Super League najvažnija je europska liga u Rugby Leagueu i okuplja klubove iz Velike Britanije i Francuske. Nastala je 1996. godine, zamijenivši tada RFL Championship – englesko prvenstvo u rugby league, te je također sezona pomaknuta na kalendarsku godinu, umjesto ranijeg sustava - jesen/proljeće.
Sustav natjecanja
Do 2014. Super League 14 momčadi, a sezona je podijeljena na ligaški dio i doigravanje. U ligaškom dijelu 14 momčadi odigraju 27 utakmica, i to 13 doma i 13 u gostima, te jednu u tzv. Magic Weekend kolu, kada se svi susreti odigravaju na istom stadionu (uglavnom u Cardiffu). Za pobjedu momčad dobiva dva boda, a za neriješeno jedan bod, te se po ostvarenim bodovima formira tablica. Osam najboljih iz ligaškog dijela ulazi u doigravanje koje je sastavljeno od više različitih faza (dosta slično onom u australskom NRL-u. Doigravanje završava susretom velikog finala koje se obično održava na stadionu Old Trafford u Manchesteru. Iako postoje niže lige - Championship (2. rang), Championship 1 (3. rang) i niže, nema direktne promocije u Super League, nego s ona obavlja putem trogodišnjih licenci. Prvak Super League igra s prvakom National Rugby League utakmicu World Club Challenge za neslužbenog svjetskog prvaka.
Od 2015. Super League čini 12 klubova, a sezona je podijeljena na osnovni dio i doigravanje. U osnovnom dijelu klubovi odigraja 23 utakmice - 11 doma, 11 u gostima i jednu u Magic Weekendu. Po završetku osnovnog dijela sezone osam najboljih klubova nastavlja u tzv. Super League Super 8's, gdje igraju jednokružnu ligu (7 kola) uz sve prenesene rezultate. Na osnovu svih rezultata (30 kola) četiri najbolja kluba idu u doigravanje - Polufinale (Semifinals), a pobjednici 'Semifinals potom u Grand Final Klubovi plasirani od 9. do 12. mjesta u Super League te prve četiri momčadi iz Championshipa (koji također ima 12 momčadi) igraju The Qualifiers'' - jednokružnu ligu od osam momčadi iz koje tri najbolje stječu pravo plasmana u Super League za iduću sezonu, momčadi na 4. i 5. mjestu igraju dodatnu utakmicu (Million Pound Game) za plasman u Super League, a preostale tri idu u Championship.
Klubovi u Super League
Klubovi u sezoni 2015. U sezoni 2015. u Super League''' sudjeluje 12 klubova - 11 iz Engleske i 1 iz Francuske. klub Puni naziv ostali nazivi u SuperLeague osnovan sezona u SuperLeague (do 2015.) stadion kapacitetsjedište grofovija/departman, regijaCastleford Tigers Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club 1925. 18 The Probiz Coliseum 11 750 Castleford West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i Humber Catalans Dragons Ville de Perpignan Dragons Rugby League Football Club 2000. 10 Stade Gilbert Brutus 13 000 Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-RoussillonHuddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants Rugby League Football Club 1864. 16 Galpharm Stadium 24 500 Huddersfield West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberHull Hull Rugby League Football Club Hull Sharks Hull FC1865. 18 KC Stadium 25 404 Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberHull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers Rugby Football Club Hull KR 1882. 9 New Craven Park 10 000 Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberLeeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club Leeds1864. 20 Headingley Carnegie Stadium 21 200 Leeds West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberSalford Red Devils Salford Red Devils Rugby League Football Club Salford Reds Salford City Reds 1873. 17 Salford City Stadium 12 000 Salford Greater Manchester, SjeverozapadSt Helens St Helens Rugby Football Club St Helens RLFC 1873. 20 Langtree Park 18 000 St Helens Merseyside, Sjeverozapad Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Rugby League Club 1873. 17 Belle Vue 11 000 Wakefield West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberWarrington Wolves Warrington Wolves RLFC 1876. 20 Halliwell Jones Stadium 15 500 Warrington Cheshire, SjeverozapadWidnes Vikings Widnes Vikings Rugby League Football Club 1875. 8 Stobart Stadium Halton 13 360 Widnes Cheshire, SjeverozapadWigan Warriors Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club 1872. 20 DW Stadium 24 057 Wigan Greater Manchester, Sjeverozapad
