The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and the New Zealand national netball team, Trinidad and Tobago is the only other team to have won a title (a three-way tie in the 1979 championship). The most recent tournament was the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa, which was won by Australia.

History

Sign commemorating the 1979 World Netball Championships, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

In 1960, representatives from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies met to discuss standardising the rules of the sport. This led to the establishment of the International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball (which later became the International Federation of Netball Associations). Formal rules were established at this inaugural meeting and a decision to hold World Championship tournaments every four years was also made. The first World Netball Championship was held in 1963 and was hosted by England. The tournament was renamed to the World Cup as opposed to "Championships" in 2015. Since 1991 the tournament has maintained a format allowing semi-finals and finals matches to be played, where previously the tournament held no finals and instead utilised the round-robin system, which occasionally led to more than one nation being crowned world champions.

Australia or New Zealand have won all of the titles, though emerging netball nations England, South Africa and Jamaica have come close to dislodging the top-tier nations on several occasions. In 1979 Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago were all joint champions. South Africa finished runners-up in 1995, England too in 2023. Jamaica have contested several bronze medal matches and come up short in narrow semi-final defeats. The reigning world champions are Australia, who defeated England in the 2023 final. They will defend their title in Sydney, Australia in 2027.

From 2027 onwards, the tournament will be held in a two-year cycle interval ahead of the inaugural Men’s Netball World Cup.

Results

Tournament history

Source:

Ed.YearHostFirst/Second placeThird/Fourth placeNum. teams
ChampionScoreRunner-upThirdScoreFourth
11963EnglandAustraliaRound-robin EastbourneNew ZealandEnglandRound-robin EastbourneTrinidad and Tobago11
21967AustraliaNew ZealandRound-robin Matthews Netball Centre, PerthAustraliaSouth AfricaRound-robin Matthews Netball Centre, PerthEngland8
31971JamaicaAustraliaRound-robin National Stadium, KingstonNew ZealandEnglandRound-robin National Stadium, KingstonJamaica Trinidad and Tobago9
41975New ZealandAustraliaRound-robin Windmill Road, AucklandEnglandNew ZealandRound-robin Windmill Road, AucklandTrinidad and Tobago11
51979Trinidad and TobagoAustralia New Zealand Trinidad and TobagoRound-robin West Park Complex, Port of Spain—N/a—N/aRound-robin West Park Complex, Port of SpainEngland19
61983SingaporeAustraliaRound-robin National University, SingaporeNew ZealandTrinidad and TobagoRound-robin National University, SingaporeEngland14
71987ScotlandNew ZealandRound-robin Crownpoint Sports Park, GlasgowAustralia Trinidad and Tobago—N/aRound-robin Crownpoint Sports Park, GlasgowEngland17
81991AustraliaAustralia53–52 Sydney Entertainment Centre, SydneyNew ZealandJamaica63–54 Sydney Entertainment Centre, SydneyEngland20
91995EnglandAustralia68–48 National Indoor Arena, BirminghamSouth AfricaNew Zealand60–31 National Indoor Arena, BirminghamEngland27
101999New ZealandAustralia42–41 Westpac Trust Centre, ChristchurchNew ZealandEngland57–43 Westpac Trust Centre, ChristchurchJamaica26
112003JamaicaNew Zealand49–47 National Indoor Stadium, KingstonAustraliaJamaica46–40 National Indoor Stadium, KingstonEngland24
122007New ZealandAustralia42–38 Trusts Stadium, AucklandNew ZealandJamaica53–52 Trusts Stadium, AucklandEngland16
132011SingaporeAustralia58–57 Singapore Indoor Stadium, KallangNew ZealandEngland70–49 Singapore Indoor Stadium, KallangJamaica16
142015AustraliaAustralia58–55 Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic ParkNew ZealandEngland66–44 Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic ParkJamaica16
152019EnglandNew Zealand52–51 Liverpool Arena, LiverpoolAustraliaEngland58–42 Liverpool Arena, LiverpoolSouth Africa16
162023South AfricaAustralia61–45 Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape TownEnglandJamaica52–45 Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape TownNew Zealand16
172027Australia—N/aSydney SuperDome, Sydney Olympic Park—N/a—N/aSydney SuperDome, Sydney Olympic Park—N/a—N/a

