SGB Premiership Knockout Cup
| Formerly | Elite League Knockout Cup |
|---|---|
| Sport | Speedway |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Divisions | (Div 2) Championship KO Cup (Div 3) NDL KO Cup |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Most recent champion(s) | Ipswich Witches |
The SGB Premiership Knockout Cup is a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom for tier one teams.[1] In 2019, the KO Cup was branded as the SGB Supporters Cup.[2]
The event was not held in 2020, 2021 or 2022.[3]
History
It was renamed the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup in 2017, after formerly being called the Elite League Knockout Cup until 2012 and it was not held from 2013 to 2016.[4]
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Belle Vue Aces[5] | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2018 | Somerset Rebels[6] | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2019 | Swindon Robins[7] | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | not held | |
| 2022 | not held | |
| 2023 | Ipswich Witches[8] | Sheffield Tigers |
See also
- Knockout Cup (speedway) for full list of winners and competitions
References
- ^ "MAJOR REVAMP FOR BRITISH SPEEDWAY". GB Speedway.
- ^ "Premiership Supporters Cup details". Speedway GB. 25 March 2019.
- ^ "NEW COMPETITIONS IN BRITAIN'S TOP FLIGHT". FIM. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "2017 Knockout Cups". British Speedway Archives. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "2017 Knockout Cup results". GB Speedway.
- ^ "Rebels Win KO Cup". Speedway GB. 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Robins Win Supporters' Cup". Speedway GB. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich Witches target league title following aggregate win in Knockout Cup final". BBC Sport. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
