SGB Premiership

Speedway league in the United Kingdom

SGB PremiershipCurrent season, competition or edition:
SGB Premiership 2025

Sport| Speedway
Founded| 2017
First season| 2017
No. of teams| 7
Country| United Kingdom
Most recent
champion(s)| Belle Vue Aces
(2024)
Most titles| Belle Vue Aces, Swindon Robins (2)
Broadcaster(s)| Eurosport[1]
Sponsor(s)| Sports Insure
Domestic cup(s)| SGB Premiership Knockout Cup
Official website| www.speedwaygb.co.uk
Notes
Leagues below
SGB Championship
National Development League

The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership (sponsored by Sports Insure) is the top 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.[2]

## Teams

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### Current teams

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* Belle Vue Aces
* Birmingham Brummies
* Ipswich Witches
* King's Lynn Stars
* Leicester Lions
* Oxford Spires
* Sheffield Tigers

### Former teams

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* Poole Pirates (2017–2019)
* Rye House Rockets (2017–2018)
* Swindon Robins (2017–2019)
* Wolverhampton Wolves (2017–2023)
* Peterborough Panthers  (2019–2023)

## Champions

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Season  | Champions  | Second  | Third

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2017 | