2018 Netball Superleague season

The 2018 Netball Superleague season was the thirteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom.

2018 Netball Superleague season
League	Netball Superleague
Sport	Netball
Number of teams	10
2018 Netball Superleague season
Champions	Wasps Netball
Runners-up	Loughborough Lightning
Minor premiers	Wasps Netball

Overview

Format

The format was the same as the previous season, with a double round-robin structure utilised. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners of these matches meeting in the grand final.^[1]

Teams

Team[2]	Base
Celtic Dragons	Cardiff, Wales
benecosMavericks	Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Loughborough Lightning	Loughborough, Leicestershire
Manchester Thunder	Manchester, Greater Manchester
Severn Stars	Worcester, Worcestershire
Sirens	Glasgow, Scotland
Surrey Storm	Guildford, Surrey
Team Bath	Bath, Somerset
Team Northumbria	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Wasps Netball	Coventry, West Midlands

Results

Regular season

• To read scores and statistics from all matches throughout the season click here.

Ladder

2018 Netball Superleague ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wasps Netball (Q)	18	16	2	1123	821	+302	48	Qualify for the play-offs
2	Loughborough Lightning (Q)	18	15	3	1054	852	+202	45
3	Manchester Thunder (Q)	18	15	3	1056	887	+169	45
4	Team Bath (Q)	18	11	7	922	849	+73	33
5	benecosMavericks (Q)	18	10	8	979	912	+67	30
6	Severn Stars (Q)	18	8	10	904	883	+21	24
7	Surrey Storm (Q)	18	5	13	904	1004	−100	15
8	Sirens (Q)	18	5	13	815	962	−147	15
9	Team Northumbria[a]	18	3	15	817	1022	−205	9
10	Celtic Dragons	18	2	16	768	1150	−382	6

Source: ^[3][4]
(Q) Top eight qualify for the 2018 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
Notes:

1. London Pulse replaced Team Northumbria for the 2019 Netball Superleague season

Grand Final

7 July 2018 6.00pm	Report Stats	Wasps Netball	55–51	Loughborough Lightning		Copper Box Arena, London[5][6][7] Umpires: Gary Burgess and Jackie Mizon
		Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 16-12, 15-16, 12-11

• Player of the match: Rachel Dunn (Wasps)
• The match was a re-match of their 2017 Grand Final and was won by an identical scoreline.