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{{Infobox rugby union season
| image = Flickr - tpower1978 - Microsoft Cup (1).jpg
| imagesize = 300px 
| caption = Toshiba playing Sanyo for the 2009 [[Microsoft Cup]].
| countries = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
| date = {{nowrap|5 September 2008 - 18 January 2009}}
| champions = [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]] (4th title)
| runnersup = [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
| relegated = 
| matches =
| attendance =
| top point scorer = 
| top try scorer = 
| prevseason = [[2007–08 Top League|2007–08]]
| nextseason = [[2009–10 Top League|2009–10]]
}}
The '''2008–09 Top League''' was the sixth season of [[Japan]]'s domestic [[rugby union]] competition, the [[Top League]]. The [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]] defeated [[Sanyo Wild Knights]] by 17–6 in the final of the [[Microsoft Cup]] to claim the 2008–09 Top League championship.

The Top League is a semi-professional competition which is at the top of the national league system in Japan, with promotion and relegation between the next level down.

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==Preseason==
[[Kintetsu Liners]] returned to the league, and Yokogawa Denki were promoted for the first time (and renamed [[Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars]] in the off season). They replaced [[Ricoh Black Rams]] and [[Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars]].

==Teams==
{|class = "wikitable"
|-
!Team
!Region
|-
|[[Coca-Cola Red Sparks|Coca-Cola West Red Sparks]]
|[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], Kyushu
|-
|[[Fukuoka Sanix Blues]]
|Fukuoka, Kyushu
|-
|[[IBM Big Blue (rugby union)|IBM Big Blue]]
|[[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], Kanto
|-
|[[Kintetsu Liners]]
|[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], Kansai
|-
|[[Kobelco Steelers]]
|[[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyogo]], Kansai
|-
|[[Kubota Spears]]
|Chiba, Kanto
|-
|[[Kyuden Voltex]]
|Fukuoka, Kyushu
|-
|[[NEC Green Rockets]]
|Chiba, Kanto
|-
|[[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], Kanto
|-
|[[Suntory Sungoliath]]
|Tokyo, Kanto
|-
|[[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]
|Tokyo, Kanto
|-
|[[Toyota Verblitz]]
|[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], Tokai
|-
|[[Yamaha Jubilo]]
|[[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], Tokai
|-
|[[Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars]]
|Tokyo, Kanto
|}

==Regular season==

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|colspan="15" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|'''Top League Table'''
|-
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="225"|Club
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points For
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Against
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Difference
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try Bonus
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing Bonus
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points
|- bgcolor=#d8ffeb align=center
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toshibabravelupus.png|18px]] [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]
|13||12||0||1||563||211||+352||11||0|| '''59'''
|- bgcolor=#d8ffeb
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|13||12||0||1||584||197||+387||10||0|| '''58'''
|- bgcolor=#d8ffeb
|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Suntorycolours.png|18px]] [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
|13||10||0||3||482||298||+184||10||1|| '''51'''
|- bgcolor=#d8ffeb
|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kobesteelers.png|18px]] [[Kobelco Steelers]]
|13||9||0||4||358||300||+58||5||2|| '''43'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:NECgreenrockets.png|18px]] [[NEC Green Rockets]]
|13||8||0||5||298||309||−11||4||1|| '''37'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|6||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kubotaspears.png|18px]] [[Kubota Spears]]
|13||8||0||5||309||334||−25||4||1|| '''37'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|7||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Yamahajubilo.png|18px]] [[Yamaha Jubilo]]
|13||7||0||6||344||304||+40||6||1|| '''35'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|8||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toyotaverblitz.png|18px]] [[Toyota Verblitz]]
|13||6||0||7||310||286||+24||4||3|| '''31'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|9||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kintetsuliners.png|18px]] [[Kintetsu Liners]]
|13||5||0||8||319||348||−29||6||2|| '''28'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|10||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Redsparkscolours.png|18px]] [[Coca-Cola Red Sparks|Coca-Cola West Red Sparks]]
|13||6||0||7||273||353||−80||1||1|| '''26'''
|- bgcolor=#fffccc
|11||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Fukuokasanixblues.png|18px]] [[Fukuoka Sanix Blues]]
|13||3||0||10||266||442||−176||5||4|| '''21'''
|- bgcolor=#fffccc
|12||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kyudenvoltex.png|18px]] [[Kyuden Voltex]]
|13||3||0||10||345||451||−106||4||2|| '''18'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|13||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:IBMbigblue.png|18px]] [[IBM Big Blue (rugby union)|IBM Big Blue]]
|13||1||0||12||222||496||−274||1||3|| '''8'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|14||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Yokogawaatlasstars.png|18px]] [[Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars]]
|13||1||0||12||230||574||−344||4||0|| '''8'''

