# 2015–16 Top League

The 2015–16 Top League was the 13th season of Japan's domestic rugby union competition, the Top League. It kicked off on 13 November 2015 and was completed on 24 January 2016. The final was won by Panasonic Wild Knights defeating Toshiba Brave Lupus by 27–26.
A short pre-season competition was also played from 3 September to 10 October 2015 to provide each Top League team with five official matches before the regular season.

## Teams

The only change to the make-up of the league was the Challenge One winner Honda Heat replacing Kyuden Voltex.
| Team | Region | Coach | Captain |
| Canon Eagles | Machida, Tokyo, Kantō | Yoji Nagatomo | |
| Coca-Cola Red Sparks | Fukuoka, Kyushu | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | Kouta Yamashita |
| Honda Heat | Suzuka, Mie | Tomoaki Fujimoto | |
| Kintetsu Liners | Higashiosaka, Osaka, Kansai | Ryusuke Maeda | Daiki Toyota |
| Kobelco Steelers | Kobe, Kansai | Allister Coetzee | Daiki Hashimoto |
| Kubota Spears | Abiko, Chiba, Kantō | Toutai Kefu | Naomichi Tatekawa |
| NEC Green Rockets | Abiko, Chiba, Kantō | Masao Amino | Sunao Takizawa |
| NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | Osaka, Kansai | Masahiro Shimoki | |
| NTT Com Shining Arcs | Chiba, Chiba, Kantō | Rob Penney | Yuya Mizoguchi |
| Panasonic Wild Knights | Ota, Gunma, Kantō | Robbie Deans | Shota Horie |
| Ricoh Black Rams | Tokyo, Kantō | Damien Hill | Masahiro Noguchi |
| Suntory Sungoliath | Fuchū, Tokyo, Kantō | Andy Friend | |
| Toshiba Brave Lupus | Fuchū, Tokyo, Kantō | Jimmy Stonehouse | Yoshikazu Morita |
| Toyota Industries Shuttles | Aichi, Mizuho | Masaya Niu | Tsuyoshi Matsuoka |
| Toyota Verblitz | Toyota, Aichi, Tokai | Hiroshi Sugawara | Kojiro Yoshida |
| Yamaha Júbilo | Iwata, Shizuoka, Tokai | Takanobu Horikawa | |

## Format

Owing to the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Japan's entry into the 2016 Super Rugby tournament, the 2015–16 Top League format was altered from the previous year.

### Pre-season league

A pre-season competition was staged to provide each Top League team with five matches before the regular season. In the first stage, played from 3–19 September, the 16 teams were placed into 4 pools of 4 teams each and a round-robin was played within each pool.
For the second stage, played from 3–10 October, the top teams in each pool were bracketed together to determine the pre-season competition winner. Semifinals and a consolation final and final were played to decide positions 1 to 4. The second-ranked teams in each pool played off for positions 5 to 8, the third-ranked teams played off for positions 9 to 12, and the bottom teams from each pool played off for positions 13 to 16.

### Regular season

For the Pool stage, the 16 teams were placed into 2 pools of 8 teams each and a round-robin was played within each of the pools. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top 4 sides in each pool advanced to the title play-offs to determine the Top League champion and the final classification positions 1 to 8. Similarly, the bottom 4 sides in each pool went on to the lower bracket play-offs to determine the final classification positions 9 to 16.

## Preseason
### Standings

Top League - Pre-season pool stage :
| Pool A |||||||||||||||
| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Toyota Verblitz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 46 | +45 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 50 | +43 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | NEC Green Rockets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 85 | −26 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Honda Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 100 | −62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Updated: 19 September 2016 Source: rugbyarchive.net |||||||||||||||
| Pool B |||||||||||||||
| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Suntory Sungoliath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 26 | +41 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Kintetsu Liners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 46 | +65 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Yamaha Júbilo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 119 | −90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Updated: 19 September 2016 Source: rugbyarchive.net |||||||||||||||
| Pool C |||||||||||||||
| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Kobelco Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | NTT Com Shining Arcs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kubota Spears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Updated: 19 September 2016 Source: rugbyarchive.net |||||||||||||||
| Pool D |||||||||||||||
| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Ricoh Black Rams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Canon Eagles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 69 | −14 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Updated: 19 September 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net  • Teams ranked 1 (Green background) qualify to semifinals.  • Teams ranked 2 (Blue background) qualify for 5th place semifinals.  • Teams ranked 3 (White background) qualify for 9th place semifinals.  • Teams ranked 4 (Yellow background) qualify for 13th place semifinals. |||||||||||||||
| Source: rugbyarchive.net 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 |||||||||||||||

