SGB Championship
| SGB Championship | ||
Current season or competition: SGB Championship 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| League Information | ||
| Sport | Speedway | |
| Formerly | ||
| Country |  United Kingdom | |
| Founded | 2017 | |
| Governing Body | Speedway Control Bureau | |
| Website | www | |
| League Facts | ||
| Current Champions | ||
| No. of Teams | 10 (TBC) | |
| Current Competitions | ||
| SGB Championshhip | ||
| SGB Championship Knockout Cup | ||
| SGB Championship Fours | ||
| SGB Championship Pairs | ||
| SGB Championship Riders' Championship | ||
| Current Teams | ||
| Berwick Bandits Edinburgh Monarchs Glasgow Tigers Ipswich Witches Newcastle Diamonds |
Peterborough Panthers Redcar Bears Scunthorpe Scorpions Sheffield Tigers Workington Comets | |
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway..[1]
League format
The league contains ten teams who meet each other twice home and away. The top four teams at the end of the regular season go into playoffs to decide the champions.
Unlike the previous leagues, there is relegation and promotion between the Championship and the new top tier, the SGB Premiership, with the bottom team from the Premiership going into a playoff with the Championship winners.[1][2]
Ten of the teams from the previous Premier League will be in the Championship for 2017.[3]
Teams
Team building
At the start of the season, teams are built up to maximum points limit. The combined Calculated Match Average (CMA) of the riders declared in the team must not be higher than an agreed figure set at the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA) Annual General Meeting. For the 2017 the total must not be higher than 40.[1]
2017 teams
| Team | Team |
|---|---|
| Berwick Bandits | Peterborough Panthers |
| Edinburgh Monarchs | Redcar Bears |
| Glasgow Tigers | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
| Ipswich Witches | Sheffield Tigers |
| Newcastle Diamonds | Workington Comets |
Source:[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "British Speedway Gets Major Revamp", speedwaygb.co, 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016
- ↑ "British Speedway set for big revamp with promotion and relegation", Sky Sports, 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016
- ↑ "Speedway: Promotion and relegation introduced to revamped competition", BBC, 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016