18 Total Clubs
12 Current Clubs
The majority of teams assumed their nicknames
after the 1996 season.
Super League Franchise History
| Club | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | |
| 1 | Bradford Bulls (96-present) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2 | Castleford Tigers (96-present) | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 
| 3 | Halifax Blue Sox (96-present) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 
| 4 | Leeds Rhinos (96-present) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 
| 5 | London Broncos (96-present) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 
| 6 | Oldham Bears (96-97) | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 7 | Paris St Germain (96-97) | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| 8 | St. Helens Saints (96-present) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 
| 9 | Sheffield Eagles (96-present) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | Warrington Wolves (96-present) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 
| 11 | Wigan Warriors (96-present) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 
| 12 | Workington Town (96; 98) | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| 13 | Salford Reds (97-present) | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 14 | Huddersfield Giants (98-01) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 15 | *Hull FC (98-present) | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 16 | *Gateshead Thunder (98) | 6 | |||||||
| 17 | Wakefield Wildcats (89-present) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 18 | Widnes Vikings (02-present) | 7 | 
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 1998-present Grand Final Champion 
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 1998-present Grand Final Champion 
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