2009 Elite League speedway season

2009 Elite League speedway season
League	Sky Sports Elite League
Season	2009
Champions	Wolverhampton Wolves
Knockout Cup	Lakeside Hammers
Pairs Championship	Poole Pirates
Elite Shield	Eastbourne Eagles
Riders Championship	Leigh Adams
Division/s below	2009 Premier League; 2009 National League
	← 2008; 2010 →;

The 2009 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th since its establishment in 1997.^[1]

Summary

The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions from 2008.^[2]

League table

Pos	Club	M	Home				Away					F	A	+/-	Pts
Pos	Club	M	3W	2W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
1	Swindon Robins	32	15	0	0	1	5	3	0	5	3	1602	1331		79
2	Wolverhampton Wolves	32	15	1	0	0	4	2	1	4	5	1580	1361		75
3	Lakeside Hammers	32	9	4	2	1	2	1	1	4	9	1511	1437		54
4	Coventry Bees	32	7	5	2	2	2	2	1	3	8	1451	1456		52
5	Peterborough Panthers	32	10	4	0	2	0	2	0	3	11	1463	1484		47
6	Ipswich Witches	32	9	3	0	4	1	0	1	2	12	1431	1498		41
7	Eastbourne Eagles	32	9	0	1	6	0	1	2	1	12	1393	1527		36
8	Poole Pirates	32	5	3	2	6	1	0	1	3	11	1391	1526		32
9	Belle Vue Aces	32	4	6	0	6	1	1	0	1	13	1373	1575		32

Key:
Championship play-offs
Relegation play-offs

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1

21 September 2009

Coventry Bees	45 – 45+8	Swindon Robins
Rory Schlein 11		Leigh Adams 10

Brandon stadium, Brandon

21 September 2009

Wolverhampton Wolves	56+4 - 40	Lakeside Hammers
Ty Proctor 12+4		Jonas Davidsson 15

Monmore Green, Wolverhampton

Leg 2

28 September 2009

Swindon Robins	47 (100) - (88) 43	Coventry Bees
Matej Zagar 12		Chris Harris 14

Abbey Stadium, Swindon

28 September 2009

Lakeside Hammers	44 (84) - (106) 46	Wolverhampton Wolves
Jonas Davidsson 13		Adam Skornicki 12+2

Arena Essex Raceway, Purfleet

Grand final

First leg

4 October 2009

19.30

Wolverhampton Wolves	54 - 38	Swindon Robins
Freddie Lindgren 14+1		Matej Zagar 9+1

Monmore Green, Wolverhampton



	1	Freddie Lindgren	3, 3, 2', 3, 3	14+1
	2	Nicolai Klindt	1, 1, 0, 3	5
	3	Adam Skornicki	3, 3, 1', 3	10+1
	4	Tai Woffinden	F, 2', 2, 3	7+1
	5	Peter Karlsson	2, 3, 3, 2', 0	10+1
	6	Chris Kerr	3, 0, 0	3
	7	Ty Proctor	1, F, 1, 2', 1	5+1
Manager: Peter Adams



	1	Leigh Adams	2, 1, 2, 1, 2	8
	2	Ryan Fisher	0, 0, 3, 1'	4+1
	3	Travis McGowan	1', 1', 0, 0	2+2
	4	Simon Stead	2, 2, 1, 4^	9
	5	Matej Zagar	3, 2, 3, 0^, 1'	9+1
	6	Paul Hurry	0, 0, 0	0
	7	Morten Risager	2, 1, 2', 1, 0	6+1
Manager: Alun Rossiter

Second leg

12 October 2009

19.30

Swindon Robins	52 (90) - (95) 41	Wolverhampton Wolves
Leigh Adams 12+1 Matej Zagar 12+1		Freddie Lindgren 16+1

Abbey Stadium, Swindon



	1	Leigh Adams	2, 3, 3, 2, 2'	12+1
	3	Travis McGowan	1', 1, 3, 2'	7+2
	2	Ryan Fisher	2, 0, 1', 2	5+1
	4	Simon Stead	0, 3, 2, 2	7
	5	Matej Zagar	3, 2, 3, 1', 3	12+1
	6	Cory Gathercole	1, 0, 1	2
	7	Morten Risager	3, 0, 2', 1', 1'	7+3
Manager: Alun Rossiter



1	Freddie Lindgren	3, 2, 2, 3, 0	10
2	Nicolai Klindt	0, 1', 0, 0	1+1
3	Adam Skornicki	1, 1, 1, 6^	9
4	Tai Woffinden	3, 3, 0, 3, 1	10
5	Peter Karlsson	2, 2, 3, 0	7
6	Chris Kerr	0, 0, 0	0
7	Ty Proctor	2, 1', 1, 0, 0	4+1

Wolverhampton were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 95-90.

Leading averages

^[3]

Rider	Team	Average
Freddie Lindgren	Wolverhampton	10.43
Leigh Adams	Swindon	10.00
Hans Andersen	Poole	9.15
Matej Žagar	Swindon	9.15
Chris Holder	Poole	8.76
Peter Karlsson	Wolverhampton	8.66
Lee Richardson	Lakeside	8.56
Chris Harris	Coventry	8.54
Scott Nicholls	Ipswich	8.29
Krzysztof Kasprzak	Belle Vue	8.23

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 71st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.^[4]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
29/05	Ipswich	45-48	Belle Vue
20/04	Belle Vue	53-40	Ipswich

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
26/03	Peterborough	43-47	Coventry
27/03	Coventry	53-37	Peterborough
26/03	Swindon	57-36	Wolverhampton
06/04	Wolverhampton	53-40	Swindon
27/03	Lakeside	57-38	Eastbourne
28/03	Eastbourne	50-43	Lakeside
24/06	Poole	44-49	Belle Vue
27/06	Belle Vue	54-41	Poole

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
21/08	Coventry	51-39	Belle Vue
05/10	Belle Vue	48-42	Coventry
12/06	Lakeside	49-41	Swindon
11/06	Swindon	44-46	Lakeside

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
23/10	Coventry	41-49	Lakeside
14/10	Lakeside	59-36	Coventry

External links

British Speedway Promoters Association Website

References

^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
^ "2009 league tables". Speedway GB.
^ "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.
^ "2009 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.

[1] "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.

[2] "2009 league tables". Speedway GB.

[3] "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.

[4] "2009 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.

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