2011–12 Top League
| 2011–12 Top League | |
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2011–12 top scorer, Yamaha's Ayumu Goromaru (right).
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| Countries |
 Japan
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| Date | 29 October 2011 – 26 February 2012 |
| Champions | Suntory Sungoliath (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sanyo Wild Knights |
| Attendance | |
| Top point scorer |
Ayumu Goromaru (182 points) |
| Top try scorer |
 Nemani Nadolo (19 tries) |
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← 2010–11
2012–13 →
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The 2011–12 Top League was the ninth season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. The Suntory Sungoliath team defeated Sanyo Wild Knights by 47–28 in the final of the Microsoft Cup to claim their second 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.
• The top 4 teams qualified to the title play-offs.
• The top 4 teams also qualified for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
• Teams 5 to 8 qualified for the wildcard play-offs for entry into the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
• Teams 11 and 12 went through to the promotion and relegation play-offs against regional challengers.
• Teams 13 and 14 were automatically relegated to regional leagues for 2012–13.
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
Top 4 sides of the regular season competed in the Microsoft Cup (2012) knock-out tournament to fight for the Top League title. The top 4 teams of 2011–12 were Suntory Sungoliath, Toshiba Brave Lupus, Sanyo Wild Knights, and NEC Green Rockets.
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