Upcoming season or competition: 2021 Netball Super League Season | |
| Sport | Netball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Most recent champion(s) | Sneakers Stingrays (2020) |
The Netball Super League is a five-month-long, 15-round netball tournament developed to cater for elite players in Singapore. It was established and is governed by Netball Singapore and six teams compete. The 2020 competition was won by the Sneakers Stingrays. [1]
| Teams (2020) |
|---|
| Blaze Dolphins |
| Llabten Narwhals |
| Magic Marlins |
| Mission Mannas |
| Sneakers Stingrays |
| Swifts Barracudas |
| Previous Teams |
| Malaysian Arowanas |
| Bedok Kings Vipers |
| Fier Orcas |
| Tiger Sharks |
| M1 Sunfish (21&U Players) |
Source (only between 2007-2020): [2]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sneakers Stingrays | Mission Mannas |
| 2019 | Blaze Dolphins | Mission Mannas |
| 2018 | Blaze Dolphins | Mission Mannas |
| 2017 | Mission Mannas | Tiger Sharks |
| 2016 | Blaze Dolphins | Sneakers Stingrays |
| 2015 | Sneakers Stingrays | Magic Marlins |
| 2014 | Mission Mannas | Blaze Dolphins |
| 2013 | Magic Marlins | Mission Mannas |
| 2012 | Nike Marlins | Blaze Dolphins |
| 2011 | Nike Marlins | Blze Dolphins |
| 2010 | Malaysian Arowanas | Mighty Mannas |
| 2009 | Stingrays | Marlins |
| 2008 | Marlins | Stingrays |
| 2007 | Marlins | Vipers |
| 2006 | Stingrays | Vipers |
| 2005 | Arowanas | Mannas |
| 2004 | Mannas | Arowanas |
| 2003 | Marlins | Vipers |
| 2002 | Stingrays | Sharks |
| 2001 | Sharks | Mannas |
| 2000 | Stingrays |
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