2006 Top League Challenge Series
| 2006 Top League Challenge Series | |
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| Countries | Japan |
| Date | 15 – 28 January 2006 |
| Champions | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks (1st title) |
| Runners-up | IBM Big Blue |
| Promoted | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks IBM Big Blue |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2006 Top League Challenge Series was the 2006 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 2006–07 season. The competition was contested from 15 to 28 January 2006.
Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and IBM Big Blue won promotion to the 2006–07 Top League, while Honda Heat, Kintetsu Liners, Kyuden Voltex and NTT Shining Arcs 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 2006–07 Top League, while the third-placed team in Challenge 1 and the three Challenge 2 teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.
The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2005 regional leagues.
The final standings for the 2005 Top West League were:
The final standings for the 2005 Top East League were:
The following matches were played:
The final standings for the 2005 Top Kyūshū League were:
The final standings for the 2006 Top League Challenge 1 were:
The following matches were played in the 2006 Top League Challenge 1:
The final standings for the 2006 Top League Challenge 2 were:
The following matches were played in the 2006 Top League Challenge 2:
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