### Preseason play-offs
#### Fourth bracket

| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | Thirteenth play-off | Thirteenth play-off | Thirteenth play-off |
| B4 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 24 | | | |
| D4 | Toyota Shokki Shuttles | 35 | | | |
| D4 | Toyota Shokki Shuttles | 35 | W1 | Toyota Shokki Shuttles | 21 |
| | | | W2 | Kubota Spears | 17 |
| A4 | Honda Heat | 10 | W2 | Kubota Spears | 17 |
| C4 | Kubota Spears | 40 | Fifteenth play-off | Fifteenth play-off | Fifteenth play-off |
| | | | L1 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 24 |
| | | | L2 | Honda Heat | 21 |

#### Third bracket

| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | Ninth play-off | Ninth play-off | Ninth play-off |
| A3 | NEC Green Rockets | 20 | | | |
| C3 | NTT Com Shining Arcs | 28 | | | |
| C3 | NTT Com Shining Arcs | 28 | W3 | NTT Com Shining Arcs | 48 |
| | | | W4 | Canon Eagles | 25 |
| B3 | Yamaha Jubilo | 24 | W4 | Canon Eagles | 25 |
| D3 | Canon Eagles | 27 | Eleventh play-off | Eleventh play-off | Eleventh play-off |
| | | | L3 | NEC Green Rockets | 18 |
| | | | L4 | Yamaha Jubilo | 26 |

#### Second bracket

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | Fifth play-off | Fifth play-off | Fifth play-off |
| B2 | Kintetsu Liners | 22 | | | |
| D2 | Ricoh Black Rams | 32 | | | |
| D2 | Ricoh Black Rams | 32 | W5 | Ricoh Black Rams | 17 |
| | | | W6 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 26 |
| A2 | Panasonic Wild Knights | – | W6 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 26 |
| C2 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | w/o | Seventh play-off | Seventh play-off | Seventh play-off |
| | | | L5 | Kintetsu Liners | w/o |
| | | | L6 | Panasonic Wild Knights | – |
^* Panasonic forfeited their semifinal. NTT Docomo gained the walk over. ^† Panasonic forfeited the 7th place final. Kintetsu gained the walk over.

#### First bracket

| 1st–4th semifinals | 1st–4th semifinals | 1st–4th semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| B1 | Suntory Sungoliath | 23 | | | |
| D1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 21 | | | |
| D1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 21 | W7 | Suntory Sungoliath | 24 |
| | | | W8 | Kobelco Steelers | 27 |
| A1 | Toyota Verblitz | 14 | W8 | Kobelco Steelers | 27 |
| C1 | Kobelco Steelers | 30 | Third play-off | Third play-off | Third play-off |
| | | | L7 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 13 |
| | | | L8 | Toyota Verblitz | 20 |

## Regular season
### Standings

Top League - Pool Stage :
| Pool A |||||||||||||||
| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Yamaha Júbilo | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 140 | +86 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2 | Kobelco Steelers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 235 | 137 | +98 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Toyota Verblitz | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 125 | +78 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Canon Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 142 | +54 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 212 | -37 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 197 | -56 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | NEC Green Rockets | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 100 | 202 | -102 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 143 | 264 | -121 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Updated: 27 December 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net  • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) advance to the title play-offs.  • Teams 5 to 8 (Blue background) go on to the lower bracket play-offs. |||||||||||||||
| Pool B |||||||||||||||
| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 137 | +153 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| 2 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 253 | 100 | +153 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Kintetsu Liners | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 193 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 4 | NTT Com Shining Arcs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 142 | +48 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Suntory Sungoliath | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 148 | +79 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Kubota Spears | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 118 | 240 | -122 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Honda Heat | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 99 | 253 | -154 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Ricoh Black Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 282 | -153 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Updated: 27 December 2015 Source: rugbyarchive.net  • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) advance to the title play-offs.  • Teams 5 to 8 (Blue background) go on to the lower bracket play-offs. |||||||||||||||
| Source: rugbyarchive.net 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 |||||||||||||||

