# 2013 Netball Superleague season

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.

## Teams

During the close season Northern Thunder changed their name to Manchester Thunder.
| 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 |

## Regular season
### Phase 1

2013 Netball Superleague season – Phase 1 :
| 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 | Qualified for Showdown |
| 3 | Celtic Dragons | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 405 | 339 | 119.5 | 13 | Qualified for Showdown |
| 4 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 343 | 315 | 108.9 | 13 | Qualified for Showdown |
| 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 | Qualified for Challenger League |
| 7 | Team Northumbria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 255 | 415 | 61.4 | 3 | Qualified for Challenger League |
| 8 | Loughborough Lightning | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 262 | 412 | 63.6 | 0 | Qualified for Challenger League |

### Phase 2

2013 Netball Superleague season – Showdown :
| 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 | Qualified for semi-finals |
| 3 | Surrey Storm | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 338 | 322 | 105.0 | 9 | Qualified for semi-finals |
| 4 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 246 | 363 | 67.8 | 6 | Qualified for 4th/5th place play-off |
2013 Netball Superleague season – Challenger League :
| 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 | |

## Playoffs
### 4th/5th place play-off

| 16 May 2013 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 38–47 | Manchester Thunder |

### Semi-finals

| 19 May 2013 | Team Bath | 53–43 | Manchester Thunder | University of Bath | Sky Sports |
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| 19 May 2013 | 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%) | University of Bath | Sky Sports |
| 20 May 2013 | Celtic Dragons | 65–52 | Surrey Storm | Sport Wales National Centre |
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## Grand Final

| 25 May 2013 | Team Bath | 62–56 | Celtic Dragons | University of Worcester Arena, Worcester Attendance: 1,506 Umpires: Gary Burgess and Tracy Smith | Sky Sports |
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| 25 May 2013 | Pamela Cookey 37/41 (90%) Kadeen Corbin 25/38 (66%) | | Lottysha Cato 54/58 (93%) Cara Moseley 2/4 | University of Worcester Arena, Worcester Attendance: 1,506 Umpires: Gary Burgess and Tracy Smith | Sky Sports |