# 2023 Netball Superleague season

The 2023 Netball Superleague season was the eighteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. Manchester Thunder were the defending champions, as they won the 2022 Grand final. The season began on 11 February and ended with the Grand Final on 11 June. It featured 10 teams following the removal of Wasps in November 2022.
Loughborough Lightning won the competition, beating London Pulse in the final to claim their second Superleague title.

## Overview
### Format

Originally, the 2023 season was scheduled to have 11 teams. However, in November 2022, Wasps were removed from the league after their holding company went into administration, leaving the competition with 10 teams. The season began on 11 February and ended with the Grand Final on 11 June. The original fixture list was announced on 10 October 2022, and was amended in November 2022 to cater for the 10-team season. The first round of fixtures were all held at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham.

### Teams

| Team | Base |
| Celtic Dragons | Cardiff, Wales |
| Leeds Rhinos | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| London Pulse | Stratford, Greater London |
| Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough, Leicestershire |
| Manchester Thunder | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens Mavericks | Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
| Severn Stars | Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Strathclyde Sirens | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Surrey Storm | Guildford, Surrey |
| Team Bath | Bath, Somerset |
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## Transfers

The original transfer window closed in October 2022. Team Bath re-signed former player Kadeen Corbin from Saracens Mavericks. Celtic Dragons signed Gabby Sinclair from Australian team Collingwood Magpies. London Pulse signed Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman. Loughborough Lightning signed Jasmin Odeogberin and Rhea Dixon. 2022 winners Manchester Thunder signed Lenize Potgieter. Thunder lost Eleanor Cardwell, Joyce Mvula and Laura Malcolm, all of whom chose to play abroad in Australia or New Zealand, as well as Jade Clarke, who transferred to London Pulse for the 2023 season. Saracens Mavericks signed Kira Rothwell from London Pulse. Strathclyde Sirens signed Ugandan international Stella Oyella, and Surrey Storm signed Layla Guscoth and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis from Team Bath.
Following Wasps' removal from the competition, the transfer window was re-opened to allow Wasps players to sign for other teams. Chloe Essam and Rachel Fee signed for Severn Stars, Georgia Lees signed for Saracens Mavericks, Josie Huckle signed for Manchester Thunder and both Lauren Nicholls and Alex Johnson signed for Loughborough Lightning.

## Table

2023 Netball Superleague table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | London Pulse (Q) | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1078 | 867 | +211 | 48 | Qualifying for the Finals series |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning (Q) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1169 | 938 | +231 | 45 | Qualifying for the Finals series |
| 3 | Manchester Thunder (Q) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1134 | 957 | +177 | 45 | Qualifying for the Finals series |
| 4 | Surrey Storm (Q) | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1124 | 954 | +170 | 39 | Qualifying for the Finals series |
| 5 | Saracens Mavericks | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 959 | 1057 | −98 | 24 | |
| 6 | Severn Stars | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 960 | 1054 | −94 | 21 | |
| 7 | Leeds Rhinos | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 946 | 1066 | −120 | 14 | |
| 8 | Strathclyde Sirens | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 905 | 977 | −72 | 13 | |
| 9 | Team Bath | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 951 | 1184 | −233 | 12 | |
| 10 | Celtic Dragons | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 861 | 1033 | −172 | 7 | |

## League stage

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### Round 20
## Finals series
### Grand final

| 11 June 16:15 | Report Stats | London Pulse | 48–57 | Loughborough Lightning | Copper Box Arena |
| Copper Box Arena |||
| 11 June 16:15 | Report Stats | Tchine 24/28 (86%) Neil 24/28 (86%) | | Cholhok 44/48 (92%) Dixon 13/20 (65%) | Copper Box Arena |