# 2013 Championship 1

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{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox rugby football league season
|title= 2013 Championship 1
|league=[Championship 1](/source/RFL_League_1)
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|pixels= 216px
|caption=Kingstone Press Championships logo
|duration= 16 matches (over 18 rounds)
|no_of_teams=9
|highest_attendance  = 1,562 
[North Wales Crusaders](/source/North_Wales_Crusaders) v [South Wales Scorpions](/source/South_Wales_Ironmen) (1 September 2013)
|lowest_attendance   = 103 
[Gloucestershire All Golds](/source/Gloucestershire_All_Golds) v [London Skolars](/source/London_Skolars) (28 July 2013)
|avg_attendance = 477
|attendance = 33,374
|TV= [Premier Sports](/source/Premier_Sports)
|season=2013 Season
|season_champs= 16px [North Wales Crusaders](/source/North_Wales_Crusaders)
|season_champ_name
|league_leaders= {{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets)
|league_leaders_name= Playoff Winner
|MVP= 
|MVP_link=Man of Steel Award
|top_scorer= {{leagueicon|London Skolars|16}} [Dylan Skee](/source/Dylan_Skee) (176)<ref name=stats />
|top_scorer_link=
|top try scorer=16px [Rob Massam](/source/Rob_Massam) (18)<ref name=stats>{{cite web|title=Stats Centre|url=http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/|work=Love Rugby League|access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref>   
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|prevseason_link= 2012 Championship 1
|prevseason_year=2012
|nextseason_link= 2014 Championship 1
|nextseason_year=2014
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The '''2013 Championship 1''', known as the '''Kingstone Press Championship 1''' for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional [rugby league football](/source/rugby_league) competition played in England and [Wales](/source/Wales), the third tier of the sport in the country. The 2013 season will see three new teams enter the division alongside the six remaining teams that were not promoted during the [2012 season](/source/2012_Championship_1). Coventry, who had been considered for entry into the division for 2013, will enter the division in 2014. This means that the 2013 Championship 1 season will consist of 9 teams.<ref name=Coventry>{{cite news|title=Coventry Bears: Midlands amateur side targeted as semi-pro club|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/19679815|access-date=22 September 2012|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=21 September 2012}}</ref>

The promotion/relegation positions and the play-off format also revert to the normal formats, following the change for the 2012 season to allow the top four teams to be promoted to the [Rugby Football League Championship](/source/Rugby_Football_League_Championship) and the champions of the division to be decided by a six-team play-off.<ref>{{cite web|title=Championship 1 agree promotion criteria for 2012|url=http://www.thunderrugby.com/article.php?id=7142|publisher=Gateshead Thunder|access-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218072811/http://www.thunderrugby.com/article.php?id=7142|archive-date=18 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This will mean two teams relegated from the [2013 RFL Championship](/source/2013_RFL_Championship) and two teams promoted from [Championship 1](/source/RFL_League_1), which will be the team who finishes top of the league and winner of the play-offs. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.

All of the teams competed in the [2013 Challenge Cup](/source/2013_Challenge_Cup) and the [2013 National League Cup](/source/2013_National_League_Cup).

== 2013 structure==

The competition features the six teams that did not win promotion in [2012](/source/2012_Championship_1). They are [Gateshead Thunder](/source/Newcastle_Thunder), [London Skolars](/source/London_Skolars), [North Wales Crusaders](/source/North_Wales_Crusaders), [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.), [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets) and [South Wales Scorpions](/source/South_Wales_Ironmen). The four teams who were promoted, [Barrow Raiders](/source/Barrow_Raiders), [Doncaster](/source/Doncaster_R.L.F.C.), [Whitehaven](/source/Whitehaven_R.L.F.C.) and [Workington Town](/source/Workington_Town) are replaced by three new teams, which are [Hemel Stags](/source/Hemel_Stags),<ref name=Hemel>{{cite web|title=Hemel Join Rugby League Championship 1|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/24438/hemel-join-rugby-league-championship|work=RFL|access-date=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402110455/http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/24438/hemel-join-rugby-league-championship|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [Oxford RLFC](/source/Oxford_Rugby_League)<ref name=Oxford>{{cite news|title=Oxford to be admitted to Championship One|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/19637094|access-date=19 September 2012|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=18 September 2012}}</ref> and [University of Gloucestershire All Golds](/source/Gloucestershire_All_Golds).<ref name=Gloucester>{{cite web|title=All Golds to join Championship One|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/25053/all-golds-to-join-championship|work=RFL|access-date=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619004802/http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/25053/all-golds-to-join-championship|archive-date=19 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

