NSL 2025 Key Dates

All the key dates and fixtures for the relaunched Netball Super League ahead of the competition’s exciting new era from the 2025 season.

The new era begins in standout style on Saturday March 8 at the Utilita Arena Sheffield with a brand-new Netball Super Cup featuring all teams in action, before the regular league season commences with 14 more weekly round matches.

The crucial post-season matches then begin in late June building up to the Grand Final – at London’s O2 arena – on Sunday July 6.

Live coverage will be available throughout the season on Sky Sports.

Saturday March 8 – Netball Super Cup at Utilita Arena Sheffield as sides olay each other in their group once (live on Sky Sports)

Group 1: Birmingham Panthers, London Mavericks, Nottingham Forest Netball, Manchester Thunder
Group 2: Leeds Rhinos, LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons, Loughborough Lightning, London Pulse

Semi-final 1: 1st in Group 1 vs 2nd in Group 2
Semi-final 2: 2nd in Group 1 vs 1st in Group 2

Final: Semi-final 1 winner vs semi-final 2 winner

Round One
Friday March 14
7pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Birmingham Panthers – Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs London Mavericks – House Of Sport, Cardiff

Sunday March 16
6pm: Manchester Thunder vs Loughborough Lightning – AO Arena, Manchester
6pm: London Pulse vs Nottingham Forest Netball – Copper Box Arena, London

Round Two
Friday March 21
7pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Manchester Thunder – Venue TBC
7.30pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Saturday March 22
6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs London Pulse – Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough

Sunday March 23
TBC: London Mavericks vs Leeds Rhinos – Brentwood Centre, Essex

Round Three
Friday March 28
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Birmingham Panthers – House Of Sport, Cardiff
7.30pm: Manchester Thunder vs Nottingham Forest Netball – Belle Vue Arena, Manchester

Sunday March 30
4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Loughborough Lightning – first direct arena, Leeds

Monday March 31
7pm: London Pulse vs London Mavericks – Copper Box Arena, London

Round Four
Friday April 4
7pm: Leeds Rhinos vs London Pulse – Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield

Saturday April 5
3pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Loughborough Lightning – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Manchester Thunder – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
TBC: London Mavericks vs Birmingham Panthers – Venue TBC

Round Five
Friday April 11
7.30pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs London Mavericks – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Saturday April 12
5pm: Manchester Thunder vs Leeds Rhinos – Belle Vue Arena, Manchester
6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons – Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough

Sunday April 13
4pm: Birmingham Panthers vs London Pulse – Venue TBC

Round Six
Friday April 18
7pm: London Pulse vs Manchester Thunder – Copper Box Arena, London

Saturday April 19
3pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Nottingham Forest Netball – Venue TBC
5pm: London Mavericks vs Loughborough Lightning – Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Leeds Rhinos – Utilita Arena Cardiff or House Of Sport (TBC)

Round Seven
Friday April 25
7pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Nottingham Forest Netball – Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
7pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Birmingham Panthers – Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough

Sunday April 27
6pm: London Pulse vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons – Copper Box Arena, London

Monday April 28
7pm: Manchester Thunder vs London Mavericks – Belle Vue Arena, Manchester

Round Eight
Saturday May 3
4pm: London Mavericks vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons – Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Manchester Thunder – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Sunday May 4
3pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Leeds Rhinos – Venue TBC
4pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs London Pulse – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Round Nine

Friday May 9
7pm: Birmingham Panthers vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons – Venue TBC

Saturday May 10
6pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Leeds Rhinos – Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough

Sunday May 11
4pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Manchester Thunder – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
4pm: London Mavericks vs London Pulse – OVO Arena, Wembley

Round 10
Friday May 16
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Nottingham Forest Netball – House Of Sport, Cardiff

Sunday May 18
4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs London Mavericks – Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield
6pm: Manchester Thunder vs Birmingham Panthers – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
6pm: London Pulse vs Loughborough Lightning – Copper Box Arena, London

Round 11
Saturday May 24
4pm: London Mavericks vs Nottingham Forest Netball – Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs Loughborough Lightning – Utilita Arena, Cardiff

Sunday May 25
4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs Manchester Thunder – first direct arena, Leeds
6pm: London Pulse vs Birmingham Panthers – Copper Box Arena, London

Round 12
Friday May 30
7.30pm: Manchester Thunder vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons – Belle Vue Arena, Manchester

Saturday May 31
4pm: Loughborough Lightning vs Nottingham Forest Netball – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Sunday June 1
4pm: Birmingham Panthers vs London Mavericks – Venue TBC
6pm: London Pulse vs Leeds Rhinos – Copper Box Arena, London

Round 13
Thursday June 5
7.30pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Birmingham Panthers – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Friday June 6
7pm: Loughborough Lightning vs London Mavericks – Sir David Wallace Arena, Loughborough

Saturday June 7
5pm: Manchester Thunder vs London Pulse – Belle Vue Arena, Manchester

Sunday June 8
4pm: Leeds Rhinos vs LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons – Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield

Round 14
Saturday June 14
6pm: Birmingham Panthers vs Loughborough Lightning – Venue TBC
7pm: LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons vs London Pulse – Utilita Arena, Cardiff

Sunday June 15
4pm: London Mavericks vs Manchester Thunder – OVO Arena, Wembley
4pm: Nottingham Forest Netball vs Leeds Rhinos – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Semi-finals
Friday June 20-Sunday June 22
Major semi-final: 1st place vs 2nd place – 1st placed home venue
Minor semi-final: 3rd place vs 4th place – 3rd placed home venue

Preliminary final
Saturday June 28/Sunday June 29
Loser major semi-final vs winner minor semi-final – loser major semi-final home venue
Grand Final (live on Sky Sports)

Sunday July 6
Winner major semi-final vs winner of preliminary final – The O2, London