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The 2013 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2013.[1]

Lakeside vs Swindon during the 2013 season

League2013 Sky Sports Elite League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Elite ShieldSwindon Robins
IndividualRory Schlein
Quick facts League, Champions ...
2013 Elite League speedway season
League2013 Sky Sports Elite League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Elite ShieldSwindon Robins
IndividualRory Schlein
Knockout Cupnot held
Highest averageTai Woffinden
Division/s below2013 Premier League
2013 National League
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Summary

The Swindon Robins were the defending champions after winning in 2012.[2]

Birmingham Brummies finished top of the regular season table but lost in the play off to Poole Pirates, who continued to enjoy British League success. It was their fifth success in ten years and was instrumented by their Australian duo Chris Holder and Darcy Ward and Poles Maciej Janowski and Przemysław Pawlicki.[3]

League table

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PosClubMHomeAwayFAPts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Birmingham Brummies 28 9 4 0 1 3 1 2 2 6 1344 1218 56
2 Swindon Robins 28 9 2 0 3 2 4 0 3 5 1353 1216 54
3 Wolverhampton Wolves 28 10 2 0 2 1 3 0 4 6 1319 1232 51
4 Poole Pirates 28 7 3 1 3 4 0 0 2 8 1291 1236 46
5 Kings Lynn Stars 28 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 7 1265 1273 43
6 Lakeside Hammers 28 11 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 11 1257 1307 43
7 Peterborough Panthers 28 8 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 9 1293 1245 40
8 Eastbourne Eagles 28 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 1240 1339 37
9 Belle Vue Aces* 28 7 1 0 6 0 3 1 1 9 1204 1309 32
10 Coventry Bees 28 6 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 12 1185 1376 30
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Key:
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  • Belle Vue were deducted 3 points after a Speedway Control Bureau hearing.

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; Pts = Total Points

'A' Fixtures

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Home \ Away BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 49–41 52–41 57–37 50–40 43–50 54–39 40–50 46–44 43–47
Birmingham Brummies 54–39 55–37 62–31 47–43 56–38 46–44 54–40 43–37 46–44
Coventry Bees 45–45 41–49 52–38 47–43 57–33 50–40 43–41 56–38 31–59
Eastbourne Eagles 60–33 51–41 51–39 53–39 52–41 54–36 53–42 48–42 47–46
King's Lynn Stars 52–38 50–40 49–41 51–39 48–42 41–33 49–41 54–40 53–37
Lakeside Hammers 52–38 48–42 55–40 49–40 53–39 51–39 60–32 43–47 53–39
Peterborough Panthers 45–47 45–45 37–56 54–39 40–50 58–36 59–34 40–50 55–38
Poole Pirates 53–39 46–46 56–38 53–39 48–45 45–48 39–51 49–41 42–48
Swindon Robins 60–33 45–47 59–36 49–43 49–46 63–27 54–38 50–43 54–38
Wolverhampton Wolves 59–33 41–49 56–36 59–34 53–39 50–40 51–43 45–44 46–44
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Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures

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Home \ Away BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces n/a 59–35 n/a n/a n/a 49–41 28–35 42–47 42–48
Birmingham Brummies n/a 61–35 48–46 n/a 51–42 n/a n/a 52–44 57–33
Coventry Bees 51–39 40–49 n/a 48–46 n/a 40–50 n/a n/a 50–43
Eastbourne Eagles n/a 46–44 n/a n/a 49–41 53–43 35–55 n/a 47–43
King's Lynn Stars n/a n/a 48–43 n/a 53–40 47–43 39–50 39–51 n/a
Lakeside Hammers n/a 50–40 n/a 56–37 50–43 n/a 50–43 43–47 n/a
Peterborough Panthers 42–36 n/a 70–20 53–42 54–39 n/a n/a 52–40 n/a
Poole Pirates 57–34 n/a n/a 56–38 47–43 62–28 n/a n/a 46–44
Swindon Robins 42–48 52–40 n/a n/a 56–37 54–38 44–49 n/a n/a
Wolverhampton Wolves 42–48 51–39 55–37 55–38 n/a n/a n/a 49–42 n/a
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Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1

More information Wolverhampton Wolves, 44 – 46 ...
Wolverhampton Wolves44 – 46Birmingham Brummies
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More information Swindon Robins, 52 – 42 ...
Swindon Robins52 – 42Poole Pirates
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Leg 2

More information Birmingham Brummies, 55 – 38 ...
Birmingham Brummies55 – 38Wolverhampton Wolves
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More information Poole Pirates, 55 - 38 ...
Poole Pirates55 - 38Swindon Robins
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Grand final

First leg

More information Poole PiratesHancock 14Ward 13Grajczonek 10Jonasson 9Janowski 8Newman 3, 57 - 36 ...
Poole Pirates
Hancock 14
Ward 13
Grajczonek 10
Jonasson 9
Janowski 8
Newman 3		57 - 36[6]Birmingham Brummies
Doyle 11
Harris 7
Barker 6
King 5
Covatti 3
Smolinski 2
Auty 2
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Second leg

More information Birmingham BrummiesDoyle 12Harris 10Barker 7Auty 7Covatti 5Smolinski 2King 0, 43 (79) - 47 (104) ...
Birmingham Brummies
Doyle 12
Harris 10
Barker 7
Auty 7
Covatti 5
Smolinski 2
King 0		43 (79) - 47 (104)[7]Poole Pirates
Ward 14
Grajczonek 13
Janowski 6
Newman 6
Hancock 5
Jonasson 3
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The Poole Pirates were declared Elite League Champions, winning on aggregate 104-79.

Knockout Cup

The Knockout Cup was not held during 2013.

Riders' Championship

Rory Schlein won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at Swindon on 19 October.[8][9]

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Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Australia Rory Schleinef 3 3 3923
2Denmark Niels Kristian Iversen3 2 3 211x2
3England Craig Cook3 ef 3 39x1
4Denmark Hans Andersen3 1 2 283ef
5Australia Jason Doyle3 3 2 191
6Australia Troy Batchelor2 3 f/exc 270
7England Scott Nicholls1 2 1 37
8Denmark Peter Kildemand2 2 3 f/exc7
9Sweden Freddie Lindgrenf 1 2 37
10England Chris Harris2 2 2 06
11Poland Grzegorz Zengota1 3 1 16
12Denmark Kenneth Bjerre1 1 0 24
13Australia Davey Watt2 0 ef2
14England Oliver Greenwood (res)0 1 12
15Denmark Bjarne Pedersenef 11
16England Paul Starke (res)1 01
17Poland Krzysztof Buczkowskief ef ef 00
18Australia Darcy Wardef ef0
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  • f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired ef=engine failure

Final leading averages

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Rider Team Average
England Tai WoffindenWolverhampton9.93
Australia Chris HolderPoole9.73
Denmark Niels Kristian IversenKings Lynn9.68
Sweden Freddie LindgrenWolverhampton9.53
Australia Darcy WardPoole9.44
Denmark Hans AndersenSwindon9.24
Slovenia Matej ŽagarBelle Vue9.12
Poland Krzysztof BuczkowskiPeterborough8.80
Denmark Kenneth BjerrePeterborough8.78
Australia Ty ProctorWolverhampton8.76
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Riders & averages

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Coventry

Eastbourne

King's Lynn

Lakeside

Peterborough

Poole

Swindon

Wolverhampton

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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