|- align=center
|colspan="15" style="border:0px"|
{{bull}} The top 4 teams qualified for the [[2008–09 Top League#Title play-offs|title play-offs]].<br/>
{{bull}}The top 6 teams also qualified for entry into the [[All-Japan Rugby Football Championship]].<br/>
{{nowrap| {{bull}} Teams 11 and 12 went through to the [[2008–09 Top League#Promotion and relegation play-offs|promotion and relegation play-offs]] against regional challengers. {{spaces|4}} }}<br/>
{{bull}} Teams 13 and 14 were automatically relegated.

|- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center
|colspan="15"|
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=96&Stagione=2008/09 |title=2008/09 Top League |publisher= The Rugby Archive}}</ref>

Four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for four tries or more (BP1) and one bonus point for losing by seven or less (BP2).<br/>
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:<br/>
{{bull}} Difference between points for and against<br/>
{{bull}} Total number of points for<br/>
{{bull}} Number of matches won<br/>
{{bull}} Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams<br/>
{{bull}} Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled<br/>

|-|align=left|
|}

===Fixtures and results===
{{Expand section|1='''Results''' Rd 1-13 (source [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20120924101047%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.top-league.jp%2Fgame%2F2008%2Fschedule901.html top-league.jp]) |date=November 2013}}

=={{anchor|Cup}} Title play-offs ==
Top 4 sides of the regular season competed in the [[Microsoft Cup]] (2009)  knock out tournament to fight for the Top League title. The top 4 teams of 2008–09 were Toshiba Brave Lupus, Sanyo Wild Knights, Kobe Steelers and Suntory Sungoliath.

===Semi-finals===
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{{rugbybox collapsible |time=14:00
| date = 1 February 2009
| home = '''[[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]''' | score = 26–7 | away = [[Kobelco Steelers]]
| stadium = }}
----
{{rugbybox collapsible |time=14:00
| date = 1 February 2009
| home = '''[[Sanyo Wild Knights]]''' | score = 32–22 | away = [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
| stadium = }}
----

===Final===
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{{rugbybox collapsible | class =collapsible expanded
| date = 8 February 2009 |time=14:00
| home = '''[[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]''' | score = 17–6 | away =  [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
| report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905084902/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2009/02/09/more-sports/rugby/scandal-clouds-toshibas-victory-in-microsoft-cup/ '''Report''']<ref>{{cite news 
 |date= 9 February 2009
 |title= Scandal clouds Toshiba’s victory in Microsoft Cup
 |work= Japan Times
 |accessdate= 25 August 2016
 |url= http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2009/02/09/more-sports/rugby/scandal-clouds-toshibas-victory-in-microsoft-cup/
 |url-status= live
 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150905084902/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2009/02/09/more-sports/rugby/scandal-clouds-toshibas-victory-in-microsoft-cup/
 |archivedate= 5 September 2015}}
</ref>
| stadium = [[Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium|Chichibunomiya]], [[Tokyo]]
| attendance= 17,000}}
----

==Top League Challenge Series==

{{main|2009 Top League Challenge Series}}

[[Honda Heat]] and [[Ricoh Black Rams]] won promotion to the [[2009–10 Top League]] via the 2009 Top League Challenge Series, while [[Mazda Blue Zoomers]] and [[Toyota Industries Shuttles]] progressed to the [[#Promotion and relegation play-offs|promotion play-offs]].

==Promotion and relegation play-offs==
Two promotion/relegation matches ''(Irekaesen)'' were played with the winners qualifying for the Top League in the next season. The 12th-placed team from the Top League against the 3rd-placed team from Challenge 1. The 11th-placed team from the Top League against the 1st-placed team from Challenge 2.
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{{rugbybox collapsible | time = 14:00
| date = 14 February 2009
| home = '''[[Fukuoka Sanix Blues]]'''
| score = 38–22  
| report =
| away = [[Toyota Industries Shuttles]]
| stadium = 
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{rugbybox collapsible | time = 14:00
| date = 14 February 2009
| home = '''[[Kyuden Voltex]]'''
| score = 31–10
| report =
| away = [[Mazda Blue Zoomers]]
| stadium = 
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
So Sanix and Kyuden stayed in the Top League for the following season.

