 NEC Green Rockets Ashikaga Undojo  
13:00 Scoreboard[9] Attendance: 1,956

Round 2

18 November 2018 Hino Red Dolphins 21–30 Panasonic Wild Knights Ningineer Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[10] Attendance: 1,890
18 November 2018 Canon Eagles 17–7 NEC Green Rockets Miyazaki Athletic Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[11] Attendance: 2,067

Round 3

24 November 2018 NEC Green Rockets 73–0 Hino Red Dolphins Kumagaya Athletic Stadium  
11:30 Scoreboard[12] Attendance: 3,013
24 November 2018 Panasonic Wild Knights 41–36 Canon Eagles Kumagaya Athletic Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[13] Attendance: 4,327

First Stage : Pool C

Standings

The current standings for the 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool C are:

2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool C standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Kubota Spears33009050+401013
2Kobelco Steelers320117341+1322111
3Yamaha Júbilo310280137−57105
4Munakata Sanix Blues300328143−115000
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

The top team qualified for the cup play-offs.
The second-placed team qualified to the 5th-place play-offs.
The third-placed team qualified to the 9th-place play-offs.
The bottom-placed teams qualified to the 13th-place play-offs.

Matches

The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool C fixtures are:[1]

Round 1

11 November 2018 Kubota Spears 42–14 Munakata Sanix Blues Niigata Athletic Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[14] Attendance: 1,484
11 November 2018 Kobelco Steelers 99–17 Yamaha Júbilo Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[15] Attendance: 6,788

Round 2

17 November 2018 Kubota Spears 24–22 Kobelco Steelers Kincho Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[16] Attendance: 3,840
17 November 2018 Munakata Sanix Blues 14–49 Yamaha Júbilo Level5 Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[17] Attendance: 8,483

Round 3

25 November 2018 Yamaha Júbilo 14–24 Kubota Spears Enshunada Coastal Park  
13:00 Scoreboard[18] Attendance: 2,789
25 November 2018 Kobelco Steelers 52–0 Munakata Sanix Blues Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[19] Attendance: 5,852

First Stage : Pool D

Standings

The current standings for the 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool D are:

2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool D standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Toyota Verblitz330010765+420012
2Toshiba Brave Lupus320112287+352010
3Toyota Industries Shuttles310274101−27004
4Coca-Cola Red Sparks300362112−50011
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points.

The top team qualified for the cup play-offs.
The second-placed team qualified to the 5th-place play-offs.
The third-placed team qualified to the 9th-place play-offs.
The bottom-placed teams qualified to the 13th-place play-offs.

Matches

The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool D fixtures are:[1]

Round 1

10 November 2018 Toshiba Brave Lupus 49–27 Toyota Industries Shuttles Machida Stadium  
11:30 Scoreboard[20] Attendance: 1,691
10 November 2018 Toyota Verblitz 35–22 Coca-Cola Red Sparks Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium  
13:00 Scoreboard[21] Attendance: 1,042

Round 2

17 November 2018 Coca-Cola Red Sparks 21–28 Toyota Industries Shuttles Level5 Stadium  
11:30 Scoreboard[22] Attendance: 5,235
18 November 2018 Toyota Verblitz 41–24 Toshiba Brave Lupus Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[23] Attendance: 4,731

Round 3

24 November 2018 Toyota Industries Shuttles 19–31 Toyota Verblitz Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[24]
24 November 2018 Coca-Cola Red Sparks 19–49 Toshiba Brave Lupus Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu  
14:00 Scoreboard[25]

Second stage

Standings

The final standings for the 2018–19 Top League Cup were:

2018–19 Top League Cup standings
Pos Team
1Toyota Verblitz
2Suntory Sungoliath
3Panasonic Wild Knights
4Kubota Spears
5Toshiba Brave Lupus
6Kobelco Steelers
7NTT Communications Shining Arcs
8Canon Eagles
9Ricoh Black Rams
10NEC Green Rockets
11Yamaha Júbilo
12Toyota Industries Shuttles
13Coca-Cola Red Sparks
14Honda Heat
15Munakata Sanix Blues
16Hino Red Dolphins
Top League Cup winners.

Cup play-offs

The two semi-final winners qualified for the final, while the losers qualified for the 3rd-place match.

Semi-final 13 January 2019 Toyota Verblitz 22–15 Panasonic Wild Knights  
11:45 Scoreboard[26] Attendance: 5,817
Semi-final 13 January 2019 Suntory Sungoliath 39–24 Kubota Spears  
14:00 Scoreboard[27] Attendance: 7,790

The final matches determined the final standings.

Final 19 January 2019 Suntory Sungoliath 34–43 Toyota Verblitz  
14:00 Scoreboard[28] Attendance: 8,222
3rd-place 19 January 2019 Panasonic Wild Knights 24–21 Kubota Spears  
11:30 Scoreboard[29] Attendance: 6,037

5th-place play-offs

The two 5th-place semi-final winners qualified for the 5th-place match, while the losers qualified for the 7th-place match.

5th-place semi-final 13 January 2019 Toshiba Brave Lupus 45–22 Canon Eagles  
11:30 Scoreboard[30] Attendance: 6,840
5th-place semi-final 13 January 2019 NTT Communications Shining Arcs 35–37 Kobelco Steelers  
14:00 Scoreboard[31] Attendance: 8,990

The final matches determined the final standings.

5th-place 19 January 2019 Kobelco Steelers 28–33 Toshiba Brave Lupus  
14:00 Scoreboard[32] Attendance: 2,524
7th-place 19 January 2019 Canon Eagles 21–62 NTT Communications Shining Arcs  
11:30 Scoreboard[33] Attendance: 1,728

9th-place play-offs

The two 9th-place semi-final winners qualified for the 9th-place match, while the losers qualified for the 11th-place match.

9th-place semi-final 13 January 2019 Toyota Industries Shuttles 14–20 NEC Green Rockets  
11:30 Scoreboard[34] Attendance: 1,802
9th-place semi-final 13 January 2019 Ricoh Black Rams 51–19 Yamaha Júbilo  
14:00 Scoreboard[35] Attendance: 2,779

The final matches determined the final standings.

9th-place 19 January 2019 Ricoh Black Rams 28–17 NEC Green Rockets  
14:00 Scoreboard[36] Attendance: 1,762
11th-place 19 January 2019 Toyota Industries Shuttles 31–35 Yamaha Júbilo  
11:30 Scoreboard[37] Attendance: 925

13th-place play-offs

The two 13th-place semi-final winners qualified for the 13th-place match, while the losers qualified for the 15th-place match.

13th-place semi-final 13 January 2019 Coca-Cola Red Sparks 38–7 Hino Red Dolphins  
11:30 Scoreboard[38] Attendance: 1,131
13th-place semi-final 13 January 2019 Honda Heat 49–26 Munakata Sanix Blues  
14:00 Scoreboard[39] Attendance: 2,105

The final matches determined the final standings.

13th-place 19 January 2019 Honda Heat 24–40 Coca-Cola Red Sparks  
14:00 Scoreboard[40] Attendance: 1,683
15th-place 19 January 2019 Hino Red Dolphins 14–19 Munakata Sanix Blues  
11:30 Scoreboard[41] Attendance: 891

See also

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