2013 Netball Superleague season

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.

2013 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
Champions Team Bath
  Runners-up Celtic Dragons
Season MVPStacey Francis (Team Bath) [1]

Teams

During the close season Northern Thunder changed their name to Manchester Thunder.[2]

2013 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Celtic DragonsSport Wales National CentreWales
Hertfordshire MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England
Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands
Manchester ThunderWright Robinson CollegeNorth West England
Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England
Team NorthumbriaWest Gate Centre for Sport, NewcastleNorth East England
Surrey StormUniversity of SurreyGreater London/South East England
Yorkshire JetsHull / Leeds / SheffieldYorkshire

Regular season

Phase 1

2013 Netball Superleague 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:

Phase 2

2013 Netball Superleague season – Showdown
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:
2013 Netball Superleague season – Challenger League
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:

Playoffs

4th/5th place play-off
16 May 2013 Hertfordshire Mavericks3847Manchester Thunder    [3][4]
Semi-finals
19 May 2013 Team Bath5343Manchester Thunder    University of Bath[4][5] Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 25–22, 39–31, 52–50
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 27/30 (90%)
Kadeen Corbin Goals scored 26/33 (79%)
Janelle Lawson Goals scored 25/31 (81%)
Kathryn Turner Goals scored 8/12 (67%)
Krista Enziano Goals scored 2/2 (100%)
Alice Travis Goals scored 8/10 (80%)
20 May 2013 Celtic Dragons6552Surrey Storm    Sport Wales National Centre[6][7]
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 31–30, 50–36, 65–52

Grand Final

25 May 2013 Team Bath6256Celtic 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 Goals scored 37/41 (90%)
Kadeen Corbin Goals scored 25/38 (66%)
Lottysha Cato Goals scored 54/58 (93%)
Cara Moseley Goals scored 2/4

References

  1. "Stacey Francis". www.teambath.com. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "Manchester Thunder: Superleague winners in name change". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. "Mavericks end season with defeat to Manchester Thunder". www.whtimes.co.uk. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "Team Bath prepare for epic Superleague semi". www.teambath.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. "Team Bath through to netball's Superleague final". www.teambath.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. "Celtic Dragons 65-52 Surrey Storm". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. "Netball: Celtic Dragons beat Surrey Storm to final spot". www.sportsister.com. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. "Team Bath are champions". www.itv.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. "Pride for beaten Celtic Dragons". www.southwalesargus.co.uk. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. "Super show by Celtic Dragons recognised by Team Bath conquerors". www.walesonline.co.uk. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. "Superleague final: Celtic Dragons 56–62 Team Bath". www.bbc.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  12. "Team Bath are the 2013 Superleague Champions". www.teambath.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. "Worcester Arena gets thumbs up after first big event". www.worcesternews.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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