2008–09 Netball Superleague season
The 2008–09 Co-operative Netball Superleague season saw Team Bath finish as champions for the third time. For a third season out of four, they defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand final. The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of Glasgow Wildcats, the first team from Scotland. Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.
Teams
The Superleague expanded to nine teams, with the addition of Glasgow Wildcats.2008–09 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
Brunel Hurricanes | Guildford Spectrum | Greater London/South East England |
Celtic Dragons | Welsh Institute of Sport | Wales |
Galleria Mavericks | University of Hertfordshire | East of England |
Glasgow Wildcats | Kelvin Hall/Bellahouston Sports Centre | Scotland |
Leeds Carnegie | Leeds Metropolitan University | Yorkshire |
Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | East Midlands |
Northern Thunder | Bury, Greater Manchester | North West England |
Team Bath | University of Bath | South West England/West of England |
Team Northumbria | Gateshead | North East England |
Regular season
Team Bath finished the regular season with a 100% record.Final table
Play offs
The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Team Bath 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