2018 Netball Superleague season

The 2018 Netball Superleague season was the thirteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom.

2018 Netball Superleague season
League	Netball Superleague
Sport	Netball
Number of teams	10
2018 Netball Superleague season
Champions	Wasps Netball
Runners-up	Loughborough Lightning
Minor premiers	Wasps Netball

Overview

Format

The format was the same as the previous season, with a double round-robin structure utilised. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners of these matches meeting in the Grand Final.[1]

Teams

Team[2]	Base
Celtic Dragons	Cardiff, Wales
benecosMavericks	Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Loughborough Lightning	Loughborough, Leicestershire
Manchester Thunder	Manchester, Greater Manchester
Severn Stars	Worcester, Worcestershire
Sirens	Glasgow, Scotland
Surrey Storm	Guildford, Surrey
Team Bath	Bath, Somerset
Team Northumbria	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Wasps Netball	Coventry, West Midlands

Results

Regular season

• To read scores and statistics from all matches throughout the season click here.

Ladder

2018 Netball Superleague ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wasps Netball	18	16	2	1123	821	302	48
2	Loughborough Lightning	18	15	3	1054	852	202	45
3	Manchester Thunder	18	15	3	1056	887	169	45
4	Team Bath	18	11	7	922	849	73	33
5	benecosMavericks	18	10	8	979	912	67	30
6	Severn Stars	18	8	10	904	883	21	24
7	Surrey Storm	18	5	13	904	1004	-100	15
8	Sirens	18	5	13	815	962	-147	15
9	Team Northumbria ^(Note 3)	18	3	15	817	1022	-205	9
10	Celtic Dragons	18	2	16	768	1150	-382	6

Notes

• ^1 Top four qualify for the Play-Offs
• ^2 Top eight qualify for the 2018 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
• ^3 London Pulse replaced Team Northumbria for the 2019 Netball Superleague season

Source:[3][4]

Grand Final

7 July 2018 6.00pm	Report Stats	Wasps Netball	55–51	Loughborough Lightning		Copper Box Arena, London[5][6][7]
		Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 16-12, 15-16, 12-11

• Player of the match: Rachel Dunn (Wasps)
• The match was a re-match of their 2017 Grand Final and was won by an identical scoreline.

References

1. "2018 Superleague overview". scoreboard.com.
2. "2018 Vitality Netball Superleague Season". Netball Scoop. 17 October 2018.
3. "2018 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
4. "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
5. "Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough". BBC Sport. 8 July 2018.
6. "Wasps beat Lightning to secure back-to-back titles!". netballsl.com. 8 July 2018.
7. "Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning to claim back-to-back Netball Superleague titles". Sky Sports. 7 July 2018.