Sport | Netball |
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Founded | 1998 |
Ceased | 2007 |
Replaced by | ANZ Championship |
Administrator | Netball New Zealand |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | New Zealand |
Last champion(s) | Southern Sting (7th title) |
Most titles | Southern Sting (7 titles) |
TV partner(s) | ONESport[1] |
Sponsor(s) | Coca-Cola National Bank of New Zealand |
The National Bank Cup, originally known as the Coca-Cola Cup, was the top level national New Zealand netball league between 1998 and 2007. The league was organised by Netball New Zealand. Between 1998 and 2001, it was sponsored by Coca-Cola. In 2002, the National Bank of New Zealand took over as the main sponsor. Otago Rebels were the inaugural premiers. However, Southern Sting, were subsequently the competition's most successful team. Sting played in all ten grand finals and won seven of the ten titles played for. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic were the second most successful team, winning two premierships. Ahead of the 2008 season, the National Bank Cup league effectively merged with Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy to form the ANZ Championship.