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


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:


First Stage : Pool A


Standings

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


Matches

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


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


First Stage : Pool B


Standings

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


Matches

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


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


First Stage : Pool C


Standings

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


Matches

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


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


First Stage : Pool D


Standings

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


Matches

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


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


Second stage


Standings

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


Cup play-offs

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


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. The final matches determined the final standings.


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. The final matches determined the final standings.


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. The final matches determined the final standings.


See also

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2018–19 Top League The 2018–19 Top League was the 16th season of Japan's top-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. Competition rules The sixteen Top League teams were divided into two conferences for the #First Stage, first stage of the competit ...
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2018 Top Challenge League The 2018 Top Challenge League was the second season of Japan's second-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top Challenge League. It was played from 8 September to 9 December 2018, with eight participating teams. NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes w ...


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