SGB Championship
Second division of speedway league in the United Kingdom
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The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 SGB Championship | |
| Sport | Speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Most recent champion | Poole Pirates |
| Most titles | Poole Pirates (4) |
| Broadcaster | British Speedway Network |
| Sponsor | Cab Direct |
| Domestic cup | SGB Championship Knockout Cup |
| Official website | www |
| Notes | |
| League Above SGB Premiership League Below National Development League | |
Teams
Current teams
Former teams
- Birmingham Brummies (2019–2023)
- Eastbourne Eagles (2019–2021)
- Ipswich Witches (2017–2018)
- Kent Kings (2021)
- Lakeside Hammers (2018)
- Leicester Lions (2019–2022)
- Newcastle Diamonds (until 2022)
- Peterborough Panthers (2017–2018)
- Sheffield Tigers (2017–2019)
Champions
History
After the 2016 season, the Premier League was renamed to the SGB Championship for the 2017 season. The 2017 edition of the league contained ten teams who met each other twice (home and away). The top four teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs to decide the champions. All ten of the teams were from the previous season's Premier League.[7]
In 2017, there was a short-lived relegation and promotion race-off between the Championship and the new top tier, the SGB Premiership, with the bottom team from the Premiership going into a playoff with the Championship winners.[1][8] The following year in 2018, the promotion/relegation system was scrapped.[9]
Team building
At the start of the season, teams are built up to maximum points limit. The combined Calculated Match Average (CMA) of the riders declared in the team must not be higher than an agreed figure set at the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA) Annual General Meeting.