A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Super League XXII | |
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League | Super League |
Duration | 30 Rounds |
Teams | 12 |
Highest attendance | 23,390 Wigan Warriors vs St Helens (14 April) |
Lowest attendance | 2,678 Salford Red Devils Vs Hull F.C. (9 June) |
Average attendance | 8,568 |
Attendance | 1,182,437 |
Broadcast partners | Sky Sports BBC Sport Fox League beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
2017 season | |
Champions | Leeds Rhinos 8th Super League 11th British title |
League Leaders | Castleford Tigers |
Runners-up | Castleford Tigers |
Biggest home win | Castleford Tigers 66–10 Leeds Rhinos (2 March) |
Biggest away win | Catalans Dragons 12–56 Huddersfield Giants (10 June) |
Man of Steel | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from Championship | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Relegated to Championship | Leigh Centurions |
The Betfred Super League XXII,[2] was the year 2017 Super League season and 123rd season of rugby league in Britain.
Super League XXII featured twelve teams, the third year in which this number has taken part. This was also the third year since promotion and relegation was reintroduced into the competition, seeing Leigh promoted and Hull KR relegated from last season.
Teams
Eleven teams in Super League are from the North of England. Six teams hail from the historic county of Lancashire, west of the Pennines: Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan, Leigh, and Widnes. Five teams hail from the historic county of Yorkshire, east of the Pennines: Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, and Hull F.C. Catalans Dragons, located in Perpignan, France, are the only team outside the North of England. St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, and Leeds Rhinos are the only teams to have played in every season of Super League since 1996.
Leigh were promoted from the Kingstone Press Championship after finishing in 2nd place in The Qualifiers for 2016. Leigh became the first club promoted to the Super League under the Super 8s system, and the first club promoted to Super League since Widnes received a license for Super League XVII. Leigh last competed in the top flight in Super League X. Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated to the Championship after losing the 2016 Million Pound Game to Salford.
Regular season
Standings at end of regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 378 | +391 | 40 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | ![]() |
23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 553 | 477 | +76 | 30 | |
3 | ![]() |
23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 541 | 483 | +58 | 27 | |
4 | ![]() |
23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 576 | 500 | +76 | 26 | |
5 | ![]() |
23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 572 | 509 | +63 | 26 | |
6 | ![]() |
23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 516 | 420 | +96 | 25 | |
7 | ![]() |
23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 539 | 518 | +21 | 23 | |
8 | ![]() |
23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 519 | 486 | +33 | 21 | |
9 | ![]() |
23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 426 | 557 | −131 | 20 | The Qualifiers |
10 | ![]() |
23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 689 | −220 | 15 | |
11 | ![]() |
23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 615 | −190 | 12 | |
12 | ![]() |
23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 359 | 632 | −273 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Super 8s
Super League