| RFL Championship Leaders' Shield | |
| Country: | |
| Presenter: | RFL Championship |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Holder: | Featherstone Rovers (5th title) |
| Most Awards: | Featherstone Rovers (5 titles) |
The RFL Championship Leaders' Shield is a shield awarded to the team finishing the season top of Championship in the sport of rugby league football. Currently the Shield is awarded to the team finishing top of the Championship at the end of the regular season. The Championship play-offs determine the league Champions and promotion to Super League.
Since the formation of the Championship in 2003, the team finishing top of the league have been awarded the League Leaders' Shield before entering the playoffs to decide the Champions. Between 2015 and 2018 the league leaders were awarded the Championship title before The Qualifiers began. From 2019 the league reverted to a playoff series and the shield was awarded before the playoffs again.
| Year | League leaders | Pts | Runners up | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Salford Red Devils | 30 | Leigh Centurions | 30 | |
| 2004 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | Whitehaven | 28 | |
| 2005 | Whitehaven | 32 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | |
| 2006 | Hull KR | 32 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | |
| 2007 | Castleford Tigers | 51 | Widnes Vikings | 50 | |
| 2008 | Salford Red Devils | 44 | Celtic Crusaders | 40 | |
| 2009 | Barrow Raiders | 44 | Halifax | 43 | |
| 2010 | Featherstone Rovers | 56 | Halifax | 50 | |
| 2011 | Featherstone Rovers | 56 | Leigh Centurions | 53 | |
| 2012 | Featherstone Rovers | 47 | Leigh Centurions | 44 | |
| 2013 | Featherstone Rovers | 70 | Sheffield Eagles | 67 | |
| 2014 | Leigh Centurions | 76 | Featherstone Rovers | 61 | |
| 2015–2018 | colspan="4" | ||||
| 2019 | Toronto Wolfpack | 52 | Toulouse Olympique | 47 | |
| 2020 | colspan=4 | ||||
| 2021 | Toulouse Olympique | 100.00 | Featherstone Rovers | 90.48 | |
| 2022 | Leigh Centurions | 50 | Featherstone Rovers | 47 | |
| 2023 | Featherstone Rovers | 50 | Toulouse Olympique | 38 |
| Club | Wins | Runners up | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Featherstone Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023 |
| 2 | Leigh Centurions | 3 | 2004, 2014, 2022 | |
| 3 | Salford Red Devils | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2008 |
| 4 | Whitehaven | 1 | 1 | 2005 |
| Castleford Tigers | 2007 | |||
| Toulouse Olympique | 3 | 2021 | ||
| 3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | 2006 | |
| Barrow Raiders | 2009 | |||
| Toronto Wolfpack | 2019 |