Netball Super League (Malaysia)

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.[1] The first season commenced on 19 March 2021[2] at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. The KL Wildcats were the inaugural champions, beating the Johor Jewels in the Grand Final.[3]

Netball Super League
SportNetball
Founded2020
Inaugural season2021
No. of teams8
CountryMalaysia Malaysia

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[4] and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2001.[5] On the back of two consecutive gold medal performances at the SEA Games in 2017 and 2019,[6] 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
Season Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
2021 Kuala Lumpur KL Wildcats Johor Johor Jewels Selangor Selangor Angels Perak Perak Phoenix
2022[7] Johor Johor Jewels Kuala Lumpur KL Wildcats Selangor Selangor Angels Pahang Pahang Tulips

Individual awards
Season Most Valuable Player Best Shooter Best Attacker Best Defender Best Young Player
2021 Pow Mei Foong
Johor		 An Najwa Azizan
Selangor		 Nurfariha Abdul Razak
Johor		 Nur Syafazliyana Ali
Kuala Lumpur		 Pavitra Devi a/p Balakrishnan
Perak
2022[7] Nordiyanah Noor Sabadinee
Kuala Lumpur		 Siti Maisarah Affandi
Pahang		 Nurfariha Abdul Razak
Johor		 Gayani Samanthika Kumari Dissanayake
Johor		 Pavitrah a/p Sathiaseelan
Kuala Lumpur

Clubs

2021 season
Team Main Colour Head Coach Manager Captain
Johor Jewels Blue Fazira Mesnan Juanita Primrose A/P Mariyam Pillai Noor Azilah Aziz
Kedah Sunshine Orange Huslina Hussain Rosmawati Abdul Majid Noor Maslydia Mashhor
KL Wildcats Purple Norizan Rajab Yusnizar Fuad Nur Syafazliyana Ali
Melaka Mystique Green Noorrul Afniza Ahmad Jamaludin Rodziana Abdul Aziz Siti Wahidah Abdul Hamid
Negeri Sembilan Venom Navy Blue Suzana Malek Faridah Zainuddin Nur Lailatulladhawiyah Che Yahaya
Pahang Tulips Black Hapizah Jaafar Eszaitulaila Jaafar Sidek Siti Maisarah Affandi
Perak Phoenix Yellow Almastara Hasim Paridah Abdul Karim Khairunnisa Nazri
Selangor Angels Red Rosnani Ismail Azlin Kamsah An Najwa Azizan

References
  1. BERNAMA (3 November 2021). "Eight teams to battle at inaugural Netball Super League 2021 championship". BERNAMA. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Netball Super League ready for inaugural tip-off | NETBALL News | Stadium Astro". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "KL Wildcats crowned Netball Super League champions | NETBALL News | Stadium Astro". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Kuala Lumpur 1998 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. "SEA Games: Unbeaten Malaysia win netball gold for third time | SEA-GAMES News | Stadium Astro". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. Seng Foo Lee (26 June 2022). "Sooka NSL: Johor Jewels beat KL Wildcats to be crowned 2022 champions". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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