SGB Championship 2023

The 2023 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 76th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship.[1] The British Speedway Network (BSN) would stream 35 matches live for the second year running.[2]

SGB Championship 2023
LeagueSGB Championship
No. of competitors9
ChampionsTBD
Knockout CupTBD
Pairs ChampionshipTBD
Riders ChampionshipTBD
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
Division/s belowSGB National League

Summary

Nine clubs will compete in the Championship in 2023,[1] with Edinburgh Monarchs remaining in the league despite problems surrounding their home venue.[3] The only change to the league is Leicester Lions, who left for the higher league of the SGB Premiership 2023.[4]

The league format will be the same as in 2022, with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The points system has been revamped and simplified, with teams scoring two points for a win (home or away), with a bonus point scored for an aggregate win. A 'Super Heat' has also been introduced in the event of a tied meeting, with the winners scoring two league points and the losers gaining one point.

The top six teams will again qualify for the playoffs, however they will be split into two groups of three, with the winners of each qualifying for the Grand Final. Finally, the points limit for team construction was reduced from 42 to 40 points.[5]

Poole Pirates will be looking to secure an unprecedented third consecutive double of league and cup.

Locations of the 2023 SGB Championship teams

League

Regular season

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Oxford Cheetahs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 38 0 2 +14
2 Birmingham Brummies 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 47 42 0 2 +5
3 Berwick Bandits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 43 0 2 +4
4 Plymouth Gladiators 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 91 88 0 2 +3
5 Redcar Bears 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 85 95 0 2 -10
6 Glasgow Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Poole Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Edinburgh Monarchs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 43 47 0 0 -4
9 Scunthorpe Scorpions 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 84 96 0 0 -12

Fixtures & Results

Home \ Away BER BIR EDI GLA OXF PLY POL RED SCU
Berwick 12/08 22/07 19/08 17/06 15/07 05/08 29/07 47–43
Birmingham 21/06 17/05 12/07 07/06 02/08 19/07 09/08 23/08
Edinburgh 28/07 23/06 09/06 18/08 14/07 04/08 43–47 26/05
Glasgow 18/08 02/06 16/06 TBC 11/08 28/07 07/07 23/06
Oxford 05/07 14/06 12/07 19/07 TBC 21/06 52–38 02/08
Plymouth 04/07 42–47 01/08 11/07 20/06 06/06 15/08 49–41
Poole 12/07 26/06 02/08 05/07 09/08 07/06 16/08 24/05
Redcar 09/06 18/08 11/08 04/08 28/07 23/06 16/06 21/07
Scunthorpe 04/08 28/07 07/07 TBC 25/08 16/06 11/08 02/06
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Grand Final

First leg

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Second leg

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Knockout Cup

The 2023 SGB Championship Knockout Cup will be the 55th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 6th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.

Bracket
Round One Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Redcar Bears
Redcar Bears 53 52 105 Glasgow Tigers
Berwick Bandits 37 38 75  
 
Birmingham Brummies 44
Scunthorpe Scorpions 46
 
 
Poole Pirates 54 51 105
Plymouth Gladiators 36 39 75
Poole Pirates
Oxford Cheetahs
Oxford Cheetahs 54 45 99
Edinburgh Monarchs 36 45 81

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

Final

First Leg

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Second Leg

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BSN Series

Scottish Group

[7]

Fixtures

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA
Berwick Bandits 51–39 38–51
Edinburgh Monarchs 41–49 48–42
Glasgow Tigers 58–32 51–39
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Glasgow Tigers (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 202 157 2 8 +45
2 Berwick Bandits 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 170 189 1 5 -19
3 Edinburgh Monarchs 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 167 193 0 2 -26

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BIR RED SCU
Birmingham Brummies 38–52 41–49
Redcar Bears 49–41 49–41
Scunthorpe Scorpions 55–35 50–40
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Scunthorpe Scorpions (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 195 165 2 8 +30
2 Redcar Bears (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 190 170 1 7 +20
3 Birmingham Brummies 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 155 205 0 0 -50

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away OXF PLY POL
Oxford Cheetahs 17/05 43–46
Plymouth Gladiators 42–48 46–44
Poole Pirates 57–33 59–30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Poole Pirates (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 206 152 2 8 +54
2 Oxford Cheetahs 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 124 145 0 2 -21
3 Plymouth Gladiators 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 118 151 0 2 -33

Knockout stages
Semi-finals Grand Final
        
Scunthorpe Scorpions 44
Glasgow Tigers 46
 
 
Poole Pirates
Redcar Bears

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

Pairs Championship

The 2023 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs will take place on Friday 1 September, at Oxford Stadium, Oxford.

Riders Championship

The 2023 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship will take place on Sunday 22 August, at Ecco Arena, Redcar.

Squads

Berwick Bandits

Birmingham Brummies

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Oxford Cheetahs

Plymouth Gladiators

Poole Pirates

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

See also

References
  1. "Championship plans for 23". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. "Championship continues BSN Partnership & unveils the BSN Series". British Speedway. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. "MONARCHS REIGN SET TO CONTINUE WITH ARMADALE STADIUM REPRIEVE". Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. "Lions moving up in 2023". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. "British Speedway AGM statement". SCB.
  6. "2023 Championship table". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. "BSN Series". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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