| 2012 Championship 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship 1 |
| Duration | 18 rounds |
| Teams | 10 |
| Highest attendance | 1,954Workington Town vWhitehaven(24 June 2012)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 186Gateshead Thunder vLondon Skolars(22 July 2012)[1] |
| Broadcast partners | Premier Sports |
| 2012 Season | |
| Champions |  Doncaster |
| League leaders | Doncaster |
| Runners-up |  Barrow Raiders |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Dylan Skee (194)[1] |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Lee Waterman (25)[1] |
The2012 Championship 1 was a semi-professionalrugby league football competition played in England andWales, the third tier of the sport in the country. For one season only,[2] the top four teams (Barrow Raiders,Doncaster,Whitehaven andWorkington Town) were promoted to the 2013Rugby Football League Championship, while the champions of the division were decided by a six-team play-off, which was won by Doncaster, who beat Barrow 16–13 at theHalliwell Jones Stadium.[3]
There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league. All of the teams competed in the2012 Challenge Cup and the2012 National League Cup.
The competition featured mainly the same teams as it did in2011. The exceptions being that theSwinton Lions and theKeighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the2012 RFL Championship. TheBarrow Raiders were relegated from the2010 RFL Championship, while theNorth Wales Crusaders enter the division following the collapse of theCrusaders, who lost aSuper League licence for the 2012 season.
| Team & Current Season | 2011 Position | Stadium | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Raiders | 11th (Championship) | Craven Park | 7,600 | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
| Doncaster | 5th | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
 Gateshead Thunder | 10th | Thunderdome | 11,800 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| London Skolars | 9th | New River Stadium | 5,000 | Haringey, London |
 North Wales Crusaders | N/A | Racecourse Ground | 10,500 (15,500 with The Kop open) | Wrexham, Wales |
 Oldham | 7th | Whitebank Stadium | 1500 (temporary capacity) | Limeside,Oldham, Greater Manchester |
 Rochdale Hornets | 4th | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 | Rochdale, Greater Manchester |
 South Wales Scorpions | 8th | The Gnoll | 6,000 | Neath,West Glamorgan, Wales |
 Whitehaven | 6th | Recreation Ground | 7,500 | Whitehaven, Cumbria |
 Workington Town | 2nd | Derwent Park | 10,000 | Workington, Cumbria |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster(P) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 717 | 347 | +370 | 1 | 46 | Promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs[4] |
| 2 | Barrow Raiders(P) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 617 | 383 | +234 | 3 | 45 | |
| 3 | Workington Town(P) | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 617 | 330 | +287 | 4 | 43 | |
| 4 | Whitehaven R.L.F.C.(P) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 549 | 421 | +128 | 1 | 37 | |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets(Q) | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 496 | 462 | +34 | 1 | 28 | Champions play-offs[4] |
| 6 | Oldham(Q) | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 465 | 485 | −20 | 5 | 27 | |
| 7 | London Skolars | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 558 | 560 | −2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 8 | North Wales Crusaders | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 460 | 628 | −168 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | South Wales Scorpions | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 365 | 680 | −315 | 4 | 16 | |
| 10 | Gateshead Thunder | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 276 | 824 | −548 | 2 | 5 |
The regular league season sees the 10 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 18 matches. The top six teams at the end of the regular season goes through to the play-offs to determine the winners of Championship 1.