The 2019 Netball Superleague season was the fourteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. 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 announced the withdrawal of Team Northumbria from the competition. The organisation revealed a capital-based team (the London Pulse) would take their place, thereby ensuring the league remained at 10 teams.
Team Base Celtic Dragons Cardiff, Wales London Pulse Stratford, Greater London Loughborough Lightning Loughborough, Leicestershire Manchester Thunder Manchester, Greater Manchester Saracens Mavericks Hatfield, Hertfordshire Severn Stars Worcester, Worcestershire Strathclyde Sirens Glasgow, Scotland Surrey Storm Guildford, Surrey Team Bath Bath, Somerset Wasps Netball Coventry, West Midlands
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 found 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
Third-place playoff
Grand Final
References
External links Official Website