Netball Superleague
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Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Netball Superleague season | |
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| Sport | Netball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Most recent champion(s) | Surrey Storm |
| Most titles | Team Bath (5 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports (UK) |
The Netball Superleague (ZEO NSL) is the elite netball competition in England and Wales. The league, which runs from January to May, features ten teams from across England, Wales and Scotland. It is regularly shown on TV through the sports broadcaster Sky Sports, thanks to a major television deal signed in 2006. Naming rights to the competition were secured by ZEO. The league includes players from around the world including Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, England, Grenada, Uganda, South Africa, Wales, Namibia and Scotland.
Teams
| Team | Base |
|---|---|
 Celtic Dragons |
Cardiff, Wales |
 Loughborough Lightning |
Loughborough, Leicestershire |
 Hertfordshire Mavericks |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
 Manchester Thunder** |
Manchester, Greater Manchester |
 Surrey Storm*** |
Guildford, Surrey |
 Team Bath |
Bath, Somerset |
 Team Northumbria |
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear |
| Sirens | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Severn Stars | Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Wasps Netball | Coventry, West Midlands |
** Formerly Northern Thunder *** Formerly the Brunel Hurricanes.
In 2016, it was announced that the Superleague was expanding from an 8-team competition to 10 teams. This change saw three new teams introduced to the league - Glasgow based Scottish Sirens, Coventry based Wasps and Worcester-Gloucester based Severn Stars.
The change also saw the demise of Yorkshire Jets. On June 25th 2016, Jets released a statement outlining England Netball's decision not to award the region a Superleague franchise for the forthcoming season.
Winners
- 2006 – Team Bath
- 2007 – Team Bath
- 2008 – Hertfordshire Mavericks
- 2009 – Team Bath
- 2010 – Team Bath
- 2011 – Hertfordshire Mavericks
- 2012 – Northern Thunder (now Manchester Thunder)
- 2013 - Team Bath
- 2014 - Manchester Thunder
- 2015 - Surrey Storm
- 2016 - Surrey Storm
References
External links
- http://www.netballsl.com/
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