2019 RFL Championship
| Betfred Championship 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | League 1  Barrow Raiders  Rochdale Hornets | |
The 2019 Rugby Football League Championship was a rugby league football competition played primarily in England but including teams from Canada and France. It is the second tier of the three tiers of professional rugby league in England, below
League 1
. Following rule changes agreed at the end of the 2018 season, the Super 8's format has been abandoned and the Championship will feature a play-off system leading to promotion to Super League for one club while results during the regular season will lead to relegation to League 1 for two teams.
The 2019 Championship comprised 14 teams, which all played one another twice in the regular season, once at home and once away, totalling 26 games. The 2019 season also featured the "Summer Bash Weekend" for a fifth time so the regular season comprised 27 games for each team.[1]
The Championship Grand Final was won by
2020 season. Toronto also won the RFL Championship Leaders' Shield
, after finishing top of the league and completing a 100% home record, and only losing 1 game all season.
Betfred remain the sponsors of the Championship. The season started on 3 February 2019.[2]
Teams
The Championship is made up of 14 teams, 11 of whom featured in the 2018 Championship; one,
York City Knights
, who won promotion from League 1 in 2018.
York