Prijašnji klubovi klub Puni naziv ostali nazivi u SuperLeagueosnovan sezona u SuperLeague (do 2014.) sjedište grofovija/departman, regijatrenutno (2015.)Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls Rugby League Club 1907. 19 Bradford West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberRFL Championship Crusaders RL Crusaders Rugby League Celtic Crusaders Crusaders 2005. 3 Wrexham Bridgend Clwyd Mid Glamorganrasformiran 2011. klub North Wales Crusaders je naslijedio CrusadersHalifax Halifax Rugby League Football Club Halifax RLFC Halifax Blue Sox 1873. 8 Halifax West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i HumberRFL ChampionshipHuddersfield-Sheffield Giants Huddersfield-Sheffield 1999. 1 Huddersfield Sheffield West Yorkshire, Yorkshire i Humber South Yorkshire, Yorkshire i Humberraspušteni krajem 2000. Unija klubova Huddersfield Giants i Sheffield EaglesLeigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club 1878. 1 Leigh Greater Manchester, Sjeverozapad RFL ChampionshipLondon Broncos London Broncos Harlequins RL 1980. 19 London Greater LondonRFL ChampionshipNewcastle Thunder Gateshead Thunder Rugby League Football Club Gateshead Thunder 1999. 1 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear, SjeveroistokRFL ChampionshipOldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds Rugby League Football Club Oldham Bears 1876. 2 Oldham Greater Manchester, SjeverozapadChampionship One Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League PSG <PSG-RL 1995. 2 Pariz Paris, Île-de-Franceraspušten 1997.Sheffield Eagles Sheffield Eagles Rugby Football Club 1984. 4 Sheffield South Yorkshire, Yorkshire i Humber RFL ChampionshipWorkington Town Workington Town Rugby League Football Club 1945. 1 Workington Cumbria, Sjeverozapad RFL Championship
Pregled prvaka i doprvaka (doigravanje i ligaški dio) sezona grad, stadion prvak rezultat doprvakprvoplasirani drugoplasirani trećeplasiranidoigravanjeligaški dio1996. St Helens Wigan Warriors Bradford Bulls1997. Bradford Bulls London Broncos St Helens 1998. Manchester, Old Trafford Wigan Warriors 10:4 Leeds RhinosWigan Warriors Leeds Rhinos Halifax 1999. Manchester, Old Trafford St Helens 8:6 Bradford BullsBradford Bulls St Helens Leeds Rhinos2000. Manchester, Old Trafford St Helens 29:16 Wigan WarriorsWigan Warriors St Helens Bradford Bulls 2001. Manchester, Old Trafford Bradford Bulls 37:6 Wigan WarriorsBradford Bulls Wigan Warriors Hull 2002. Manchester, Old Trafford St Helens 19:18 Bradford BullsSt Helens Bradford Bulls Wigan Warriors2003. Manchester, Old Trafford Bradford Bulls 25:12 Wigan WarriorsBradford Bulls Leeds Rhinos Wigan Warriors2004. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 16:8 Bradford BullsLeeds Rhinos Bradford Bulls Hull 2005. Manchester, Old Trafford Bradford Bulls 16:5 Leeds Rhinos St Helens Leeds Rhinos Bradford Bulls2006. Manchester, Old Trafford St Helens 26:4 Hull St Helens Hull Leeds Rhinos 2007. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 33:6 St Helens St Helens Leeds Rhinos Bradford Bulls 2008. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 24:16 St Helens St Helens Leeds Rhinos Catalans Dragons2009. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 18:10 St Helens Leeds Rhinos St Helens Huddersfield Giants2010. Manchester, Old Trafford Wigan Warriors 22:10 St Helens Wigan Warriors St Helens Warrington Wolves2011. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 32:16 St Helens Warrington Wolves Wigan Warriors St Helens 2012. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 26:18 Warrington WolvesWigan Warriors Warrington Wolves St Helens 2013. Manchester, Old Trafford Wigan Warriors 30:16 Warrington WolvesHuddersfield Giants Warrington Wolves Leeds Rhinos2014. Manchester, Old Trafford St Helens 14:6 Wigan WarriorsSt Helens Wigan Warriors Huddersfield Giants2015. Manchester, Old Trafford Leeds Rhinos 22:20 Wigan WarriorsLeeds Rhinos Wigan Warriors Huddersfield Giants Podebljano je označen prvak za sezonu. Od 2015. poredak prve tri momčadi u ligaškom dijelu iz Super League Super 8's
Plasmani klubova po sezonama
Ligaški dio
klub 1996. 1997. 1998. 1999. 2000. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007. 2008. 2009. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015.St Helens1. 3. 4. 2. 2. 4. 1. 4. 5. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 5. 1. 2.Wigan Warriors2. 4. 1. 4. 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 7. 8. 6. 4. 6. 1. 2. 1. 4. 2. 3.Bradford Bulls3. 1. 5. 1. 3. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 3. 5. 9. 10. 10. 9. 9. 13. London Broncos4. 2. 7. 8. 11. 6. 8. 5. 10. 6. 7. 9. 9. 11. 13. 12. 12. 13 14.Warrington Wolves5. 9. 10. 7. 6. 7. 10. 6. 8. 4. 6. 7. 6. 10. 3. 1. 2. 2. 5. 6.Halifax6. 7. 3. 9. 8. 9. 9. 12.Sheffield Eagles7. 8. 8. 10.Oldham Roughyeds8. 12.Castleford Tigers9. 10. 6. 5. 5. 8. 6. 8. 12.11.12. 7. 9. 9. 13. 12. 4. 5.Leeds Rhinos10. 5.2. 3. 4. 5. 4. 2. 1. 2. 3. 2. 3. 1. 4. 5. 5. 3. 6. 1. Paris Saint-Germain11. 11.Workington Town12.Salford Red Devils6. 11. 12. 9. 10. 12.9. 9. 5. 12.13. 12. 11. 11. 14. 10. 11.Hull 9. 13. 7. 3. 5. 7. 3. 5. 2. 4. 11. 12. 6. 8. 6. 6. 1. 7.Huddersfield Giants12. 14.12.10. 7. 8. 9. 5. 10. 3. 5. 4. 7. 1. 3. 4.Newcastle Thunder6.Wakefield Trinity Wildcats11. 10. 11. 11. 11. 6. 10. 10. 8. 8. 5. 11. 13. 8. 11. 12. 12.Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants12.Widnes Vikings7. 9. 11. 11.14. 10. 8. 9.Leigh Centurions12. Catalans Dragons12. 10. 3. 8. 14. 6. 4. 7. 7. 8.Hull Kingston Rovers11. 7. 4. 7. 7. 10. 8. 9. 10. Crusaders14. 8. 14.
