| 2026 Super League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Duration | 26 rounds |
| Teams | 14 |
| Broadcast partners | |
| 2026 Season | |
2027 → | |
The 2026 Super League season, known as the2026Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of theSuper League and 132nd season ofrugby league in Great Britain.
Hull KR are the defending champions, having beatenWigan Warriors in theGrand Final, to win their first Super League title.[1]
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In July 2025, it was confirmed by theRFL that each Super League team's overseas player quota, limiting a team's maximum amount of registered players not trained by aRugby League European Federation member club, would increase from seven to ten for the 2026 season.[2]
From 2026, the Super League expanded to 14 teams. Teams 1-12 were decided by the currentIMG promotion and relegation system, while teams 13 and 14 were chosen from theRFL Championship by an independent panel assessing teams who meet the minimum criteria.[3] At a meeting of all twelve Super League teams at theHeadingley Rugby Stadium on 28 July 2025 to vote on the expansion proposal, nine voted to approve expanding the league, with only Hull KR and Hull FC voting against while Wigan Warriors abstained from the vote.[4]
BBC Sport are broadcasting matches as well as match highlights in the final year of their three-year deal with the Super League, replacingChannel 4 as the league's free-to-air partner from 2024 season.[5] Ten games per season will be shown live on television, with a further five shown oniPlayer, the BBC's streaming platform.
The league consists of 14 teams, an increase of two from the previous season. The regular season consists of 26 rounds, a reduction of one from the previous season.
Hull KR will be the defending champions after winning the 2025 Grand Final.[1]Salford Red Devils, who finished bottom of the Super League table in 2025 following a season marred by financial difficulties, will be relegated to the2026 RFL Championship after having not applied to join the Super League for 2026.[6] They will be replaced by2025 RFL Championship semi-finalistsBradford Bulls, who were promoted to the Super League after achieving the highestIMGGrade B rating for 2025.[7] Bradford will also be joined by fellow Championship teamsToulouse Olympique andYork Knights for the 2026 season, each achieving Grade B rankings.[8][9]
| Legend | |
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| Reigning champions | |
| Previous season runners-up | |
| Previous season League Leaders | |
| Promoted | |
If a match ends in a draw after 80 minutes, then a further 10 minutes ofgolden point extra time is played, to determine a winner (five minutes each way). The first team to score either a try, penalty goal or drop goal during this period, will win the match. However, if there are no further scores during the additional 10 minutes period, then the match will end in a draw.[24]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bradford Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Castleford Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Catalans Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Hull F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Leeds Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Leigh Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  St Helens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Toulouse Olympique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  Wakefield Trinity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  Warrington Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  Wigan Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  York Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Demoted toChampionship |
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