2013 Netball Superleague season
| 2013 Netball Superleague season | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball Superleague |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
| Champions |  Team Bath |
| Runners-up |  Celtic Dragons |
| Season MVP | Stacey Francis (Team Bath) [1] |
The 2013 Netball Superleague season was the eighth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Team Bath who defeated Celtic Dragons in the grand final. 2013 used a three phases format similar to 2012.
Teams
During the close season Northern Thunder changed their name to Manchester Thunder.[2]
| 2013 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic Dragons | Sport Wales National Centre | Wales |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks | University of Hertfordshire | East of England |
| Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | East Midlands |
| Manchester Thunder | Wright Robinson College | North West England |
| Team Bath | University of Bath | South West England/West of England |
| Team Northumbria | West Gate Centre for Sport, Newcastle | North East England |
| Surrey Storm | University of Surrey | Greater London/South East England |
| Yorkshire Jets | Hull / Leeds / Sheffield | Yorkshire |
Regular season
Phase 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Bath | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 396 | 315 | 125.7 | 18 | Qualified for Showdown |
| 2 | Surrey Storm | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 398 | 328 | 121.3 | 15 | |
| 3 | Celtic Dragons | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 405 | 339 | 119.5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 343 | 315 | 108.9 | 13 | |
| 5 | Manchester Thunder | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 393 | 319 | 123.2 | 12 | Qualified for Challenger League |
| 6 | Yorkshire Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 342 | 353 | 96.9 | 9 | |
| 7 | Team Northumbria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 255 | 415 | 61.4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Loughborough Lightning | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 262 | 412 | 63.6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Phase 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Bath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 358 | 273 | 131.1 | 15 | Qualified for semi-finals |
| 2 | Celtic Dragons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 359 | 343 | 104.7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Surrey Storm | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 338 | 322 | 105.0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 246 | 363 | 67.8 | 6 | Qualified for 4th/5th place play-off |
Source: [citation needed]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Manchester Thunder | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 225 | 149.8 | 18 | Qualified for 4th/5th place play-off |
| 6 | Yorkshire Jets | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 305 | 295 | 103.4 | 12 | |
| 7 | Loughborough Lightning | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 262 | 311 | 84.2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Team Northumbria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 324 | 77.5 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs
- 4th/5th place play-off
| 16 May 2013 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 38–47 | Manchester Thunder | [3][4] |
- Semi-finals
| 19 May 2013 | Team Bath | 53–43 | Manchester Thunder | University of Bath[4][5] | Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 25–22, 39–31, 52–50 | |||||||
Pamela Cookey  27/30 (90%)Kadeen Corbin 26/33 (79%)
|
Janelle Lawson 25/31 (81%) Kathryn Turner 8/12 (67%)Krista Enziano 2/2 (100%)Alice Travis 8/10 (80%)
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| 20 May 2013 | Celtic Dragons | 65–52 | Surrey Storm | Sport Wales National Centre[6][7] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 31–30, 50–36, 65–52 | ||||||
Grand Final
| 25 May 2013 | Team Bath | 62–56 | Celtic Dragons | University of Worcester Arena, Worcester[8][9][10][11][12][13] Attendance: 1,506 Umpires: Gary Burgess and Tracy Smith |
Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 30–31, 46–44, 62–56 | |||||||
| Pamela Cookey 37/41 (90%) Kadeen Corbin 25/38 (66%)
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Lottysha Cato 54/58 (93%) Cara Moseley 2/4
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References
- ^ "Stacey Francis". www.teambath.com. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Manchester Thunder: Superleague winners in name change". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Mavericks end season with defeat to Manchester Thunder". www.whtimes.co.uk. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Team Bath prepare for epic Superleague semi". www.teambath.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Team Bath through to netball's Superleague final". www.teambath.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Celtic Dragons 65-52 Surrey Storm". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Netball: Celtic Dragons beat Surrey Storm to final spot". www.sportsister.com. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Team Bath are champions". www.itv.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Pride for beaten Celtic Dragons". www.southwalesargus.co.uk. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Super show by Celtic Dragons recognised by Team Bath conquerors". www.walesonline.co.uk. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Superleague final: Celtic Dragons 56–62 Team Bath". www.bbc.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Team Bath are the 2013 Superleague Champions". www.teambath.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Worcester Arena gets thumbs up after first big event". www.worcesternews.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.