Elite League Knockout Cup

Elite League Knockout CupFormerly| Premier League Knockout Cup

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Sport| Speedway
Founded| 1997
Ceased| 2012
Replaced by| SGB Premiership Knockout Cup
Country| United Kingdom
Last
champion(s)| Poole Pirates
Official website| BSPA Website

The Elite League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2012.

## History

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It was governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The teams from the top division of league racing, the Elite League, took part. Similar competitions were held for clubs in leagues that preceded the Elite League, including the British League Knockout Cup and the Premier League Knockout Cup.

## Rules

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This competition was run on the knockout principle; teams drawn together race home and away matches, with the aggregate score deciding the result. In the event of the aggregate score being level, the teams again race home and away.[1]

## Winners

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Year  | Winners  | Runners-up

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Elite League Knockout Cup
1997 | Eastbourne Eagles | Poole Pirates
1998 | Ipswich Witches | Coventry Bees
1999 | Peterborough Panthers | Poole Pirates
2000 | King's Lynn Stars | Coventry Bees
2001 | Peterborough Panthers | Ipswich Witches
2002 | Eastbourne Eagles | Peterborough Panthers
2003 | Poole Pirates | Coventry Bees
2004 | Poole Pirates | Ipswich Witches
2005 | Belle Vue Aces | Eastbourne Eagles
2006 | Coventry Bees | Belle Vue Aces
2007 | Coventry Bees | Swindon Robins
2008 | Eastbourne Eagles | Poole Pirates
2009 | Lakeside Hammers | Coventry Bees
2010 | Poole Pirates[2] | Eastbourne Eagles
2011 | Poole Pirates | Belle Vue Aces
2012 | Poole Pirates[3] | Coventry Bees

## See also

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Knockout Cup (speedway) for full list of winners and competitions

## References

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1. ^ "SCB Speedway Regulations" (PDF). Speedway Control Board. March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Poole Pirates beat Eastbourne to win Knockout Cup". BBC Sport. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
3. ^ "2012 Knockout Cup". Edinburgh Speedway.

## External links

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* BSPA Website

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Elite League

Teams|

* Belle Vue Aces
* Birmingham Brummies
* Bradford Dukes
* Coventry Bees
* Eastbourne Eagles
* Hull Vikings
* Ipswich Witches
* King's Lynn Stars
* Lakeside Hammers
* Leicester Lions
* Oxford Cheetahs
* Peterborough Panthers
* Poole Pirates
* Reading Bulldogs
* Rye House Rockets
* Somerset Rebels
* Swindon Robins
* Wolverhampton Wolves

Seasons|

* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

Domestic cups|

* Elite League Knockout Cup
* Craven Shield
* Elite Shield
* Elite League Riders' Championship
* Elite League Pairs Championship

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* t
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Speedway in the United Kingdom

Current leagues|

* SGB Premiership
* SGB Championship
* National Development League
* List of champions

Former leagues|

* Elite League
* Premier League
* National League (1932–1964)
* Provincial League (1960–1964)
* British League
* British League Division Two/National League
* Conference League
* National League Division Two
* National League Division Three
* English Dirt Track League/Northern League
* Southern League (1929–1931)
* Southern League (1952–1953)
* Provincial League (1936–1937)
* Southern Area League

Current team competitions|

* Knockout Cup
* League Pairs champions
* League Fours champions

Former team competitions|

* London Cup
* Midland Cup
* Craven and Young Shields
* Premiership Shield

Current individual competitions|

* British Speedway Championship
* League Riders' champions
* British U-21
* British U-19
* Scottish Open

Former individual competitions|

* London Riders'
* Midland Riders'
* Northern Riders'
* Southern Riders'
* Olympique
* Internationale

See also|

* Speedway
* British Speedway Promoters' Association
* Speedway Control Bureau

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United Kingdom Speedway Seasons

Tier One League
Top division|

* 1929
* 1929
* 1930
* 1930
* 1931
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Tier Two League
Second division|

* 1934
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1968
* 1969
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* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
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* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
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* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
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* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
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* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Tier Three League
Third division|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1994
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Champions|

* League champions
* Cup winners

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