2012 Netball Superleague season
{{Short description|Netball Superleague season}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2012 Netball Superleague season
| league = Netball Superleague
| sport =
| logo =
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| no_of_teams = 8
| attendance =
| average_attendance =
| TV = Sky Sports
| season =
| season_champs = 20px Northern Thunder
| season_champ_name= Champions
| second_place= File:SurreyStormColours.png Surrey Storm
| minor_premiers=
| MVP =
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| seasonslist =
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| prevseason_link = 2011 Netball Superleague season
| prevseason_year = 2011
| nextseason_link = 2013 Netball Superleague season
| nextseason_year = 2013
}}
The 2012 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the FIAT Netball Superleague) was the seventh season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Northern Thunder. In the grand final Northern Thunder defeated Surrey Storm. 2012 saw the introduction of a new format, featuring three distinct phases, including a Showdown Weekend.
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Teams
Following the conclusion of the 2011 Netball Superleague season, England Netball decided to cut the number of teams from nine to eight and, as a result, Glasgow Wildcats lost their place in the league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2011/96_Lightning-in-superleague.html|title=Loughborough Lightning secure place in Netball Super League|publisher=www.lboro.ac.uk|accessdate=8 April 2020|date=10 August 2011}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/14601069|title=Coach Holland confident of Wildcats striking back|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=11 March 2020|date=20 August 2011}} In addition, Leeds Carnegie were re-branded as Yorkshire Jets.{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fiat-Netball-Superleague-2012-Format.pdf|title=FIAT Netball Superleague 2012 Format|publisher=www.teambath.com|date=15 September 2011}}{{cite web|title=Yorkshire Jets is new Superleague netball club for 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/16223321|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=19 April 2020|date=16 December 2011}}
Regular season
=Phase 1=
Phase 1 featured all eight teams playing a single round of matches in a league format. At the end of the seven rounds, the top four and bottom four split into two tiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fiat-Netball-Superleague-2012-Format.pdf|title=FIAT Netball Superleague 2012 Format|publisher=www.teambath.com|date=15 September 2011}} Northern Thunder were unbeaten in Phase 1 of the season.{{cite web|title=Northern Thunder win first Superleague title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/18145984|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2020|date=21 May 2012}}
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|team3=HER|name_HER=Hertfordshire Mavericks
|team4=BAT|name_BAT=Team Bath
|team5=CEL|name_CEL=Celtic Dragons
|team6=YOR|name_YOR=Yorkshire Jets
|team7=NOR|name_NOR=Team Northumbria
|team8=LOU|name_LOU=Loughborough Lightning
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|win_HER=4|loss_HER=3|draw_HER=0|gf_HER=336|ga_HER=342
|win_BAT=3|loss_BAT=4|draw_BAT=0|gf_BAT=356|ga_BAT=353
|win_CEL=3|loss_CEL=4|draw_CEL=0|gf_CEL=351|ga_CEL=355
|win_YOR=3|loss_YOR=4|draw_YOR=0|gf_YOR=306|ga_YOR=336
|win_NOR=1|loss_NOR=6|draw_NOR=0|gf_NOR=337|ga_NOR=387
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|col_Q1=green1|text_Q1=Qualified for Phase 2 Tier 1
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|col_Q2=yellow1|text_Q2=Qualified for Phase 2 Tier 2
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=Phase 2=
Phase 2 was effectively a group stage, with the teams in each group playing each other home and away.{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fiat-Netball-Superleague-2012-Format.pdf|title=FIAT Netball Superleague 2012 Format|publisher=www.teambath.com|date=15 September 2011}}
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|team1=SUR|name_SUR=Surrey Storm
|team2=THU|name_THU=Northern Thunder
|team3=HER|name_HER=Hertfordshire Mavericks
|team4=BAT|name_BAT=Team Bath
|win_SUR=6|loss_SUR=0|draw_SUR=0|gf_SUR=376|ga_SUR=302
|win_THU=4|loss_THU=2|draw_THU=0|gf_THU=376|ga_THU=278
|win_HER=2|loss_HER=4|draw_HER=0|gf_HER=266|ga_HER=342
|win_BAT=0|loss_BAT=6|draw_BAT=0|gf_BAT=269|ga_BAT=365
|col_QSF=green1|text_QSF=Qualified for semi-finals
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|col_QE=yellow1|text_QE=Qualified for Eliminator
