Top six play-offs
Encyclopedia
After a top five play-off system was used, a play-off structure involving the top six teams was used to determine the winners of the Super League
competition in British
rugby league
from 2002
through 2008
.
Apart from the Grand Final
, all matches were staged at the home ground of the team placed higher in the final league table. A similar system was used by the Australian National Soccer League
and is now used by the A-League
to decide its champions. From week two on the Top Six play-offs system reflects exactly the Page playoff system
.
With the expansion of Super League from 12 teams to 14 for 2009
, the number of teams making the play-offs increased from 6 to 8. For details of the new system, see Super League play-offs
.
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
National.
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
competition in British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
from 2002
Super League VII
Tetley's Super League VII was the official name for the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league held in Britain, and the seventh championship run by Super League...
through 2008
Super League XIII
Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and...
.
Apart from the Grand Final
Super League Grand Final
The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of the Super League rugby league football competition...
, all matches were staged at the home ground of the team placed higher in the final league table. A similar system was used by the Australian National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
and is now used by the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
to decide its champions. From week two on the Top Six play-offs system reflects exactly the Page playoff system
Page playoff system
The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...
.
With the expansion of Super League from 12 teams to 14 for 2009
Super League XIV
The 2009 Super League season is the fourteenth season of rugby league since the Super League format was introduced in 1996...
, the number of teams making the play-offs increased from 6 to 8. For details of the new system, see Super League play-offs
Super League play-offs
Since 1998 a play-off system has been used to determine the Super League champions. The format has changed over the years, starting with a play-off involving first five, then six teams and currently eight. The play-offs culminate in the Super League Grand Final....
.
How it worked
Week One- Elimination Semi-final A: 3rd vs 6th
- Elimination Semi-final B: 4th vs 5th
Week Two
- Qualification Match: 1st vs 2nd
- Elimination Final: Winners of Elimination Semi-final A vs Winners of Elimination Semi-final B
Week Three
- Final Qualifier: Losers of Qualification Match vs Winners of Elimination Final
Week Four
- Grand FinalSuper League Grand FinalThe Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of the Super League rugby league football competition...
: Winners of Qualification Match vs Winners of Final Qualifier
Competitions
In addition to the Super League, the top six system is also used in the Championship and the Championship One, as well Rugby League ConferenceRugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
National.
See also
- McIntyre SystemMcIntyre SystemThe McIntyre System, or systems because there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher...
- Top five play-offsTop five play-offsA play-off structure involving the top five teams was used to determine the winners of the Super League competition in British rugby league from 1998 until 2001. A top six play-off system was then introduced...
- Page playoff systemPage playoff systemThe Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...