SGB Championship 2020
| League | SGB Championship |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020 |
| Champions | TBC |
| Individual | TBC |
| Pairs | TBC |
| Fours | TBC |
| Knockout Cup | TBC |
| Division/s above | SGB Premiership |
| Division/s below | National Development League |
The SGB Championship 2020 is the second division of Great British speedway. The season will run between March and October 2020, with the league consisting of 12 participating teams. The current league champions are the Leicester Lions, who beat the Glasgow Tigers in the 2019 SGB Championship play-off final, and then completed an excellent 2019 SGB Championship debut season by winning two major trophies. Sheffield Tigers moved up a division to the SGB Premiership in 2020, with two new teams joining the 2020 SGB Championship: the Poole Pirates who dropped down from the SGB Premiership, and Kent Kings, who entered the 2020 SGB Championship despite retaining a team in the 2020 National League. However, Plymouth Gladiators' application to join the 2020 SGB Championship was turned down at the British Speedway Promoters’ Association 2020 AGM. Due to the delayed start of the British speedway caused by the coronavirus and restrcitions put in place by British government on 1 June 2020 Glasgow Tigers announced that they would withdrawn from the SGB Championship because of the delayed start to the league season.
Regulation changes
At the Speedway AGM in November 2020, a number of changes were made to the rules and regulations for 2020. The biggest change was that teams were grouped by regions with teams in each league regional group racing against each other twice home and away and then once home and away against teams from the other league regional group. The Northern Group consists of Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Redcar and Scunthorpe, whilst the Southern Group consists of Birmingham, Leicester, Eastbourne, Kent, Poole and Somerset. Also, the play-offs were extended now having 6-teams competing over two legs per match. The league's average points limit was set at 41.00 per team for the 2020 SGB Championship league season.[1].
2020 teams
Berwick Bandits
Birmingham Brummies
Eastbourne Eagles
Edinburgh Monarchs
Kent Kings
Leicester Lions
Newcastle Diamonds
Poole Pirates
Redcar Bears
Scunthorpe Scorpions
Somerset Rebels
Results
Teams face each other two times: twice home and once away in their regional league groups and also race once home and away against each team in the other regional league group.
Northern League Regional Group teams: Berwick Bandits, Edinburgh Monarchs, Newcastle Diamonds, Redcar Bears and Scunthorpe Scorpions.
Southern League Regional Group teams: Birmingham Brummies, Eastbourne Eagles, Kent Kings, Leicester Lions, Poole Pirates and Somerset Rebels.
Northern League Group 'A' Fixtures
Northern League Group 'B' Fixtures
Southern League Group 'A' Fixtures
Southern League Group 'B' Fixtures
Non Regional Group Fixtures
League table
Awaiting league start in March 2020
| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
| 1 | Berwick Bandits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 2 | Birmingham Brummies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 3 | Eastbourne Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 4 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 5 | Kent Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 6 | Leicester Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 7 | Newcastle Diamonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 8 | Poole Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 9 | Redcar Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 10 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
| 11 | Somerset Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
Six teams will compete in the play-offs for the 2020 SGB Championship title
Play-offs
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Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Quarter-finals
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
Semifinals
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
Grand final
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
SGB Championship Knockout Cup
The 2020 SGB Championship Knockout Cup will be the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.
KO Cup stages
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Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Round 1
| TBC | Redcar Bears | 00–00 | Birmingham Brummies | Media Prima Arena Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Birmingham Brummies | 00–00 | Redcar Bears | Perry Barr Stadium Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Edinburgh Monarchs | 00–00 | Newcastle Diamonds | Lothian Arena Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Newcastle Diamonds | 00–00 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Newcastle Greyhound Stadium Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Leicester Lions | 00–00 | Berwick Bandits | Paul Chapman & Sons Arena Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Berwick Bandits | 00–00 | Leicester Lions | Sheffield Park Referee(s): TBC |
Quarter-finals
| TBC | Kent Kings | 00–00 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | Central Park Stadium Referee(s): TBCn |
| TBC | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 00–00 | Kent Kings | Eddie Wright Raceway Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Somerset Rebels | 00–00 | TBC | Oak Tree Arena Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | Somerset Rebels | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Poole Pirates | 00–00 | Eastbourne Eagles | Poole Stadium Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | Eastbourne Eagles | 00–00 | Poole Pirates | Arlington Stadium Referee(s): TBC |
Semifinals
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
Grand final
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
| TBC | TBC | 00–00 | TBC | TBC Referee(s): TBC |
SGB Championship Riders Championship
To be raced at the Owlerton Stadium home of the Sheffield Tigers on Sunday 6 September
SGB Championship Pairs
To be raced at the Oak Tree Arena home of the Somerset Rebels on Friday 17 July
SGB Championship Fours
To be raced at the Paul Chapman & Sons Arena home of the Leicester Lions on Sunday 19 July
Leading averages
Final 2019 SGB Championship up to and including Wednesday 30 October
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
 Craig Cook |
Glasgow | 10.18 |
| Charles Wright |
Redcar | 9.59 |
 Rasmus Jensen |
Glasgow | 9.05 |
 Sam Masters |
Edinburgh | 9.03 |
| Chris Harris |
Somerset | 8.70 |
| Rory Schlein |
Somerset | 8.69 |
| Danny King |
Sheffield | 8.67 |
| Edward Kennett |
Eastbourne | 8.62 |
| Claus Vissing |
Glasgow | 8.43 |
 Erik Riss |
Redcar | 8.41 |
| Nick Morris |
Somerset | 8.38 |
| Scott Nicholls |
Leicester | 8.35 |
| Richard Lawson |
Eastbourne | 8.32 |
| Ryan Douglas |
Leicester | 8.31 |
| Richie Worrall |
Leicester | 8.25 |
| Michael Palm Toft |
Redcar | 8.18 |
| Adam Ellis |
Birmingham | 8.00 |
Official Speedway GB Green Sheets Averages[3]
See also
References
- ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". Speedway GB. 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/march20%7Ctitle= March Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/april20%7Ctitle- April Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/may20%7Ctitle- May Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/june20%7Ctitle- June Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/july20%7Ctitle- July Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/august20%7Ctitle- August Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/september20%7Ctitle- September Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/october20%7Ctitle- October Results
All British Speedway Result Details Are Retrieved From Official Speedway GB Website https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/ - ^ "Final SGB Championship League Averages Issue 34" (PDF). Speedway GB. 30 October 2019.
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