The 2019 Netball Superleague season was the fourteenth season of the
Netball Superleague
The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in Netball in England, England, Netball in Wales, Wales and Netball in Scotland, S ...
, the elite domestic
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
competition in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
. The season commenced on 5 January 2019.
Manchester Thunder were the champions and defeated
Wasps Netball in the Grand Final at the
Copper Box Arena. The Thunder's victory ended Wasps' back-to-back run of titles and was their third championship in the competition.
Overview
Teams
At the end of the previous season,
England Netball
England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.
Overview
England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nickn ...
announced the withdrawal of
Team Northumbria from the competition. The organisation revealed a capital-based team (the
London Pulse
London Pulse is an English netball team based at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. Since 2019 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague.
History National Performance League
London Pulse was ...
) would take their place, thereby ensuring the league remained at 10 teams.
Format
The format is the same as the
previous season, with a double
round-robin structure utilised. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners of these matches meeting in the Grand Final.
Regular season
* The full regular season fixture and results can be foun
here
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
*
Severn Stars were deducted three points by league officials after breaching regulation 1.1.3.1 of the competition rules, which forbid two or more foreign players from operating in the same third during a match.
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Ladder
Finals series
Semi-final
Semi-final
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Third-place playoff
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Grand Final
References
External links
Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Superleague
2019
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2019 in English netball
2019 in Welsh women's sport
2019 in Scottish women's sport