2018–19 Top League Cup
| 2018–19 Top League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Japan |
| Date | 10 November 2018 – 19 January 2019 |
The 2018–19 Top League Cup was the inaugural edition of the Top League Cup, a cup competition for Japan's Top League teams.
Competition rules[edit]
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[edit]
The following teams took part in the 2018–19 Top League Cup competition:
| 2018–19 Top League Cup Pool A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team name | Region | ||
| Honda Heat | Suzuka, Mie Prefecture | ||
| NTT Communications Shining Arcs | Chiba, Chiba, Kanto | ||
| Ricoh Black Rams | Tokyo, Kanto | ||
| Suntory Sungoliath | Fuchu, Tokyo, Kanto | ||
| 2018–19 Top League Cup Pool B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team name | Region | ||
| Canon Eagles | Machida, Tokyo, Kanto | ||
| Hino Red Dolphins | Hino, Tokyo Metropolis | ||
| NEC Green Rockets | Abiko, Chiba, Kanto | ||
| Panasonic Wild Knights | Ota, Gunma, Kanto | ||
| 2018–19 Top League Cup Pool C | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team name | Region | ||
| Kobelco Steelers | Kobe, Kansai | ||
| Kubota Spears | Abiko, Chiba, Kanto | ||
| Munakata Sanix Blues | Munakata, Fukuoka, Kyushu | ||
| Yamaha Júbilo | Iwata, Shizuoka, Tokai | ||
| 2018–19 Top League Cup Pool D | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team name | Region | ||
| Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Fukuoka, Kyushu | ||
| Toshiba Brave Lupus | Fuchu, Tokyo, Kanto | ||
| Toyota Industries Shuttles | Aichi, Mizuho | ||
| Toyota Verblitz | Toyota, Aichi, Tokai | ||
First Stage : Pool A[edit]
Standings[edit]
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 |
| 1 | Suntory Sungoliath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 36 | +66 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 88 | +30 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Ricoh Black Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 97 | −11 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Honda Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 147 | −85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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[edit]
The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool A fixtures are:[1]
Round 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Standings[edit]
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 |
| 1 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 88 | +21 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Canon Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | NEC Green Rockets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 55 | +56 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Hino Red Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 123 | −95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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[edit]
The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool B fixtures are:[1]
Round 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Standings[edit]
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 |
| 1 | Kubota Spears | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Kobelco Steelers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 41 | +132 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Yamaha Júbilo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 137 | −57 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Munakata Sanix Blues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 143 | −115 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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[edit]
The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool C fixtures are:[1]
Round 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Standings[edit]
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 |
| 1 | Toyota Verblitz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 65 | +42 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 87 | +35 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 101 | −27 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 112 | −50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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[edit]
The 2018–19 Top League Cup First Stage Pool D fixtures are:[1]
Round 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Standings[edit]
The final standings for the 2018–19 Top League Cup were:
| 2018–19 Top League Cup standings | |
|---|---|
| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Toyota Verblitz |
| 2 | Suntory Sungoliath |
| 3 | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 4 | Kubota Spears |
| 5 | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
| 6 | Kobelco Steelers |
| 7 | NTT Communications Shining Arcs |
| 8 | Canon Eagles |
| 9 | Ricoh Black Rams |
| 10 | NEC Green Rockets |
| 11 | Yamaha Júbilo |
| 12 | Toyota Industries Shuttles |
| 13 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks |
| 14 | Honda Heat |
| 15 | Munakata Sanix Blues |
| 16 | Hino Red Dolphins |
| Top League Cup winners. |
Cup play-offs[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
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