### Pool stage
#### Round 7
## Lower bracket play-offs

| Lower quarterfinals | Lower quarterfinals | 9th to 12th bracket | 9th to 12th bracket | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 4 | 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 4 | | |
| NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | | | |
| NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes | | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | |
| Honda Heat | | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 |
| Honda Heat | | Winner match 4 | |
| 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 1 | 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 1 | | Winner match 4 | |
| 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 1 | 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 1 | Winner match 1 | |
| Coca-Cola Red Sparks | | Winner match 1 | |
| Coca-Cola Red Sparks | | | | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 |
| Suntory Sungoliath | | | | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 |
| Suntory Sungoliath | | | | Winner match 8 | |
| 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 2 | 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 2 | | | | Winner match 8 |
| 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 2 | 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 2 | | | Winner match 7 | |
| Toyota Industries Shuttles | | | | Winner match 7 | |
| Toyota Industries Shuttles | | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | | |
| Ricoh Black Rams | | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | | |
| Ricoh Black Rams | | Winner match 2 | | | |
| 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 3 | 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 3 | | Winner match 2 | | |
| 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 3 | 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 3 | Winner match 3 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| NEC Green Rockets | | Winner match 3 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| NEC Green Rockets | | | | 23 January 2016 – 12:00 | 23 January 2016 – 12:00 |
| Kubota Spears | | | | 23 January 2016 – 12:00 | 23 January 2016 – 12:00 |
| Kubota Spears | | | | Loser Match 8 | |
| | | | | Loser Match 7 | |
| 13th to 16th bracket | 13th to 16th bracket | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| 16 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 5 | 16 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 5 |
| Loser Match 2 | |
| Loser Match 2 | | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 |
| Loser Match 3 | | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 |
| Loser Match 3 | | Winner match 5 | |
| 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | | Winner match 5 |
| 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | Winner match 6 | |
| Loser Match 4 | | Winner match 6 | |
| Loser Match 1 | | | |
| Loser Match 1 | | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | 23 January 2016 – 11:40 | 23 January 2016 – 11:40 |
| | | Loser Match 5 | |
| | | Loser Match 6 | |

### Classification finals
## Title play-offs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 4 | 9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 4 | | | |
| Yamaha Júbilo | 26 | | | |
| Yamaha Júbilo | 26 | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | | |
| NTT Com Shining Arcs | 7 | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | 16 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 7 | |
| NTT Com Shining Arcs | 7 | Yamaha Júbilo | 22 | |
| 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 1 | 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 1 | | Yamaha Júbilo | 22 | |
| 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 1 | 9 January 2016 – 14:00 – Match 1 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 34 | |
| Toyota Verblitz | 17 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 34 | |
| Toyota Verblitz | 17 | | | | 24 January 2016 – 14:00 – Chichibunomiya | 24 January 2016 – 14:00 – Chichibunomiya |
| Toshiba Brave Lupus | 29 | | | | 24 January 2016 – 14:00 – Chichibunomiya | 24 January 2016 – 14:00 – Chichibunomiya |
| Toshiba Brave Lupus | 29 | | | | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 26 |
| 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 2 | 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 2 | | | | | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 26 |
| 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 2 | 9 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 2 | | | | Panasonic Wild Knights | 27 |
| Kobelco Steelers | 42 | | | | Panasonic Wild Knights | 27 |
| Kobelco Steelers | 42 | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | | | |
| Kintetsu Liners | 10 | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | 16 January 2016 – 14:05 – Match 8 | | | |
| Kintetsu Liners | 10 | Kobelco Steelers | 10 | | | |
| 9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 3 | 9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 3 | | Kobelco Steelers | 10 | | | |
| 9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 3 | 9 January 2016 – 13:00 – Match 3 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 42 | | Third place | Third place |
| Canon Eagles | 6 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 42 | | Third place | Third place |
| Canon Eagles | 6 | | | | 24 January 2016 – 11:40 – Chichibunomiya | 24 January 2016 – 11:40 – Chichibunomiya |
| Panasonic Wild Knights | 46 | | | | 24 January 2016 – 11:40 – Chichibunomiya | 24 January 2016 – 11:40 – Chichibunomiya |
| Panasonic Wild Knights | 46 | | | | Kobelco Steelers | 22 |
| | | | | | Yamaha Júbilo | 26 |
| 5th to 8th bracket | 5th to 8th bracket | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 16 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 5 | 16 January 2016 – 11:40 – Match 5 |
| NTT Com Shining Arcs | 21 |
| NTT Com Shining Arcs | 21 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 |
| Toyota Verblitz | 32 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 | 23 January 2016 – 14:00 |
| Toyota Verblitz | 32 | Toyota Verblitz | 48 |
| 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | | Toyota Verblitz | 48 |
| 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | 16 January 2016 – 12:00 – Match 6 | Canon Eagles | 17 |
| Kintetsu Liners | 18 | Canon Eagles | 17 |
| Canon Eagles | 24 | | |
| Canon Eagles | 24 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 23 January 2016 – 11:40 | 23 January 2016 – 11:40 |
| | | NTT Com Shining Arcs | 17 |
| | | Kintetsu Liners | 22 |

