The Netball Super League, often referred as NSL, is a professional netball league based in Malaysia. It was established by the Malaysian Netball Association and Astro Group’s subsidiary, Astro Arena, to develop and grow the sport in Malaysia. The first season commenced on 19 March 2021 at the Juara Stadium. The KL Wildcats were the inaugural champions, beating the Johor Jewels in the Grand Final.
History Netball became a popular women's sport in Malaysia around the turn of the century following the nation's success of hosting the first-ever netball competition as a medal event at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2001. On the back of two consecutive gold medal performances at the SEA Games in 2017 and 2019, the Malaysian Netball Association decided to form the NSL in 2020, which was later delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a movement control order imposed by the Malaysian government.
Competition format The NSL uses standard International Netball Federation (INF) rules and regulations.
For the 2021 season, teams are separated into two groups and play each other twice (a double round-robin system) for six games, in which three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The top two of each group advance to a single-elimination knockout phase, with the winners progressing to the Grand Final and the two defeated teams contesting a third-placed play-off.
Champions SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place2021 KL Wildcats Johor Jewels Selangor Angels Perak Phoenix2022 Johor Jewels KL Wildcats Selangor Angels Pahang Tulips2023 Johor Jewels KL Wildcats Perak Phoenix Putrajaya Dynamites2025 KL Wildcats Putrajaya Dynamites Johor Jewels Perak Phoenix 2026 Terengganu Marvels Johor Jewels KL Wildcats Kedah Sunshine
Individual awards SeasonMost Valuable PlayerBest ShooterBest AttackerBest DefenderBest Young PlayerBest Import Player2021Pow Mei Foong An Najwa Azizan Nurfariha Abdul Razak Nur Syafazliyana Mohd Ali Pavitra Devi a/p Balakrishnan colspan=1 rowspan="3" 2022Nordiyanah Noor Sabadinee Siti Maisarah Affandi Nurfariha Abdul Razak Gayani Samanthika Kumari Dissanayake Pavitrah a/p Sathiaseelan 2023Nassanga Shadiah Christine Kango Amisya Khairud Din Nalwanja Shaffie J. Leisharaani 2025J. Leisharaani Maisarah Affandi J. LeisharaaniNur Syafazliyana Mohd Ali colspan=1 rowspan="2" Nassanga Shadiah 2026Nurfariha Abdul Razak Maisarah Affandi Siti Aminah Ahmad Adalia Jasmine Mustazal Laura Langman
Clubs 2026 season TeamMain ColourHead CoachManagerCaptainJohor JewelsBlueFazira MesnanJuanita Primrose A/P Mariyam PillaiNoor Azilah AzizKedah SunshineOrangeHuslina HussainRosmawati Abdul MajidNoor Maslydia MashhorKL WildcatsPurpleNorizan RajabYusnizar FuadNur Syafazliyana AliMelaka MystiqueGreenNoorrul Afniza Ahmad JamaludinRodziana Abdul AzizSiti Wahidah Abdul HamidTerengganu MarvelsPahang TulipsBlackHapizah JaafarEszaitulaila Jaafar SidekSiti Maisarah AffandiPerak PhoenixYellowAlmastara HasimParidah Abdul KarimKhairunnisa NazriSelangor AngelsRedRosnani IsmailAzlin KamsahAn Najwa Azizan
Notable players
Gretel Bueta
Laura Langman
Sigrid Burger Jeanté Strydom
Faridah Kadondi Christine Nakitto Shadia Nassanga
References
External links Official Facebook page