2004–05 Top League
| 2004–05 Top League | |
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| Countries |
 Japan
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| Date | |
| Champions | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
| Runners-up | Yamaha Jubilo |
| Top try scorer |
 Ruatangi Vatuvei (18 tries) |
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← 2003–04
2005–06 →
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The 2004–05 Top League was the second season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. Toshiba Brave Lupus won both the league round-robin and the Microsoft Cup knockout competitions.
• The top 8 teams qualified to the Microsoft Cup play-offs.
• The top 4 teams also qualified to for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
• Teams 9 and 10 went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.
• Teams 11 and 12 were automatically relegated.
Source:The Rugby Archive
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).
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
• Difference between points for and against
• Total number of points for
• Number of matches won
• Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
• Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
The top eight teams in the league played off for the Microsoft Cup (2005) knock out tournament, which was won by Toshiba Brave Lupus.
The number of tries and goals being equal, the result was decided in favour of Yamaha by a lottery held at Hanazono after the game.
In the season Toshiba Brave Lupus were top of the Top League, and Yamaha were second.
Fukuoka Sanix Bombs and Secom Rugguts won promotion to the 2005–06 Top League via the 2005 Top League Challenge Series, while Honda Heat and Toyota Industries Shuttles progressed to the promotion play-offs.
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