This season was also the first season to be broadcast exclusively by BT Sport.
Summary
Northampton Saints won their first title after defeating Saracens in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Worcester Warriors were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the second time that Worcester have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2009–10 Premiership Rugby season.
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Newcastle Falcons who were promoted from the 2012–13 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Welsh who were relegated after one year in the top flight.
Source: Premiership Rugby Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled (C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated Notes:
^Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 28 December 2013
^London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 7 September 2013
^London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 7 September 2013 and 19 April 2014
^Saracens will also play a home game at Wembley Stadium on 22 March 2014
^Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating
All games in Round 22 kicked off at 15:15 on 10 May 2014, so as to not give any team a potential advantage with regards to knowing how to achieve a play-off berth, European Rugby Champions Cup place, or safety from relegation.
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 31 May 2014.
The final was contested at Twickenham between the winners of the two semi-finals. For the first time, the final went to extra time as the teams finished the regulation 80 minutes at 14 all.[142]
The following received Player of the Month awards during the 2013–14 season, as selected by a panel of media commentators, in addition to monthly public polls.