2017 Super League season
The Betfred Super League XXII, was the year 2017 Super League season and 123rd season of rugby league in Britain.
Super League XXII featured twelve teams, the third year in which this number has taken part. This was also the third year since promotion and relegation was reintroduced into the competition, seeing Leigh promoted and Hull KR relegated from last season.
Teams
Eleven teams in Super League are from the North of England. Six teams hail from the historic county of Lancashire, west of the Pennines: Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan, Leigh, and Widnes. Five teams hail from the historic county of Yorkshire, east of the Pennines: Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, and Hull F.C. Catalans Dragons, located in Perpignan, France, are the only team outside the North of England. St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, and Leeds Rhinos are the only teams to have played in every season of Super League since 1996.Leigh were promoted from the Kingstone Press Championship after finishing in 2nd place in The Qualifiers for 2016. Leigh became the first club promoted to the Super League under the Super 8s system, and the first club promoted to Super League since Widnes received a license for Super League XVII. Leigh last competed in the top flight in Super League X. Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated to the Championship after losing the 2016 Million Pound Game to Salford.
| Team | 2016 position | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Castleford Tigers | 5th | The Mend-O-Hose Jungle | 11,750 | Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Catalans Dragons | 6th | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 14,000 | Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| Huddersfield Giants | 12th | John Smith's Stadium | 24,544 | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
| Hull | 3rd | KCOM Stadium | 25,404 | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Leigh Centurions | Promoted | Leigh Sports Village | 12,700 | Leigh, Greater Manchester |
| Leeds Rhinos | 9th | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Salford Red Devils | 10th | AJ Bell Stadium | 12,000 | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| St. Helens | 4th | Totally Wicked Stadium | 18,000 | St. Helens, Merseyside |
| Wakefield Trinity | 8th | Beaumont Legal Stadium | 11,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Warrington Wolves | 1st | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 15,500 | Warrington, Cheshire |
| Widnes Vikings | 7th | The Select Security Stadium | 13,500 | Widnes, Cheshire |
| Wigan Warriors | 2nd | DW Stadium | 25,138 | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
Player statistics
Top try scorers
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