The 2008–09
Netball Superleague
The Netball Super League is an elite netball league in the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in Netball in England, England, Netball in Wales, Wales and previously Netball in Scotland, Scotland. ...
season (known for sponsorship reasons as the
Co-operative
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Netball Superleague) was the fourth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by
Team Bath
Team Bath is the University of Bath's sporting organisation. In addition to entering teams in BUCS intervarsity competitions, Team Bath has also entered teams in national leagues and competitions. Team Bath F.C. reached the first round proper o ...
. For a third season out of four, Team Bath defeated
Galleria Mavericks in the
grand final
Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. Synonymous with a championship game in North Ameri ...
. The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of
Glasgow Wildcats, the first team from
Scotland
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. Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.
Teams
The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of
Glasgow Wildcats.
Regular season
Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.
Final table
Playoffs
The play-offs utilised the
Page–McIntyre system
The McIntyre system, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher, by allowing higher qualified teams to lose more games or series before being eliminated compa ...
to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season,
Team Bath
Team Bath is the University of Bath's sporting organisation. In addition to entering teams in BUCS intervarsity competitions, Team Bath has also entered teams in national leagues and competitions. Team Bath F.C. reached the first round proper o ...
and
Loughborough Lightning, 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,
Galleria Mavericks and
Leeds Carnegie 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
;Major semi-final
;Minor final
Grand Final
References
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2008-09
2009 in Welsh women's sport
2008 in Welsh women's sport
2009 in Scottish women's sport
2008 in Scottish women's sport