Английская Википедия:2014 Championship 1
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The 2014 Championship 1, known as the Kingstone Press Championship 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country.
One team will be promoted from Championship 1, due to the restructure of Super League and the Championship, The top five sides will contest the play-offs the winner will be promoted. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.
The only cup competition the teams will compete in is the 2014 Challenge Cup after the Northern Rail Cup was scrapped for 2014.
2014 structure
The competition features the seven teams that did not win promotion at the end of 2012 Championship 1: Gateshead Thunder, Gloucestershire All Golds, Hemel Stags, London Skolars, Oldham, Oxford Rugby League and South Wales Scorpions. The two new teams to the division for 2014 are Hunslet Hawks and York City Knights, who were relegated from the RFL Championship.
| Team & current season | 2013 Position | Stadium | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Gateshead Thunder | 7th | Thunderdome | 11,800 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Gloucestershire All Golds | 9th | Prince of Wales Stadium | 480 | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Hemel Stags | 5th | Pennine Way | 2,000 | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Hunslet Hawks | 13th (Championship) | South Leeds Stadium | 4,000 | Hunslet, West Yorkshire |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon London Skolars | 4th | New River Stadium (March to May) Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (May to August) |
5,000 2,500 |
Haringey, London Enfield, London |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Oldham | 2nd | Whitebank Stadium | 1,500 (temporary capacity) | Limeside, Oldham, Greater Manchester |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Oxford RLFC | 6th | Iffley Road | 500 | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon South Wales Scorpions | 8th | Llynfi Road | 6,000 | Maesteg, Bridgend, Wales |
| Шаблон:Leagueicon York City Knights | 14th (Championship) | Huntington Stadium | 3,428 | York, North Yorkshire |
Season table
Шаблон:RFL National Championship 1 2014 Ladder
Season results
The regular league season sees the 9 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 18 matches.[1] At the end of the season, five teams will contest a playoff for a place in the new Championship structure. Five clubs will be relegated to the Championship 1 from the Championship.[2]
References
External links
- Official Championship 1 website
- RFL Championship coverage
- Scores from Sky Sports
- RugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans ForumsШаблон:Dead link
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