2018 Netball Superleague season

Sports season
2018 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
SportNetball
Number of teams10
2018 Netball Superleague season
ChampionsWasps Netball
  Runners-upLoughborough Lightning
  Minor premiersWasps Netball
Seasons
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2019 →

The 2018 Netball Superleague season was the thirteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom.

Overview

Format

The format was 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.[1]

Teams

Team[2] Base
. Celtic Dragons Cardiff, Wales
. benecosMavericks Hatfield, Hertfordshire
. Loughborough Lightning Loughborough, Leicestershire
. Manchester Thunder Manchester, Greater Manchester
Severn Stars Worcester, Worcestershire
Sirens Glasgow, Scotland
. Surrey Storm Guildford, Surrey
. Team Bath Bath, Somerset
. Team Northumbria Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Wasps Netball Coventry, West Midlands

Results

Regular season

  • To read scores and statistics from all matches throughout the season click here.

Ladder

2018 Netball Superleague ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wasps Netball (Q) 18 16 2 1123 821 +302 48 Qualify for the play-offs
2 Loughborough Lightning (Q) 18 15 3 1054 852 +202 45
3 Manchester Thunder (Q) 18 15 3 1056 887 +169 45
4 Team Bath (Q) 18 11 7 922 849 +73 33
5 benecosMavericks (Q) 18 10 8 979 912 +67 30
6 Severn Stars (Q) 18 8 10 904 883 +21 24
7 Surrey Storm (Q) 18 5 13 904 1004 −100 15
8 Sirens (Q) 18 5 13 815 962 −147 15
9 Team Northumbria[a] 18 3 15 817 1022 −205 9
10 Celtic Dragons 18 2 16 768 1150 −382 6
Source: [3][4]
(Q) Top eight qualify for the 2018 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
Notes:
  1. ^ London Pulse replaced Team Northumbria for the 2019 Netball Superleague season

Grand Final

7 July 2018
6.00pm 		Report
Stats 		Wasps Netball 55–51 Loughborough Lightning    Copper Box Arena, London[5][6][7]
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Jackie Mizon
Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 16-12, 15-16, 12-11

References

  1. ^ "2018 Superleague overview". scoreboard.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Vitality Netball Superleague Season". Netball Scoop. 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough". BBC Sport. 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Wasps beat Lightning to secure back-to-back titles!". netballsl.com. 8 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning to claim back-to-back Netball Superleague titles". Sky Sports. 7 July 2018.