The league was formed by the owners of the Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Cobras, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.
Again the winning team on aggregate progressed to the one-off final game held at Sheffield Arena.
Ayr Scottish Eagles vs Manchester Storm Basingstoke Bison vs Bracknell Bees Cardiff Devils vs Nottingham Panthers Sheffield Steelers vs Newcastle Cobras Nottingham Panthers vs Sheffield Steelers Basingstoke Bison vs Ayr Scottish Eagles The final took place at Sheffield Arena between Ayr Scottish Eagles and Nottingham Panthers.
Group A consisted of Ayr, Cardiff, Manchester and Newcastle while Group B consisted of Basingstoke, Bracknell, Nottingham and Sheffield.
The finals weekend took place at NYNEX Arena in Manchester.