League 1 2016 season
2016 League 1
| League |
League 1 |
| Duration |
22 matches |
| Number of teams |
15 |
| 2016 Season |
| Promotion and relegation |
| Relegated to N/A |
N/A |
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The 2016 League 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, will be a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country.
The 2016 League 1 season was expanded to 15 teams with Toulouse Olympique rejoining the British game. This means that teams play each other in a bi weekly round wither have team not playing in one round. At the end of the weekly rounds the top 8 teams play each other once more in the League 1 Super 8s after which the top 5 teams compete in the play-offs. The bottom 7 teams play each other once more with the top two teams competing for the League 1 Shield.
Teams
| Colors |
Club |
City |
Stadium |
Capacity* |
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Barrow Raiders |
Barrow, Cumbria |
Craven Park |
7,600 |
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Coventry Bears |
Coventry, West Midlands |
Butts Park Arena |
4,000 |
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Doncaster |
Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
Keepmoat Stadium |
15,231 |
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Gloucestershire All Golds |
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Prince of Wales Stadium |
480 |
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Hemel Stags |
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire |
Pennine Way |
2,000 |
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Hunslet Hawks |
Leeds, West Yorkshire |
South Leeds Stadium |
4,000 |
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Keighley Cougars |
Keighley, West Yorkshire |
Cougar Park |
7,800 |
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London Skolars |
Haringey, London |
New River Stadium |
5,000 |
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Newcastle Thunder |
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear |
Kingston Park |
10,200 |
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North Wales Crusaders |
Wrexham, Wales |
Racecourse Ground |
10,771 |
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Oxford RLFC |
Oxford, Oxfordshire |
Iffley Road |
500 |
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Rochdale Hornets |
Rochdale, Greater Manchester |
Spotland |
10,000 |
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South Wales Scorpions |
Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales |
Parc Dyffryn Pennar |
2,000 (400 seated) |
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Toulouse Olympique |
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées |
Stade Ernest-Argelès |
4,066 |
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York City Knights |
York, North Yorkshire |
Bootham Crescent |
8,256 |
*capacity for Rugby League games may differ from official stadium capacity.
Standings
Regular Season
(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs
(S) = Secured spot in 2017 Championship
Super 8s
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Club |
P |
W |
D |
L |
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Diff |
Pts |
Qualification |
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Promotion Final |
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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Playoffs |
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| 4 |
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| 5 |
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| 6 |
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Season Complete |
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| 7 |
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| 8 |
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(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs
(S) = Secured spot in 2017 Championship
League 1 Shield
| Pos |
Club |
P |
W |
D |
L |
For |
Ag |
Diff |
Pts |
Qualification |
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League 1 Shield Final |
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| 2 |
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| 7 |
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Winner of League 1 Shield |
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