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 Belle Vue 7 2 0 1 3 0 1 342 288 2 12 +54
2 Wolverhampton 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 238 212 1 7 +26
3 Ipswich 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 188 172 0 6 +16
4 Leicester 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 179 180 0 5 -1
5 Sheffield 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 178 182 1 5 -4
6 Kings Lynn 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 121 149 0 2 -28
7 Peterborough 5 0 0 2 0 0 3 193 256 0 0 -63

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue 05/06 12/06 52–38 56–34 43–47 29/05
Ipswich 41–49 52–38 25/05 22/06 47–43 01/06
Kings Lynn 08/06 TBC 19/06 18/05 01/06 49–41
Leicester 45–45* 08/06 TBC 47–42 22/05 49–41
Peterborough 35–55 42–48 22/05 TBC 29/05 31/06
Sheffield 48–42 18/05 25/05 22/06 03/07 08/06
Wolverhampton 29/05 22/05 56–34 TBC 50–40 50–40
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.
  • Asterisk indicates super heat winner

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 46
Belle Vue Aces 20
 
Sheffield Tigers
Sheffield Tigers 58 56 114
Kings Lynn Stars 32 34 66
 
 
Ipswich Witches 48 47 95
Leicester Lions 42 43 85
Ipswich Witches 57
Peterborough Panthers 33
Bye
Peterborough Panthers

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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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. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. "Premiership fixtures released". British Speedway. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "Lions moving up in 2023". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. "British Speedway AGM statement". SCB. 17 November 2022.
  5. "2023 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 2 September 2022.
  6. "2023 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 2 September 2022.
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