The 2009 RFL Championship (known as the Co-operative Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 1st season of the RFL Championship under its current name and the 42nd season under its current league status.
There was no automatic promotion to
Super League
Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
due to licensing being used. Qualifying for the Grand Final is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for license in the next round of applications for the
2012–14 period.
The Grand Final was won by
Barrow Raiders
The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club play home games at Craven Park (Barrow), Craven Park and compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rug ...
, who also won the League leaders Shield, beating
Halifax 26-18.
Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship.
The clu ...
were exempt from relegation meaning
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
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were relegated along with bottom placed
Doncaster
Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...
. Following the completion of the season,
Gateshead Thunder
Gateshead Thunder may refer to:
* Gateshead Thunder (1999), a rugby league team formed in 1999 and then merged with Hull Sharks
* Gateshead Thunder (2000), a rugby league team formed in 2000, which became Newcastle Thunder in 2015
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were eliminated following salary cap breaches and subsequently relegated, meaning
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
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retained their place in the Championship.
Table
Play-offs
Eliminators
Semi finals
Elimination final
Grand Final
Team bracket
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Statistics
The following are the top points scorers in the 2009 Championship season. Statistics include points scored in both league and play-off appearances.
Most tries
Most goals (excluding drop goals)
Attendances
Rugby League Crowds - 2009 Co-operative Champs
See also
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Co-operative Championship
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) after the Super League.
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2009 Championship 1
2009 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league will be promoted to the Co-operative Championship. There is no rele ...
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British rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on a five-tier structure administered by the Rugby Football League.
Professional clubs
The following is a list of professional and semi-professional clubs in the British rugby league system:
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Super League
Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...
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Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference, also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group), was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Sco ...
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Northern Ford Premiership
The Rugby Football League Championship Second Division was founded in 1902 and was the second tier of professional rugby league in the UK until 2003.
During the 1990s a third division was established and there is automatic promotion between ...
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National League Cup National League Cup is the name of:
* National League Cup (football), football competition
* National League Cup (rugby), rugby league competition
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Team season articles
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2009 Widnes Vikings season
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2009 Toulouse Olympique season
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2009 Whitehaven RLFC season
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2009 Featherstone Rovers season
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2009 Barrow Raiders season
References
External links
Official Championship websiteRFL Championship coverageScores from Sky SportsRugbyLeague.org Championship Fans Forums
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Co-operative Championship
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) after the Super League.
Intr ...
Co-operative Championship
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) after the Super League.
Intr ...
Rugby Football League Championship
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