A fourth team had been originally planned for entry for the 2013 to be the tenth team of the division. [Northampton Rebels](/source/Northampton_Rebels) had been the original first team chosen in December 2011 to enter the division for 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Northampton Town FC to run rugby league team from 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/15985725|access-date=29 August 2012|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=1 December 2011}}</ref> but withdrew on 26 August 2012, due to [Northampton Town FC](/source/Northampton_Town_FC) (who were setting up and running the team) not wanting to launch a team that they thought had no chance of success.<ref name=Northampton>{{cite news|title=Northampton Rebels team withdraw from Championship One|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/19379099|access-date=29 August 2012|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=25 August 2012}}</ref> [Coventry Bears](/source/Coventry_Bears), who was part of the application process for entry to [Championship 1](/source/RFL_League_1), was chosen to be the tenth team in September 2012,<ref name=Coventry /> however the club will enter in 2014, to be given more time to prepare for entry to a semi-professional competition.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+Championship 1
|-
! Team & current season
! [2012 Position](/source/2012_Championship_1)
! Stadium
! Capacity
! Location
|-
| {{leagueicon|Gateshead|16}} '''[Gateshead Thunder](/source/Newcastle_Thunder)'''
| 10th
| [Thunderdome](/source/Gateshead_International_Stadium)
| 11,800
| [Gateshead](/source/Gateshead), Tyne and Wear
|-
| {{leagueicon|Gloucestershire|16}} '''[Gloucestershire All Golds](/source/Gloucestershire_All_Golds)'''
| N/A
| [Prince of Wales Stadium](/source/Prince_of_Wales_Stadium)
| 480
| [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham), Gloucestershire
|-
| 16px '''[Hemel Stags](/source/Hemel_Stags)'''
| N/A
| [Pennine Way](/source/Pennine_Way_stadium)
| 2,000
| [Hemel Hempstead](/source/Hemel_Hempstead), Hertfordshire
|-
| 16px '''[London Skolars](/source/London_Skolars)'''
| 7th
| [New River Stadium](/source/White_Hart_Lane_Community_Sports_Centre)
| 5,000
| [Haringey](/source/London_Borough_of_Haringey), London
|-
| 16px '''[North Wales Crusaders](/source/North_Wales_Crusaders)'''
| 8th
| [Racecourse Ground](/source/Racecourse_Ground)
| 10,500 (15,500 with The Kop open)
| [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham), Wales
|-
| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} '''[Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.)'''
| 6th
| [Whitebank Stadium](/source/Whitebank_Stadium)
| 1,500 (temporary capacity)
| Limeside, [Oldham](/source/Oldham), Greater Manchester
|-
| 16px '''[Oxford RLFC](/source/Oxford_Rugby_League)'''
| N/A
| [Iffley Road](/source/Iffley_Road_rugby_football_ground)
| 500
| [Oxford](/source/Oxford), Oxfordshire
|-
| {{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} '''[Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets)'''
| 5th
| [Spotland](/source/Spotland_Stadium)
| 10,249
| [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale), Greater Manchester
|-
| {{leagueicon|South Wales Scorpions|16}} '''[South Wales Scorpions](/source/South_Wales_Ironmen)'''
| 9th
| [The Gnoll](/source/The_Gnoll)
| 6,000
| [Neath](/source/Neath), [West Glamorgan](/source/West_Glamorgan), Wales
|}

