Super League XVIII
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bradford Bulls ( 2013 season ) Provident Stadium 27,000 Bradford , West Yorkshire
Castleford Tigers ( 2013 season ) The Wish Communications Stadium 11,750 Castleford , West Yorkshire
Catalans Dragons ( 2013 season ) Stade Gilbert Brutus 14,000 Perpignan , Pyrénées-Orientales , France
Huddersfield Giants ( 2013 season ) John Smith 's Stadium 24,544 Huddersfield , West Yorkshire
Hull F.C . ( 2013 season ) Kingston Communications Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Kingston Rovers ( 2013 season ) MS3 Craven Park 9,471 Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire
Leeds Rhinos ( 2013 season ) Headingley Carnegie Stadium 22,250 Leeds , West Yorkshire
London Broncos ( 2013 season ) Twickenham Stoop 12,700 Twickenham , London
Salford City Reds ( 2013 season ) Salford City Stadium 12,000 Salford , Greater Manchester
St Helens R.F.C . ( 2013 season ) Langtree Park 18,000 St. Helens , Merseyside
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats ( 2013 season ) Rapid Solicitors Stadium 11,000 Wakefield , West Yorkshire
Warrington Wolves ( 2013 season ) Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,500 Warrington , Cheshire
Widnes Vikings ( 2013 season ) The Select Security Stadium 13,500 Widnes , Cheshire , England
Wigan Warriors ( 2013 season ) DW Stadium 25,138 Wigan , Greater Manchester
Teams
Super League XVIII was the second year of a licensed Super League . Under this system , promotion and relegation between Super League and Championship was abolished , and 14 teams were granted licences subject to certain criteria . For the 2013 season , all fourteen teams from the previous season will compete , including the Bradford Bulls , who were given a one-year probationary licence after going into administration and taken over by the Omar Khan consortium in the 2012 season . [ 5 ] Geographically , the vast majority of teams in Super League are based in the north of England , five teams – Warrington , St. Helens , Salford , Wigan and Widnes – to the west of the Pennines in Cheshire , Greater Manchester and Merseyside , and seven teams to the east in Yorkshire – Huddersfield , Bradford , Wakefield Trinity , Leeds , Castleford , Hull F.C . and Hull Kingston Rovers . Catalans Dragons are the only team based in France and are outside of the UK and London Broncos are the only team to be based in a capital city ( London ) . Dragons Broncos Vikings Saints Wolves Warriors Reds Hull Hull KR Tigers Rhinos Wildcats Bulls Giants
The 2013 Super League season was the 18th season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996. Fourteen teams competed for the League Leaders' Shield over 27 rounds (including the Magic Weekend), after which the highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy.