SGB Premiership 2023

The 2023 SGB Premiership is the 88th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Premiership.[1][2]

SGB Premiership 2023
LeaguePremiership
No. of competitors7
ChampionsTBD
Knockout CupTBD
Pairs ChampionshipTBD
Division/s belowSGB Championship
NDL 2023

There was an increase of one team after the Leicester Lions opted to move up from the SGB Championship.[3]

Locations of the 2023 SGB Premiership teams

2023 summary

Seven clubs will compete for the league championship, with Leicester Lions joining the from the division below. Each club will race against each other four times (home and away twice), meaning a total of 24 fixtures each. The 'Super Heat' scoring system was retained from the 2022 season, however extra points for away fixtures have been scrapped in favour of an aggregate bonus point.

The top four teams in the league will qualify for the playoffs, with the two semi-final winners then reaching the Grand Final. The points limit remains 39 points for six riders, with one additional 'rising star'.[4]

League

Regular Season

League Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Sheffield 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 95 85 1 5 +10
2 Wolverhampton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 34 0 2 +18
3 Ipswich 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 48 42 0 2 +6
4 Leicester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Peterborough 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 48 0 0 -6
6 Belle Vue 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 85 95 0 0 -10
7 Kings Lynn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 54 0 0 -18

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue 05/06 12/06 01/05 24/04 43–47 29/05
Ipswich 13/08 01/05 25/05 22/06 20/04 01/06
Kings Lynn 08/06 04/05 19/06 18/05 01/06 13/04
Leicester 20/04 08/06 27/04 13/04 22/05 04/05
Peterborough 17/04 42–48 22/05 10/04 29/05 31/06
Sheffield 48–42 18/05 25/05 22/06 27/04 08/06
Wolverhampton 29/05 22/05 56–34 24/04 01/05 19/06
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue 17/06 21/08 28/08 19/06 31/07 03/07
Ipswich 27/07 17/08 25/08 20/07 12/06 06/07
Kings Lynn 24/08 10/08 20/07 10/07 06/07 15/06
Leicester 15/06 31/07 17/07 06/07 24/07 17/08
Peterborough 26/06 28/08 24/07 13/07 21/08 31/07
Sheffield 20/06 10/07 27/07 10/08 03/06 24/08
Wolverhampton 10/06 21/08 26/06 07/08 12/06 28/08
Source: [6]
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


Grand Final

First leg

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Second leg

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Knockout Cup

The 2023 Knockout Cup was the 78th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams but the first since 2019.

Bracket
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
               
Wolverhampton Wolves
Belle Vue Aces
 
 
Ipswich Witches
Leicester Lions
 
 
Kings Lynn Stars
Sheffield Tigers
 
Peterborough Panthers
Bye
Peterborough Panthers

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

Final

First leg

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Second leg

–

Squads

Belle Vue Aces

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Leicester Lions

Peterborough Panthers

Sheffield Tigers

Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

References
  1. "Easy Choice for Becker". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. "Premiership fixtures released". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "Lions moving up in 2023". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. "British Speedway AGM statement". SCB.
  5. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2023-premiership-table-fixtures-results/
  6. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2023-premiership-table-fixtures-results/
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