Netball Superleague
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The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was commenced playing at the 2005–06 season, replacing the Super Cup as the elite netball competition in England. From 2016-21 the league was sponsored by VitalityHealth and, as a result, it is was known as the Vitality Netball Superleague. Since 2022 it has been known as the Netball Super League.
First season | 2005–06 |
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No. of teams | 10 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Most recent champion(s) | Loughborough Lightning (2nd title) |
Most titles | Team Bath (5 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
Related competitions | British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship Super Cup |
Official website | www.netballsl.com |
Historically the league's most successful teams are Team Bath, who have won five titles, and the Mavericks, who have played in seven grand finals. In more recent times, Surrey Storm won successive titles in 2015 and 2016 and Wasps have played in three successive finals, winning two titles, between 2017 and 2019. In 2019 Manchester Thunder won their third title. Umpire Gary Burgess made history in 2018 by umpiring his 10th consecutive Netball Superleague final between Manchester Thunder and Surrey Storm. Loughborough Lightning won their first title in 2021, beating Team Bath, following this up with their second title in 2023.