==Top 10 points scorers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Position"|
!width=185 |Player
!width=200 |Team
!width=20 |Pts
!width=20 |T
!width=20 |C
!width=20 |PG
!width=20 |DG
|-
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[David Hill (rugby union)|David Hill]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toshibabravelupus.png|18px]] [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]||226||11||60||17||0
|-
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Ryan Nicholas]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Suntorycolours.png|18px]] [[Suntory Sungoliath]]||158||5||41||17||0
|-
|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[Shane Drahm]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kubotaspears.png|18px]] [[Kubota Spears]]||136||1||16||31||2
|-
|4||style="text-align:left;"|Yasumasa Shigemitsu||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kintetsuliners.png|18px]] [[Kintetsu Liners]]||123||5||22||18||0
|-
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Thinus Delport]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kobesteelers.png|18px]] [[Kobelco Steelers]]||122||4||18||22||0
|-
|6||style="text-align:left;"|Genki Saito||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kyudenvoltex.png|18px]] [[Kyuden Voltex]]||117||2||28||16||1
|-
|6||style="text-align:left;"|Tadanobu Ko||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:IBMbigblue.png|18px]] [[IBM Big Blue (rugby union)|IBM Big Blue]]||117||2||22||20||1
|-
|8||style="text-align:left;"|Masakazu Irie||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]||114||3||33||11||0
|-
|9||style="text-align:left;"|[[Ayumu Goromaru]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Yamahajubilo.png|18px]] [[Yamaha Jubilo]]||98||4||15||16||0
|-
|10||style="text-align:left;"|Daisuke Haradome||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Redsparkscolours.png|18px]] [[Coca-Cola Red Sparks|Coca-Cola West Red Sparks]]||88||4||16||12||0
|}

'''Table notes'''
* Pts = Points scored
* T = Tries
* C = Conversions
* PG = Penalty Goals
* DG = Drop Goals

==End-of-season awards==

===Best fifteen===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Number"|
!width=20 |Position
!width=200 |Name
!width=200 |Team
|-
|1||PR||style="text-align:left;"|Hisateru Nirashima||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Kobesteelers.png|18px]] [[Kobelco Steelers]]
|-
|2||HO||style="text-align:left;"|Yusuke Aoki||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Suntorycolours.png|18px]] [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
|-
|3||PR||style="text-align:left;"|Kensuke Hatakeyama||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Suntorycolours.png|18px]] [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
|-
|4||LO||style="text-align:left;"|[[Hitoshi Ono]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toshibabravelupus.png|18px]] [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]
|-
|5||LO||style="text-align:left;"|[[Daniel Heenan]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|-
|6||FL||style="text-align:left;"|[[Steven Bates]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toshibabravelupus.png|18px]] [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]
|-
|7||FL||style="text-align:left;"|[[Reuben Thorne]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Yamahajubilo.png|18px]] [[Yamaha Jubilo]]
|-
|8||No.8||style="text-align:left;"|[[Koliniasi Holani|Ryukoliniasi Holani]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|-
|9||SH||style="text-align:left;"|[[Fumiaki Tanaka]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|-
|10||SO||style="text-align:left;"|[[David Hill (rugby union)|David Hill]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toshibabravelupus.png|18px]] [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]
|-
|11||WTB||style="text-align:left;"|[[Hirotoki Onozawa]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Suntorycolours.png|18px]] [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
|-
|12||CTB||style="text-align:left;"|[[Ryan Nicholas]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Suntorycolours.png|18px]] [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
|-
|13||CTB||style="text-align:left;"|Seiichi Shimonura||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|-
|14||WTB||style="text-align:left;"|Tomoki Kitagawa||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Sanyowildknights.png|18px]] [[Sanyo Wild Knights]]
|-
|15||FB||style="text-align:left;"|Hiroki Yoshida||style="text-align:left;"|[[File:Toshibabravelupus.png|18px]]  [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]
|}

'''Table Notes'''
* PR = Prop
* HO = Hooker
* LO = Lock
* FL = Flanker
* SH = Scrum Half
* SO = Stand Off
* CTB = Centre Three Quarter Back
* WTB = Wing THree Quarter Back
* FB = Full back

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100607100644/http://www.top-league.jp/team/index.jsp Team Profiles] (Japanese)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071031053455/http://www.top-league.jp/index.html Top League official site] (Japanese)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100429221018/http://www.top-league.jp/ranking/index901.html Final Table] (Japanese)

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