ANZ Championship

The ANZ Championship is the most famous netball league in the world. The competition is held once a year between April and July. There are 69 matches played over 17 weeks. There are ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand. ANZ Bank is the sponsor of the competition.

ANZ Championship

Sport	Netball
Founded	2007
Inaugural season	2008
No. of teams	10
Country(ies)	Australia (5 teams) New Zealand (5 teams)
Continent	Oceania
Most recent champion(s)	Queensland Firebirds (1st title)
Most championships	Adelaide Thunderbirds Melbourne Vixens New South Wales Swifts Queensland Firebirds (1 title each)
TV partner(s)	Network Ten (Australia) Sky Sport (New Zealand) TVNZ (New Zealand)
Official website	www.ANZ-Championship.com
Related competitions	Commonwealth Bank Trophy (defunct) National Bank Cup (defunct)

The ANZ Championship was started in 2008. It replaced the Commonwealth Bank Trophy in Australia and the National Bank Cup in New Zealand. Both of which were retired after 2007. The ANZ Championship saw netball become a semi-professional sport in both countries. There was more media coverage and higher player salaries. The current champions are the Queensland Firebirds, who defeated the Northern Mystics in the grand final of the 2011 season.

Current teams

Teams in the ANZ Championship
Teams		Bases	Main venues	Former teams
Australia	Adelaide Thunderbirds	Adelaide	ETSA Park	Adelaide Thunderbirds
	Melbourne Vixens	Melbourne	State Netball and Hockey Centre	Melbourne Phoenix, Melbourne Kestrels
	New South Wales Swifts	Sydney	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre	Sydney Swifts, Hunter Jaegers
	Queensland Firebirds	Brisbane	Brisbane Convention Centre	Queensland Firebirds
	West Coast Fever	Perth	Challenge Stadium	Perth Orioles
New Zealand	Canterbury Tactix	Christchurch	CBS Canterbury Arena	Canterbury Flames
	Central Pulse	Wellington	TSB Bank Arena	Capital Shakers, Western Flyers
	Northern Mystics	Auckland	Trusts Stadium	Auckland Diamonds, Northern Force, CMTV Cometz
	Southern Steel	Invercargill	Stadium Southland[1]	Southern Sting, Otago Rebels
	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Hamilton	Mystery Creek Events Centre	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

ANZ Championship Media

• Map of Australia and New Zealand.png

  Map of Australia and New Zealand

• Queensland Netball Firebirds parade day-23 (19235027792).jpg

  ANZ Netball Championship Trophy (2015)