SGB Premiership 2025

SGB Premiership 2025
LeaguePremiership
No. of competitors7
Knockout CupLeicester Lions
Division/s belowSGB Championship
NDL 2025

The 2025 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership is the 90th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Premiership.[1][2]

Belle Vue Aces are the defending champions, while Sheffield Tigers are the defending Knockout Cup champions.

Locations of the 2025 SGB Premiership teams

Summary

The league consists of the same seven teams as in 2024, with Oxford again racing in all three professional leagues. The points limit also remains at 40 points, with each side featuring a rising star.[3]

League

Regular season

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Ipswich Witches (Q) 22 10 0 1 6 0 5 1080 900 11 43 +180
2 Sheffield Tigers (Q) 20 10 0 1 5 0 4 1001 798 7 37 +203
3 Belle Vue Aces (Q) 22 10 1 0 4 0 7 1030 950 6 35 +80
4 Leicester Lions (Q) 21 9 0 2 5 0 5 999 890 6 34 +109
5 King's Lynn Stars 21 7 0 3 2 0 9 931 958 3 21 -27
6 Oxford Spires 22 2 1 7 2 0 10 865 1114 2 11 -249
7 Birmingham Brummies 22 2 0 9 1 0 10 841 1137 0 6 -296

A fixtures

Home \ Away BEL BIR IPS KLN LEI OXF SHF
Belle Vue 60–30 52–38 57–33 52–38 53–37 46–44
Birmingham 47–43 43–47 49–41 40–50 43–47 33–57
Ipswich 56–34 60–30 53–37 43–47 65–25 46–44
King's Lynn 44–46 49–40 51–39 46–44 59–31 42–48
Leicester 46–44 44–45 41–49 52–38 54–36 56–34
Oxford 38–52 49–41 42–48 38–52 41–49 45–45
Sheffield 57–33 61–29 46–44 57–33 42–48 57–33
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away BEL BIR IPS KLN LEI OXF SHF
Belle Vue 58–32 45–45 48–42 50–40 58–32
Birmingham 42–48 41–49 43–47 43–47 31–59
Ipswich 52–38 56–34 51–39 54–36 54–36
King's Lynn 53–37 46–44 36–54 63–27
Leicester 60–30 49–41 53–37 50–40 48–42
Oxford 42–48 62–28 44–46 43–46
Sheffield 55–35 50–40 47–43 50–40 60–30
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1  
4  
 
 
3  
2  

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Knockout Cup

The 2025 Knockout Cup is the 80th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Championship winners Poole declined an invite to enter the competition.[6]

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
            
Birmingham Brummies 33 44 77
Leicester Lions 57 46 103
Leicester Lions 54 46 100
Sheffield Tigers 36 44 80
Bye
Sheffield Tigers
Leicester Lions 45 60 105
King's Lynn Stars 45 30 75
King's Lynn Stars 53 53 106
Oxford Spires 37 37 74
King's Lynn Stars 48 45 93
Ipswich Witches 42 45 87
Belle Vue Aces 40 23 63
Ipswich Witches 50 67 117

Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red

Final

First Leg

28 July [7] King's Lynn Stars
Nicolai Klindt 14
Jan Kvěch 11
Richard Lawson 10
Chris Harris 4
Luek Harrison 2
Niels Kristian Iversen 2
Lewis Kerr (guest) 2
45–45 Leicester Lions
Tom Brennan (guest) 12
Max Fricke 9
Sam Masters 8
Ryan Douglas 8
Kyle Howarth 5
Joe Thompson 3
Drew Kemp 0
Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Seth Perkin

Second Leg

31 July [8] Leicester Lions
Ryan Douglas 14
Sam Masters 12
Max Fricke 10
Tom Brennan (guest) 9
Drew Kemp 8
Kyle Howarth 5
Joe Thompson 2
60–30 King's Lynn Stars
Nicolai Klindt 11
Chris Harris 8
Richard Lawson 5
Jan Kvěch 2
Luke Harrison 2
Scott Nicholls (guest) 1
Niels Kristian Iversen 1
Beaumont Park
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

2025 squads

Belle Vue Aces

Birmingham Brummies

Former riders

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Leicester Lions

Former riders

Oxford Spires

Former riders

Sheffield Tigers

Former riders

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Oxford Speedway confirms three teams again for 2025". Oxford Mail. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Premiership Rising Stars 2025". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ "2025 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 17 May 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 17 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Pirates decline Premiership KO Cup Invitation". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. ^ "King's Lynn Stars vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  8. ^ "Leicester Lions vs King's Lynn Stars scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.