2004 Top League Challenge Series
| 2004 Top League Challenge Series | |
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| Countries | Japan |
| Date | 10 – 24 January 2004 |
| Champions | Toyota Verblitz (1st title) |
| Runners-up | IBM Big Blue |
| Promoted | IBM Big Blue Toyota Verblitz |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2004 Top League Challenge Series was the 2004 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2004–05 season. The competition was contested from 10 to 24 January 2004.
IBM Big Blue and Toyota Verblitz won promotion to the 2004–05 Top League, while Kyuden Voltex and Toyota Industries Shuttles progressed to the promotion play-offs.
The top two teams from the regional , and qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in Challenge 1, while the runners-up participated in Challenge 2.
The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2004–05 Top League, while the third-placed team in Challenge 1 and the Challenge 2 winner qualified to the promotion play-offs.
The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2003 regional leagues.
The final standings for the 2003 Top West League were:
The final standings for the 2003 Top East League were:
The following matches were played:
The final standings for the 2003 Top Kyūshū League were:
The final standings for the 2004 Top League Challenge 1 were:
The following matches were played in the 2004 Top League Challenge 1:
The final standings for the 2004 Top League Challenge 2 were:
The following matches were played in the 2004 Top League Challenge 2:
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