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2009 Speedway World Cup

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Speedway World Cup
VenueAlfred Smoczyk Stadium
LocationPoland
Start date11 July
End date19 July
Nations8
Champions
 Poland
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The 2009 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the ninth FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2009 in Leszno, Poland. The defending World Champions were Denmark who won the 2008 final in Vojens, Denmark. It was the fourth final to be held in Poland, and the second in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium after the 2007 final was held there when Poland beat Denmark, Australia and Great Britain. Poland won the 2009 Speedway World Cup.[1]

Qualification

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Fourteen teams attempted to qualify for the 2009 Speedway World Cup. The top six nations (Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Great Britain and Russia) from the 2008 Speedway World Cup were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round 1 was won by Slovenia and Qualifying Round 2 was won by the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic took part in the 2008 tournament, but it was the first time Slovenia had qualified since 2003.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Finals Appearance Last Appearance 2008 place
 Denmark 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 1st
 Poland 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 2nd
 Sweden 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 3rd
 Australia 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 4th
 Great Britain 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 5th
 Russia 2008 SWC top six 7th 2008 6th
 Czech Republic QR 2 Winner 8th 2008 7th
 Slovenia QR 1 Winner 4th 2003

Venues

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City Stadium names Capacity Competition Stage
Vojens Speedway Center 22,000 Event 1
Peterborough East of England Showground 5,000 Event 2
Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium 25,000 Race-off and the Final

Squads

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Squads for the 2009 Speedway World Cup consisted of 10 riders; the same as the previous tournament in 2008. Each participating national association had to confirm its 10-riders one month before the first tournament meeting.

Tournament

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SemifinalsRace-offFinal
11 July - Vojens (details)
 Russia51
 Sweden47
 Denmark4516 July - Leszno (details)19 July - Leszno (details)
 Czech Republic12 Australia51 Poland44
 Sweden39 Australia43
13 July - Peterborough (details) Great Britain35 Sweden36
 Poland54 Denmark34 Russia35
 Australia52
 Great Britain34
 Slovenia13

Final classification

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Pos. National team Pts.
Gold  Poland 44
Silver  Australia 43
Bronze  Sweden 36
4  Russia 35
5  Great Britain 35
6  Denmark 34
7  Slovenia 13
8  Czech Republic 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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