2012 Championship 1
| 2012 Championship 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship 1 |
| Duration | 18 rounds |
| Teams | 10 |
| Highest attendance | 1,954 Workington Town v Whitehaven (24 June 2012) |
| Lowest attendance | 186 Gateshead Thunder v London Skolars (22 July 2012) |
| Broadcast partners | Premier Sports |
| 2012 Season | |
| Champions |
 Doncaster
|
| League leaders |
Doncaster
|
| Runners-up |
 Barrow Raiders
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 Dylan Skee (194) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Lee Waterman (25) |
The 2012 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales, the third tier of the sport in the country. For one season only, the top four teams (Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven and Workington Town) were promoted to the 2013 Rugby 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 the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league. All of the teams competed in the 2012 Challenge Cup and the 2012 National League Cup.
The competition featured mainly the same teams as it did in 2011. The exceptions being that the Swinton Lions and the Keighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the 2012 RFL Championship. The Barrow Raiders were relegated from the 2010 RFL Championship, while the North Wales Crusaders enter the division following the collapse of the Crusaders, who lost a Super League licence for the 2012 season.
This table is correct as of 2 September 2012. Source: cooperativechampionship.co.uk and BBC Sport.
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