2017 League 1
| 2017 League 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | League 1 |
| Duration | 22 matches |
| Teams | 16 |
| 2017 Season | |
The 2017 League 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, Wales and Canada, the third tier of the sport for RFL affiliated clubs.
The 2017 League 1 season was expanded to 16 teams with the first professional Canadian team Toronto Wolfpack joining the British game. At the end of 15 weekly rounds the top 8 teams will play each other once more in the League 1 Super 8s after which the top 5 teams will compete in the play-offs with two teams being promoted to the Championship for 2018. The bottom 8 teams will play each other once more with the top two teams competing for the League 1 Shield.
The fixture list was first issued in October 2016 when the inclusion of York City Knights in the league was in doubt so the Knights were omitted from the fixture list. York's inclusion in the league was confirmed at the beginning of December and the fixture list was re-issued to include the club.
*capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.
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