Netball Super League Confirms Eight Clubs For 2025 Relaunch

The Netball Super League (NSL) has confirmed the eight clubs that will participate in the relaunched league from 2025, with new teams Nottingham Forest Netball and Birmingham Panthers set to join the revamped competition.

The eight successful clubs are the Birmingham Panthers, Cardiff Dragons, Leeds Rhinos, London Mavericks, London Pulse, Loughborough Lightning, Manchester Thunder, and Nottingham Forest.

The inclusion of Forest and the Panthers sees the NSL reduce its member teams from ten to eight, with the league stating that this ensures a ‘more competitive league’.

This has resulted in existing NSL clubs Surrey Storm, Severn Stars, Strathclyde Sirens and Team Bath losing their spots to compete in the NSL.

Following the announcement of NSL 2.0 in October, clubs around the country have gone through an eight-month tender process to determine whether they will meet the elevated standards of the new league in its journey towards professionalisation.

The newly formed Nottingham Forest Netball team will be owned and managed by the Premier League outfit. A club spokesperson said, “Nottingham Forest is a brand that is recognised globally as inclusive and progressive.

“We have so many young female fans who can now dream of not just playing in the Garibaldi red of Forest in football matches, but now on the netball court.“

In October, SIG interviewed Claire Nelson, Managing Director of the NSL, about the plans for the revamped NSL 2.0. Addressing the future impact of the league, she said, “We aim to be the most compelling sports property in the industry.

“We believe that having this top-tier entity with amazing players will attract people to our sport.”

“It’s never been more exciting to get involved in woman’s sport, and I think what we bring to the market is just unrivalled at this moment in time.“

To achieve these goals and advance NSL’s ten-year journey to professionalism, half of the fixtures will take place at major arenas across the UK for the upcoming season. When the league relaunches, the average salary will increase by at least 60%, with the minimum salary set to more than double.