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.[2]
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.
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.
^ ab"Stats Centre". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^"Relegation is scrapped from Championship this campaign". Keighley News. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
^. Rugby League Championships. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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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 2 Kinstone Press Championship 2013LeagueChampionshipDuration26 Rounds Followed by 4 round playoffs Teams14Highest attendance3 890 Featherstone Rovers v Sheffield Eagles 28 August 2013 Lowest attendance375 Hunslet Hawks v Whitehaven 10 March 2013 Average attendance1 199Attendance187 103Broadcast partnersPremier Sports2013 SeasonGrand Final winnersSheffield EaglesLeague Leaders ShieldFeatherstone RoversRunners upSheffield EaglesTop point scorer s Liam Finn 308 1 Top try scorer s Menzie Yere 30 1 Promotion and relegationRelegated to Championship 1Hunslet Hawks York City Knights 20122014 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 Contents 1 Teams 2 Season standings 3 Season results 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTeams EditThis 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 Reigning champions Defending Northern Rail Cup Champions PromotedTeam amp Current Season Stadium Capacity Location Barrow Raiders Craven Park 7 600 Barrow in Furness Cumbria Batley Bulldogs loverugbyleague com Stadium 6 000 Batley West Yorkshire Dewsbury Rams Tetley s Stadium 3 500 Dewsbury West Yorkshire Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15 231 Doncaster South Yorkshire Featherstone Rovers Bigfellas Stadium 6 750 Featherstone West Yorkshire Halifax The Shay Stadium 6 561 Halifax West Yorkshire Hunslet Hawks South Leeds Stadium 4 000 Leeds West Yorkshire Keighley Cougars Cougar Park 7 800 Keighley West Yorkshire Leigh Centurions Leigh Sports Village 12 700 Leigh Greater Manchester Sheffield Eagles Bramall Lane 32 702 Sheffield South Yorkshire Swinton Lions Leigh Sports Village 12 700 Leigh Greater Manchester Whitehaven Recreation Ground 7 500 Whitehaven Cumbria Workington Town Derwent Park 10 000 Workington Cumbria York City Knights Huntington Stadium 3 428 York North YorkshireSeason standings Edit2013 RFL Championship Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Bns Pts1 Featherstone Rovers 26 22 0 4 940 362 578 4 702 Sheffield Eagles 26 22 0 4 806 474 332 1 673 Halifax 26 19 2 5 817 476 341 1 624 Leigh Centurions 26 18 0 8 752 495 257 4 585 Batley Bulldogs 26 16 1 9 670 394 276 7 576 Doncaster 26 12 1 13 593 594 1 6 437 Dewsbury Rams 26 12 0 14 492 620 128 6 428 Workington Town 26 11 0 15 483 681 198 6 399 Whitehaven 26 11 0 15 485 774 289 4 3710 Swinton Lions 26 9 0 17 516 738 222 7 3411 Keighley Cougars 26 8 0 18 492 719 227 9 3312 Barrow Raiders 26 8 0 18 482 792 310 9 3313 Hunslet Hawks R 26 6 0 20 529 704 175 12 3014 York City Knights R 26 6 0 20 493 727 234 8 26 Teams qualifying for the Play offs Teams in relegation positionThis table is correct as of 1 September 2013 Source rugbyleaguechampionships co uk and BBC Sport Classification 1st on competition points 2nd on match points difference Competition points For win 3 For draw 2 For loss by 12 points or fewer 1 3 Season results EditMain 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 See also EditCo operative Championship 2013 Championship 1 British rugby league system Super League Rugby League Conference Northern Ford Premiership National League Cup Rugby League Reserve Team ChampionshipReferences Edit a b Stats Centre Love Rugby League Retrieved 2 September 2012 Relegation is scrapped from Championship this campaign Keighley News 16 February 2012 Retrieved 4 June 2012 Points System Rugby League Championships Archived from the original on February 8 2013 Retrieved 27 January 2013 External links EditOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 RFL Championship amp oldid 1133425504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