Super League Super 8's klub 2015.Leeds Rhinos 1.Wigan Warriors 2.Huddersfield Giants 3.St. Helens 4.Castleford Tigers5.Warrington Wolves 6. Catalans Dragons7.Hull 8.
The Qualifiers klub 2015.Hull Kingston Rovers1.Widnes Vikings 2.Salford Red Devils3.Wakefield Wildcats4. / MPGWBradford Bulls5. / MPGLHalifax6.Sheffield Eagles 7.Leigh Centurions8. MPG - Million Pound Game
Doigravanje
momčad 1998. 1999. 2000. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007. 2008. 2009. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015.Wigan WarriorsGFW EPO GFL GFL FE GFL FEFE FE QSF GFW QSF QSF GFW GFL GFLLeeds RhinosGFL ESF ESF EPO ESF FE GFW GFL EPO GFW GFW GFW QSF GFW GFW QSF EPO GFW St Helens FE GFW GFW FE GFW ESF EPO FE GFW GFL GFL GFL GFL GFL QSF PSF GFW SFHalifax ESFBradford BullsEPO GFL FE GFW GFL GFW GFL GFW FE EPO EPOCastleford TigersFE EPOEPOEPOPSFHull ESF EPOEPO ESF GFL ESFEPO EPO PSF PSFWarrington WolvesEPOEPO ESFEPOPSF QSF GFL GFL QSFLondon BroncosEPOEPOWakefield Trinity WildcatsESFEPOEPOSalford Red DevilsEPOHuddersfield GiantsEPOPSF QSF PSF EPO QSF PSF SF Catalans DragonsESF QSFPSF PSF EPO QSFHull Kingston RoversPSF PSF EPOEPO CrusadersEPOWidnes VikingsEPO
objašnjanja za kraticekraticaeng. nazivobjašnjenjegodineGFW Grand Final Winner pobjednik vellikog finala 1998.-GFL Granf Final Lost poraženi u velikom finalu 1998.-FE Final Eliminator poraženi u susretu eliminacijskog finala 1998. – 2008.QSF Qualifying semifinals poraženi u suretima kvalifikacijskog polufinala 2009. – 2014.SF Semifinals poraženi u susretima polufinala 2015.-ESF Elimination semifinals poraženi u eliminacijskom polufinalu 1998. – 2008.PSF Preliminary semifinals poraženi u preliminarnom polufinalu 2009. – 2014.EPO Elimination play-offs poraženi u susretima eliminacijskog doigravanja 1998. – 2014.
Prikaz faza doigravanjasezone4. tjedan3. tjedan2. tjedan1. tjedan1998. – 2008.Grand FinalFinal EliminatorQualifying semifinals * Qualifying play-offs *Elimination semifinals Elimination play-offs2009. – 2014.Grand FinalQualifying semifinalsPreliminary semifinalsQualifying play-offs *Elimination play-offs2015. Grand Final Semifinals* poražena momčad također nastavlja doigravanje
Momčadi po uspješnosti
klub SuperLeagueRegularna sezona (1998.-)prvi 1 drugi 2 treći 3 ukupnoprvi 4 drugi 4 treći 4 ukupnoLeeds Rhinos 7 2 3 123 5 3 11 St Helens 6 5 6 176 4 2 15Bradford Bulls 4 3 3 103 2 3 8Wigan Warriors 3 6 7 164 4 2 10Warrington Wolves 2 2 41 2 1 4Hull 1 1 1 2 3 London Broncos 1 1 Huddersfield Giants 3 31 3 4Catalans Dragons 2 2 1 1 Castleford Tigers 1 1 Halifax 1 1