2017 Netball Superleague season


The 2017 Vitality Netball Superleague season saw a new franchise, Wasps, win the title in their inaugural season. In the grand final they defeated regular season winners, Loughborough Lightning.

Teams

The 2017 season saw the number of teams expand from eight to ten. In June 2016 England Netball announced that Yorkshire Jets had lost their place in the league. At the same time, they also announced that three new franchises, Severn Stars, Scottish Sirens and Wasps would be joining.
2017 Superleague teamsHome venue/baseCountry/Region
Celtic DragonsSport Wales National CentreWales
Hertfordshire MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England
Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands
Manchester ThunderWright Robinson CollegeNorth West England
Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England
Team NorthumbriaSport CentralNorth East England
Scottish SirensEmirates ArenaScotland
Severn StarsUniversity of Worcester ArenaWest Midlands
Surrey StormUniversity of SurreyGreater London/South East England
Wasps NetballRicoh ArenaWest Midlands

Regular season

Final table

finished top of the table after winning seventeen of their eighteen matches. Wasps were the only team to beat Lightning in the regular season.

Final Four

The two play-off semi-finals, the 3rd/4th place play-off and the grand final were all played at Barclaycard Arena on the Final Four weekend. The Final Four was originally due to be hosted at Manchester Arena but was switched to the Barclaycard Arena following the Manchester Arena bombing.

Semi-final

3rd/4th place play-off

Grand Final