2013 Netball Superleague season

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2013 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
ChampionsTeamBathColours.png Team Bath
Runners-upCelticDragonsColours.png Celtic Dragons
Season MVPStacey Francis (Team Bath) [1]
Seasons

The 2013 Netball Superleague season saw Team Bath finish as champions for the fifth time. In the grand final they defeated Celtic Dragons. 2013 used a three phases format similar to 2012.

Teams[]

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

hide2013 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[]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]
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:[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 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 Dragons 65–52 Surrey Storm    Sport Wales National Centre[6][7]
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 31–30, 50–36, 65–52

Grand Final[]

Further information: 2013 Netball Superleague 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 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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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