== Season table ==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|title=2013 Championship 1
|for_against_style=points
|show_bonus_points=y
|winpoints=3|drawpoints=2

|team1=NOR|name_NOR=16px [North Wales Crusaders](/source/North_Wales_Crusaders)|status_NOR=P
|team2=OLD|name_OLD={{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [Oldham](/source/Oldham_R.L.F.C.)
|team3=ROC|name_ROC={{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} [Rochdale Hornets](/source/Rochdale_Hornets)
|team4=LON|name_LON={{leagueicon|London Skolars|16}} [London Skolars](/source/London_Skolars)
|team5=HEM|name_HEM=16px [Hemel Stags](/source/Hemel_Stags)
|team6=OXF|name_OXF=16px [Oxford RLFC](/source/Oxford_Rugby_League)
|team7=GAT|name_GAT={{leagueicon|Gateshead|16}} [Gateshead Thunder](/source/Newcastle_Thunder)
|team8=SWS|name_SWS={{leagueicon|South Wales Scorpions|16}} [South Wales Scorpions](/source/South_Wales_Ironmen)
|team9=GLO|name_GLO={{leagueicon|Gloucestershire|16}} [Gloucestershire All Golds](/source/Gloucestershire_All_Golds)
|win_NOR=14|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=2|pf_NOR=568|pa_NOR=212|adjust_points_NOR=1
|win_OLD=12|draw_OLD=1|loss_OLD=3|pf_OLD=508|pa_OLD=289|adjust_points_OLD=3
|win_ROC=10|draw_ROC=0|loss_ROC=6|pf_ROC=538|pa_ROC=375|adjust_points_ROC=2
|win_LON=9|draw_LON=1|loss_LON=6|pf_LON=489|pa_LON=468|adjust_points_LON=3
|win_HEM=8|draw_HEM=0|loss_HEM=8|pf_HEM=381|pa_HEM=365|adjust_points_HEM=4
|win_OXF=5|draw_OXF=2|loss_OXF=9|pf_OXF=326|pa_OXF=436|adjust_points_OXF=4
|win_GAT=4|draw_GAT=1|loss_GAT=11|pf_GAT=356|pa_GAT=542|adjust_points_GAT=6
|win_SWS=5|draw_SWS=0|loss_SWS=11|pf_SWS=368|pa_SWS=504|adjust_points_SWS=4
|win_GLO=2|draw_GLO=1|loss_GLO=13|pf_GLO=286|pa_GLO=629|adjust_points_GLO=4

|col_P=#FFFFAA|text_P=Qualified for promotion
|result1=P
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified for play-offs
|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q|result6=Q
|update=1 September 2013|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131217090120/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship/competition_structure ''rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk''] and [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/third-division-2013/summary.html ''Rugby League Project''].
|class_rules=1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.<br />Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1<ref>{{cite web|title=Points System|url=http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship/points_system|publisher=Rugby League Championships|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
}}</onlyinclude>

==Season results==
{{main|2013 Championship 1 season results}}

The regular league season sees the 9 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 16 matches, which will be played over 18 rounds, with each team getting two rounds off.<ref>{{cite web|title=Competition Structure|url=http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship/competition_structure|publisher=Rugby League Championships|access-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204034748/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship/competition_structure|archive-date=4 February 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The team that finishes first will be promoted to the [Championship](/source/Championship_(rugby_league)), while the teams who finish second to sixth at the end of the regular season goes through to the play-offs to determine the second promotion place.

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130208060114/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship_1 Official Championship 1 website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140824184924/http://www.therfl.co.uk/championship/ RFL Championship coverage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090907080441/http://home.skysports.com/livescores/rugbyleague/ Scores from Sky Sports]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203219/http://www.rugbyleague.org/index.php?showforum=98/ RugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans Forums]

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