2009 RFL Championship

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2009 RFL Championship
LeagueChampionship
Duration20 Rounds
Teams11
Attendance217,362 (average 1,874)
2009 Season
ChampionsBarrow Raiders
League LeadersBarrow Raiders
Runners-upHalifax
Top try-scorerScotland James Nixon (26)
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Championship 1Doncaster
Gateshead Thunder

The 2009 RFL Championship (known as the Co-operative Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 1st season of the RFL Championship under its current name and the 42nd season under its current league status.

There was no automatic promotion to Super League due to licensing being used. Qualifying for the Grand Final is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for license in the next round of applications for the 2012–14 period.

The Grand Final was won by Barrow Raiders, who also won the League leaders Shield, beating Halifax 26-18.

Toulouse Olympique were exempt from relegation meaning Leigh Centurions were relegated along with bottom placed Doncaster. Following the completion of the season, Gateshead Thunder were eliminated following salary cap breaches and subsequently relegated, meaning Leigh Centurions retained their place in the Championship.

Table

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2009 Co-operative Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
1 Error creating thumbnail: Barrow Raiders 20 13 0 7 632 361 +271 5 44 Qualified for the play-offs
2 File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax 20 13 0 7 714 476 +238 4 43
3 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 20 11 0 9 635 447 +188 9 42
4 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 20 11 0 9 649 438 +211 6 39
5 File:Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 20 12 0 8 565 567 −2 3 39
6 File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 20 12 0 8 619 524 +95 1 37
7 File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 20 9 2 9 610 657 −47 3 32
8 File:Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 20 8 2 10 536 620 −84 6 32
9 File:Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 20 9 0 11 426 572 −146 5 32 Relegated
10 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique XIII 20 9 0 11 556 582 −26 3 30[a]
11 File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 20 1 0 19 257 955 −698 −4 −1[b] Relegated
Source: www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk[1] and Rugby-League.com[2]
Rules for classification: 1st on league points; 2nd on match points difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ Toulouse were exempt from relegation. [1]
  2. ^ Doncaster had 5 bonus points, but lost 9 competition points for entering administration. [2]

Play-offs

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Eliminators

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 26 – 21 File:Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 10 September, 19:30 GMT Stobart Stadium 2,375
File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 8 – 32 File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 11 September, 20:00 GMT Don Valley Stadium 808

Semi finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Error creating thumbnail: Barrow Raiders 35 – 12 File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax 17 September, 19:30 GMT Craven Park Thierry Alibert 2823
File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 24 – 32 File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 18 September, 20:00 GMT Stobart Stadium Ben Thaler 3,296

Elimination final

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax 36 – 30 File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 24 September, 19:30 GMT Shay Stadium Ian Smith 2,556

Grand Final

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Error creating thumbnail: Barrow Raiders 26 – 18 File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax 4 October, 17:30 Halliwell Jones Stadium P Bentham 11,398

Team bracket

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EliminatorsSemi-finalsEliminator FinalGrand Final
1Error creating thumbnail: Barrow Raiders351Error creating thumbnail: Barrow Raiders26
2File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax122File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax18
2File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax36
4File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings26
6File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers30
5File:Haven colours.svg Whitehaven21
4File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings24
6File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers32
3File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles8
6File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers32
Source:Rugby League Project

Statistics

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The following are the top points scorers in the 2009 Championship season. Statistics include points scored in both league and play-off appearances.[3]

Attendances

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Team Played Highest Lowest Total Average
1 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 12 5,236 2,375 43,752 3,646
2 File:Faxcolours.svg Halifax 11 3,274 2,002 25,812 2,347
3 Error creating thumbnail: Barrow Raiders 11 3,050 1,693 25,326 2,302
4 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 10 3,206 1,200 21,788 2,179
5 File:Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 10 2,721 1,394 19,843 1,984
6 File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 10 2,673 1,346 18,084 1,808
7 File:Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 10 2,708 1,175 16,698 1,670
8 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 11 1,457 809 12,546 1,141
9 File:Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 10 1,430 580 8,952 895
10 File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 10 1,096 275 6,693 669
11 File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 10 1,033 405 6,470 647
Total 115 11,398 275 217,362 1,874

Rugby League Crowds - 2009 Co-operative Champs

See also

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Team season articles

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References

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