2012–13 Top League Challenge Series

2012–13 Top League Challenge Series
Countries	Japan
Date	9 December 2012 – 20 January 2013
Champions	Coca-Cola West Red Sparks (2nd title)
Runners-up	Kubota Spears
Promoted	Coca-Cola West Red Sparks Kubota Spears
Matches played	9
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Top League Challenge Series was the 2012–13 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 2013–14 season. The competition was contested from 9 December 2012 to 20 January 2013.

Coca-Cola West Red Sparks and Kubota Spears won promotion to the 2013–14 Top League, while Mitsubishi Dynaboars 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 winner of Challenge 2 also progressed to a four-team Challenge 1.

The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2013–14 Top League, while the third and fourth-placed teams qualified to the promotion play-offs.

The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2012 regional leagues.

The final standings for the 2012 Top West League were:

The final standings for the 2012 Top East League were:

The final standings for the 2012 Top Kyūshū League were:

The final standings for the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 1 were:

The following matches were played in the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 1:

The final standings for the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 2 were:

The following matches were played in the 2012–13 Top League Challenge 2:

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