2022 Netball Superleague season

2022 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
SportNetball
Number of teams11
2022 Netball Superleague season
Season championsManchester Thunder
  Runners-upLoughborough Lightning
Season MVPLayla Guscoth[1]
Top scorerProscovia Peace[1]
Seasons

The 2022 Netball Superleague season was the seventeenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. Loughborough Lightning were the defending champions, as they won the 2021 season.[2] The season began on 5 February, and ended with the grand final on 5 June.

Manchester Thunder were the first team to qualify for the finals series, after they secured their place on 17 April.[3] Loughborough Lightning qualified for the final series on 2 May.[4] London Pulse qualified for the final series on 14 May.[5] Team Bath were the final team to qualify for the final series, doing so on 21 May.[6] The semi-finals took place on 3 June, with Manchester Thunder and Loughborough Lightning advancing to the grand final. Manchester Thunder beat Loughborough Lightning 60–53 in the final to win the competition, completing an unbeaten season and winning their fourth Superleague title.

  1. ^ a b "VNSL Awards 2022: Layla Guscoth wins Vitality Player of the Season". Netball Superleague. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Vitality Netball Superleague: Loughborough Lightning win title for first time in history". Sky Sports. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Netball Superleague 2022: Thunder clinch semis place, Pulse edge Mavericks". BBC Sport. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Netball Superleague 2022: Loughborough Lightning secure semi-final spot". BBC Sport. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Pulse ensure top four with hard-fought Sirens victory". Vitality Netball Superleague. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Saracens Mavericks miss out on top four after Rhinos loss". Vitality Netball Superleague. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.