# 2011 Netball Superleague season

The 2011 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the FIAT Netball Superleague) was the sixth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Hertfordshire Mavericks. In the grand final Hertfordshire Mavericks defeated Surrey Storm. For the first time, the season was completed in a single calendar year, starting on 22 January and concluding on 9 June with the grand final. Fiat Group Automobiles became the Netball Superleague's new sponsor.

## Teams

| 2011 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
| Celtic Dragons | Sport Wales National Centre | Wales |
| Glasgow Wildcats | Kelvin Hall/Bellahouston Sports Centre | Scotland |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks | University of Hertfordshire | East of England |
| Leeds Carnegie | Leeds Metropolitan University | Yorkshire |
| Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | East Midlands |
| Northern Thunder | Oldham/Bury, Greater Manchester | 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 |

## Regular season

Hertfordshire Mavericks finished top of the table during the regular season after winning 14 games, losing just one game all season. Mavericks confirmed their place at the top of the table after a win and a draw during the final weekend of the regular season. On Saturday, 14 May they defeated Celtic Dragons 49–41 away and Sunday, 15 May they drew 48–48 draw with Surrey Storm at home.

### Final table

2011 Netball Superleague season :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 815 | 600 | 135.8 | 29 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 2 | Northern Thunder | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 871 | 656 | 132.8 | 26 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 3 | Team Bath | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 829 | 622 | 133.3 | 22 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 4 | Surrey Storm | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 874 | 726 | 120.4 | 21 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 5 | Loughborough Lightning | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 820 | 779 | 105.3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Celtic Dragons | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 755 | 776 | 97.3 | 12 | |
| 7 | Leeds Carnegie | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 715 | 884 | 80.9 | 8 | |
| 8 | Team Northumbria | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 578 | 778 | 74.3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Glasgow Wildcats | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 503 | 905 | 55.6 | 0 | |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?

## Playoffs

The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Hertfordshire Mavericks and Northern Thunder, play each other, with the winner going straight through to the grand final. The loser gets a second chance to reach the grand final via the minor final. The third and fourth placed teams, Team Bath and Surrey Storm also play each other, and the winner advances to the minor final. The winner of the minor final qualifies for the grand final.

### Minor semi-final

| 27 May 2011 | Team Bath | 53–57 | Surrey Storm | University of Bath | Sky Sports |
| Sky Sports |||
| 27 May 2011 | Rosie Allison 31/37 (84%) Pamela Cookey 22/26 (85%) | | Rachel Dunn 52/61 (85%) Tamsin Greenway 3/9 (33%) Gemma Cosentino 2/4 (50%) | University of Bath | Sky Sports |

### Major semi-final

| 28 May 2011 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 55–44 | Northern Thunder | Herts Sports Village |

### Minor final

| 6 June 2011 | Northern Thunder | 48–64 | Surrey Storm | Oldham Sports Centre |
| Oldham Sports Centre |||

## Grand Final

| 9 June 2011 19.30 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 57–46 | Surrey Storm | Herts Sports Village Attendance: 1,000 Umpires: Gary Burgess and Louise Travis | Sky Sports |
| Sky Sports |||
| 9 June 2011 19.30 | Louisa Brownfield 37/45 (82%) Vicklyn Joseph 13/19 (68%) Monique Wood 7/8 (88%) | | Rachel Dunn 41/49 (84%) Tamsin Greenway 3/4 (75%) Gemma Cosentino 2/4 (50%) | Herts Sports Village Attendance: 1,000 Umpires: Gary Burgess and Louise Travis | Sky Sports |