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2013 RFL Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2013 RFL Championship |
| league | Championship |
| pixels | 200px |
| caption | The Kingstone Press Championship logo |
| duration | 26 Rounds (Followed by 4 round playoffs) |
| no_of_teams | 14 |
| highest_attendance | 3,890 |
| lowest_attendance | 375 |
| avg_attendance | 1,199 |
| attendance | 187,103 |
| TV | United Kingdom Premier Sports |
| season | 2013 Season |
| season_champs | Sheffield Eagles |
| season_champ_name | Grand Final winners |
| league_leaders | Featherstone Rovers |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders Shield |
| second_place | Sheffield Eagles |
| top_scorer | Liam Finn (308) |
| top try scorer | Menzie Yere (30) |
| relegate | Hunslet Hawks |
| York City Knights | |
| relegate_to | Championship 1 |
| prevseason_link | 2012 RFL Championship |
| prevseason_year | 2012 |
| nextseason_link | 2014 RFL Championship |
| nextseason_year | 2014 |
Featherstone Rovers v Sheffield Eagles (28 August 2013) Hunslet Hawks v Whitehaven (10 March 2013) York City Knights |conf1-runner-up = |conf2-runner-up = |finals-runner-up =
The 2013 Rugby Football League Championship, which will be known as Kingstone Press Championship due to sponsorship by Kingstone Press Cider, is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the UK, one tier below the first tier Super League. The 2013 season is the first season to consist of a 14-team division. This was achieved by scrapping relegation for the 2012 season and having four teams promoted from the Championship 1.
Relegation to Championship 1 is restored for the 2013 but as in previous years, there is no automatic promotion from this league to Super League, which uses a licensing system renewed every three years. Qualifying for the Grand Final or winning the Northern Rail Cup is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for a licence in the next round of applications for the 2015–17 seasons.
All of the teams in the 2013 Co-operative Championship will also compete in the 2013 Challenge Cup where they will enter in the third round. All of the teams will also compete in the 2013 National League Cup which starts before the Co-operative Championship with the finals held mid season.
Teams
This year's competition features the same 10 teams as it did in 2012 plus the top four teams from the 2012 Championship 1 season, which are Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven and Workington Town.
| Legend |
|---|
| Team & Current Season | Stadium | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Barrow Raiders** | Craven Park | 7,600 | |
| **Batley Bulldogs** | loverugbyleague.com Stadium | 6,000 | |
| **Dewsbury Rams** | Tetley's Stadium | 3,500 | |
| **Doncaster** | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | |
| **Featherstone Rovers** | Bigfellas Stadium | 6,750 | |
| **Halifax** | The Shay Stadium | 6,561 | |
| **Hunslet Hawks** | South Leeds Stadium | 4,000 | |
| **Keighley Cougars** | Cougar Park | 7,800 | |
| **Leigh Centurions** | Leigh Sports Village | 12,700 | |
| **Sheffield Eagles** | Bramall Lane | 32,702 | |
| **Swinton Lions** | Leigh Sports Village | 12,700 | |
| **Whitehaven** | Recreation Ground | 7,500 | |
| **Workington Town** | Derwent Park | 10,000 | |
| **York City Knights** | Huntington Stadium | 3,428 |
Season standings
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.
Season results
Main article: 2013 RFL Championship season results
The regular league season sees the 14 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 26 matches. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season goes through to the play-offs to determine the winners of the Championship.
References
References
- "Stats Centre". Love Rugby League.
- (16 February 2012). "Relegation is scrapped from Championship this campaign". Keighley News.
- "Points System". Rugby League Championships.
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