Netball Super League 2025: Schedule, fixtures, teams and dates for revamped competition and new season
How the new-look Netball Super League shapes up through the season in 2025, from the new Super Cup on March 8 to the Grand Final at London's O2 arena on July 6; watch matches through the season live on Sky Sports
Tuesday 8 October 2024 16:38, UK
Check out all the key dates and fixtures for the relaunched Netball Super League ahead of the competition's exciting new era from the 2025 season.
Dubbed 'NSL 2.0', the new-look competition features eight teams - including new entities in the Birmingham Panthers and Nottingham Forest Netball - and a revised season format with 50 per cent of the matches to be played at major arenas.
The new era begins in standout style on Saturday March 8 at the Utilita Arena Sheffield with a brand-new Netball Super Cup featuring all teams in action, before the regular league season commences with 14 more weekly round matches.
The crucial post-season matches then begin in late June building up to the Grand Final - at London's O2 arena - on Sunday July 6.
Live coverage will be available throughout the season on Sky Sports.
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Season-opener: Netball Super Cup (live on Sky Sports)
Saturday March 8 - Netball Super Cup at Utilita Arena Sheffield
Sides plays each other in their group once
- Group 1: Birmingham Panthers, London Mavericks, Nottingham Forest Netball, Manchester Thunder
- Group 2: Leeds Rhinos, LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons, Loughborough Lightning, London Pulse
- Semi-final 1: 1st in Group 1 vs 2nd in Group 2
- Semi-final 2: 2nd in Group 1 vs 1st in Group 2
- Final: Semi-final 1 winner vs semi-final 2 winner
Round One
Friday March 14
- 7pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Birmingham Panthers - Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs London Mavericks - House Of Sport, Cardiff
Sunday March 16
- 6pm: Manchester Thunder vs Loughborough Lightning - AO Arena, Manchester
- 6pm: London Pulse vs Nottingham Forest Netball - Copper Box Arena, London
Round Two
Friday March 21
- 7pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Manchester Thunder - Venue TBC
- 7.30pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Saturday March 22
- 6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs London Pulse - Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough
Sunday March 23
- TBC: London Mavericks vs Leeds Rhinos - Brentwood Centre, Essex
Round Three
Friday March 28
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Birmingham Panthers - House Of Sport, Cardiff
- 7.30pm: Manchester Thunder vs Nottingham Forest Netball - Belle Vue Arena, Manchester
Sunday March 30
- 4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Loughborough Lightning - first direct arena, Leeds
Monday March 31
- 7pm: London Pulse vs London Mavericks - Copper Box Arena, London
Round Four
Friday April 4
- 7pm: Leeds Rhinos vs London Pulse - Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
Saturday April 5
- 3pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Loughborough Lightning - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Manchester Thunder - Utilita Arena, Cardiff
- TBC: London Mavericks vs Birmingham Panthers - Venue TBC
Round Five
Friday April 11
- 7.30pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs London Mavericks - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Saturday April 12
- 5pm: Manchester Thunder vs Leeds Rhinos - Belle Vue Arena, Manchester
- 6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons - Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough
Sunday April 13
- 4pm: Birmingham Panthers vs London Pulse - Venue TBC
Round Six
Friday April 18
- 7pm: London Pulse vs Manchester Thunder - Copper Box Arena, London
Saturday April 19
- 3pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Nottingham Forest Netball - Venue TBC
- 5pm: London Mavericks vs Loughborough Lightning - Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Leeds Rhinos - Utilita Arena Cardiff or House Of Sport (TBC)
Round Seven
Friday April 25
- 7pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Nottingham Forest Netball - Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
- 7pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Birmingham Panthers - Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough
Sunday April 27
- 6pm: London Pulse vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons - Copper Box Arena, London
Monday April 28
- 7pm: Manchester Thunder vs London Mavericks - Belle Vue Arena, Manchester
Round Eight
Saturday May 3
- 4pm: London Mavericks vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons - Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
- 6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Manchester Thunder - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Sunday May 4
- 3pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Leeds Rhinos - Venue TBC
- 4pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs London Pulse - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Round Nine
Friday May 9
- 7pm: Birmingham Panthers vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons - Venue TBC
Saturday May 10
- 6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Leeds Rhinos - Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough
Sunday May 11
- 4pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Manchester Thunder - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
- 4pm: London Mavericks vs London Pulse - OVO Arena, Wembley
Round 10
Friday May 16
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Nottingham Forest Netball - House Of Sport, Cardiff
Sunday May 18
- 4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs London Mavericks - Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
- 6pm: Manchester Thunder vs Birmingham Panthers - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
- 6pm: London Pulse vs Loughborough Lightning - Copper Box Arena, London
Round 11
Saturday May 24
- 4pm: London Mavericks vs Nottingham Forest Netball - Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Loughborough Lightning - Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Sunday May 25
- 4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Manchester Thunder - first direct arena, Leeds
- 6pm: London Pulse vs Birmingham Panthers - Copper Box Arena, London
Round 12
Friday May 30
- 7.30pm: Manchester Thunder vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons - Belle Vue Arena, Manchester
Saturday May 31
- 4pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Nottingham Forest Netball - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Sunday June 1
- 4pm: Birmingham Panthers vs London Mavericks - Venue TBC
- 6pm: London Pulse vs Leeds Rhinos - Copper Box Arena, London
Round 13
Thursday June 5
- 7.30pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Birmingham Panthers - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Friday June 6
- 7pm: Loughborough Lightning vs London Mavericks - Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough
Saturday June 7
- 5pm: Manchester Thunder vs London Pulse - Belle Vue Arena, Manchester
Sunday June 8
- 4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons - Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
Round 14
Saturday June 14
- 6pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Loughborough Lightning - Venue TBC
- 7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs London Pulse - Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Sunday June 15
- 4pm: London Mavericks vs Manchester Thunder - OVO Arena, Wembley
- 4pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Leeds Rhinos - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Semi-finals
Friday June 20-Sunday June 22
- Major semi-final: 1st place vs 2nd place - 1st placed home venue
- Minor semi-final: 3rd place vs 4th place - 3rd placed home venue
Preliminary final
Saturday June 28/Sunday June 29
- Loser major semi-final vs winner minor semi-final - loser major semi-final home venue
Grand Final (live on Sky Sports)
Sunday July 6
- Winner major semi-final vs winner of preliminary final - The O2, London
Venues
The home venues for the eight teams are:
- Birmingham Panthers: Birmingham, Worcester and Coventry - venues to be confirmed
- LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons: Utilita Arena Cardiff and House of Sport in Cardiff
- London Mavericks: OVO Arena in Wembley, Brentwood Centre in Essex and Hertfordshire Sports Village
- in Hatfield
- London Pulse: Copper Box Arena in London
- Loughborough Lightning: Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham and Sir David Wallace Arena in Loughborough
- Manchester Thunder: AO Arena in Manchester, M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool and Belle Vue Arena in Manchester
- NIC Leeds Rhinos Netball: first direct arena in Leeds and Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield
- Nottingham Forest Netball: Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham
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