2009 Top League Challenge Series
| 2009 Top League Challenge Series | |
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| Countries | Japan |
| Date | 11 – 25 January 2009 |
| Champions | Ricoh Black Rams (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Honda Heat |
| Promoted | Honda Heat Ricoh Black Rams |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2009 Top League Challenge Series was the 2009 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 2009–10 season. The competition was contested from 11 to 25 January 2009.
Honda Heat and Ricoh Black Rams won promotion to the 2009–10 Top League, while Mazda Blue Zoomers 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 2009–10 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 2008 regional leagues.
The final standings for the 2008 Top West League were:
The final standings for the 2008 Top East League were:
The following match was played:
The final standings for the 2008 Top Kyūshū League were:
The final standings for the 2009 Top League Challenge 1 were:
The following matches were played in the 2009 Top League Challenge 1:
The final standings for the 2009 Top League Challenge 2 were:
The following matches were played in the 2009 Top League Challenge 2:
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