Performance of nations

TeamChampionsRunners-upThirdFourthApps in top six
Australia12 (1963, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2023)4 (1967, 1987, 2003, 2019)—N/a—N/a16
New Zealand5 (1967, 1979, 1987, 2003, 2019)8 (1963, 1971, 1983, 1991, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015)2 (1975, 1991)1 (2023)16
Trinidad and Tobago1 (1979)1 (1987)1 (1983)3 (1963, 1971, 1975)8
England—N/a2 (1975, 2023)6 (1963, 1971, 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019)8 (1967, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995)16
South Africa—N/a1 (1995)1 (1967)1 (2019)10
Jamaica—N/a—N/a4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2023)4 (1971, 1999, 2011, 2015)16

Participating nations

Appeared at every World Cup 10 or more appearances 5 or more appearances One or more appearances Participated in qualifying tournaments, but did not qualifyAppearances by countries/teams which no longer exist are not shown.
TeamEngland 1963Australia 1967Jamaica 1971New Zealand 1975Trinidad and Tobago 1979Singapore 1983Scotland 1987Australia 1991England 1995New Zealand 1999Jamaica 2003New Zealand 2007Singapore 2011Australia 2015England 2019South Africa 2023Total
Antigua and Barbuda----12th9th--12th-17th-----4
Australia1st2nd1st1st=1st1st=2nd1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st2nd1st16
Bahamas--9th-18th-----------2
Barbados----6th-=6th-11th10th7th13th11th13th12th14th10
Bermuda----19th-=10th-23rd-22nd-----4
Botswana-----------10th13th---2
Canada----11th12th=10th6th13th13th21st-----7
Cayman Islands-------16th21st23rd24th-----4
Cook Islands------=6th5th7th7th11th7th----6
England3rd4th3rd2nd4th4th4th4th4th3rd4th4th3rd3rd3rd2nd16
Fiji---8th--8th11th-6th8th9th10th11th14th11th10
Grenada----15th-----20th-----2
Hong Kong-----13th-17th23rd24th23rd-----5
Republic of Ireland----10th-15th10th25th-------4
Jamaica5th6th=4th5th5th5th5th3rd5th4th3rd3rd4th4th5th3rd16
Malawi--------8th11th-5th6th6th6th7th7
Malaysia-----12th17th19th26th19th-16th16th---7
Malta--------27th-------1
Namibia-------13th16th-------2
New Zealand2nd1st2nd3rd=1st2nd1st2nd3rd2nd1st2nd2nd2nd1st4th16
Niue---------25th12th-----2
Northern Ireland11th-8th9th17th7th=10th12th18th16th19th-8th-10th-12
Papua New Guinea---11th--14th14th15th18th------5
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla----=6thDoes Not Exist1
Saint Lucia----=12th-----16th-----2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines----16th---10th-13th-----3
Samoa-------8th9th9th6th8th12th10th13th-8
Scotland8th7th6th6th9th6th9th9th22nd20th15th14th-12th11th10th15
Singapore-8th-10th-10th-18th20th12th-15th15th15th16th15th11
South Africa6th3rd------2nd5th5th6th5th5th4th6th10
Sri Lanka9th----14th16th15th19th21st18th-14th16th15th16th11
Tonga---------22nd-----8th2
Trinidad and Tobago4th5th=4th4th=1st3rd=2nd-6th8th10th11th7th9th9th12th15
Uganda----=12th--------8th7th5th4
United States--------14th15th9th-----3
Vanuatu-------20th-26th------2
Wales10th-7th7th=6th8th13th7th17th14th14th12th9th7th-9th14
West Indies7th---------------1
Zambia---------17th---14th--2
Zimbabwe--------------8th13th2

See also

Bibliography

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  • International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). . Archived from on 6 March 2011.
  • Netball Singapore (2011). . Archived from on 1 March 2011.
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  • Thompson, Shona M. (December 2002). "Women and sport in New Zealand". In Pfister, Gertrud; Hartmann-Tews, Ilse (eds.). Sport and Women: Social Issues in International Perspective. International Society for Comparative Physical Education & Sport. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-24628-8.
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