### Final

Team details :
Team 1 :
| FB | 15 | |
| RW | 14 | |
| OC | 13 | |
| IC | 12 | |
| LW | 11 | |
| FH | 10 | |
| SH | 9 | |
| N8 | 8 | |
| OF | 7 | |
| BF | 6 | |
| RL | 5 | |
| LL | 4 | |
| TP | 3 | |
| HK | 2 | (c) |
| LP | 1 | |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | |
| PR | 17 | |
| PR | 18 | |
| LK | 19 | |
| FL | 20 | |
| SH | 21 | |
| CE | 22 | |
| FB | 23 | |
| Coach: |||
Team 2 :
| FB | 15 | |
| RW | 14 | |
| OC | 13 | |
| IC | 12 | |
| LW | 11 | |
| FH | 10 | |
| SH | 9 | |
| N8 | 8 | |
| OF | 7 | |
| BF | 6 | |
| RL | 5 | (c) |
| LL | 4 | |
| TP | 3 | |
| HK | 2 | |
| LP | 1 | |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | |
| PR | 17 | |
| PR | 18 | |
| FL | 19 | |
| FL | 20 | |
| SH | 21 | |
| CE | 22 | |
| FB | 23 | |
| Coach: |||
* Touch judges:

## All-Japan qualification

The 2016 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship took place as a one-off final match played between the respective winners of the Japanese Top League competition and the All-Japan University Rugby Championship. The match will be played at the Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo on 31 January 2016.
The abbreviated format was chosen due to the busy schedule for Japanese Rugby which included the 2015 Rugby World Cup as well as Asian qualification for the 2016 Olympics and the introduction of a Japanese Super Rugby team.

## Top League Challenge Series

Kyuden Voltex, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, Munakata Sanix Blues and Osaka Police progressed to the promotion play-offs.

## End-of-season awards
### Team of the season

| # | Winner | Team |
| 1 | Keita Inagaki | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 2 | Shota Horie | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 3 | Takuma Asahara | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
| 4 | Andries Bekker | Kobelco Steelers |
| 5 | Daniel Heenan | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 6 | Michael Leitch | Canon Eagles |
| 7 | Shokei Kin | NTT Com Shining Arcs |
| 8 | Amanaki Mafi | NTT Com Shining Arcs |
| 9 | Fumiaki Tanaka | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 10 | Berrick Barnes | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 11 | Shota Emi | Suntory Sungoliath |
| 12 | Richard Kahui | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
| 13 | JP Pietersen | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 14 | Tomoki Kitagawa | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 15 | Ayumu Goromaru | Yamaha Júbilo |