| 2013 Netball Superleague season | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball Superleague |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
| Champions |  Team Bath |
| Runners-up |  Celtic Dragons |
| Season MVP | Stacey Francis (Team Bath) [1] |
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.
During the close season Northern Thunder changed their name to Manchester Thunder. [2]
| 2013 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 16 May 2013 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 38–47 | Manchester Thunder | [3] [4] |
| 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  27/30 (90%)Kadeen Corbin 26/33 (79%) | Janelle Lawson 25/31 (81%) Kathryn Turner 8/12 (67%)Krista Enziano 2/2 (100%)Alice Travis 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 | ||||||
| 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 37/41 (90%) Kadeen Corbin 25/38 (66%) | Lottysha Cato 54/58 (93%) Cara Moseley 2/4 | ||||||
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