The Rugby Football League's board of directors had the power to impose a deduction of up to six points, while the Welsh side could even have lost their top-flight status due to their recent financial troubles.
Responding to the news, Crusaders chairman Ian Roberts said: "While we are disappointed with the points deduction, this is fantastic news for the club, the town and the future of rugby league in North Wales."
The Wrexham-based side reached the play-offs for the first time last season but already face an uphill battle to repeat that feat in 2011.
Crusaders went into administration on November 12 in an effort to rid themselves of the burden of debt they inherited from the old Bridgend-based club.
Roberts and co-owner Geoff Moss were last week given the green light by the RFL to regain control of the club and Friday's decision to re-admit Crusaders as full members of the RFL and the Super League clears the way for them to come out of administration.
That is expected to happen on Monday, but the club stepped up their preparations for the new season this week with the appointment of Rod Findlay, a former in-house lawyer at the RFL, as chief executive.
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