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|title=2012 Netball Superleague season – Tier 2
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|highest_pos = 5
|team5=CEL|name_CEL=Celtic Dragons
|team6=YOR|name_YOR=Yorkshire Jets
|team7=NOR|name_NOR=Team Northumbria
|team8=LOU|name_LOU=Loughborough Lightning
|win_CEL=6|loss_CEL=0|draw_CEL=0|gf_CEL=342|ga_CEL=249
|win_YOR=4|loss_YOR=2|draw_YOR=0|gf_YOR=319|ga_YOR=270
|win_NOR=1|loss_NOR=5|draw_NOR=0|gf_NOR=273|ga_NOR=336
|win_LOU=1|loss_LOU=5|draw_LOU=0|gf_LOU=239|ga_LOU=318
|col_QE=yellow1|text_QE=Qualified for Eliminator
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==''Eliminator''==
The Eliminator was effectively a 4th/5th place play-off with the winner qualifying for the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fiat-Netball-Superleague-2012-Format.pdf|title=FIAT Netball Superleague 2012 Format|publisher=www.teambath.com|date=15 September 2011}}
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| date = 14 May 2012
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| team1 = Team Bath
| score1 = 52
| team2 = Celtic Dragons
| score2 = 50
| Q1 = 16–9
| Q2 = 28–19
| Q3 = 44–29
| Q4 = 52–50
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| venue = University of Bath{{cite web|url=http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=41683|title=Team Bath through to netball's showdown superleague weekend|publisher=www.sportfocus.com|date=14 May 2012|accessdate=19 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/2012/05/15/netballers-through-to-superleague-semis/|title=Netballers through to superleague semis|publisher=www.teambath.com|date=15 May 2012|accessdate=18 April 2020}}
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Showdown Weekend
;Semi Final 1:
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| score1 = 57
| team2 = Hertfordshire Mavericks
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| venue = SportHouse, Dagenham{{cite web|title=Northern Thunder win first Superleague title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/18145984|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2020|date=21 May 2012}}
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;Semi Final 2:
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| venue = SportHouse, Dagenham{{cite web|url=http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=41705|title=Team Bath end Superleague season in fourth|publisher=www.sportfocus.com|date=21 May 2012|accessdate=19 April 2020}}
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;3rd/4th Place Play Off:
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| venue = SportHouse, Dagenham{{cite web|title=Northern Thunder win first Superleague title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/18145984|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2020|date=21 May 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=41705|title=Team Bath end Superleague season in fourth|publisher=www.sportfocus.com|date=21 May 2012|accessdate=19 April 2020}}
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;Grand Final
{{see|2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final}}
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| date = 20 May 2012
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| team1 = Northern Thunder
| score1 = 57
| team2 = Surrey Storm
| score2 = 55
| Q1 = 13–14
| Q2 = 28–25
| Q3 = 42–40
| Q4 = 57–55
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| goals1 = Janelle Lawson {{nb-goal|33|39}}
Karen Greig {{nb-goal|24|28}}
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| goals2 = Rachel Dunn {{nb-goal|35|41}}
Pamela Cookey {{nb-goal|20|23}}
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| venue = SportHouse, Dagenham{{cite web|title=Northern Thunder win first Superleague title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/18145984|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2020|date=21 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=Manchester Thunder: Superleague winners in name change|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/20169762|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2020}}{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.surreystormnetball.co.uk/club/history/|publisher=www.surreystormnetball.co.uk|accessdate=4 March 2020}}
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| umpires = Gary Burgess and Louise Travis
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References
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{{Netball Superleague seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Superleague}}