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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
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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
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. The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of Glasgow Wildcats, the first team from
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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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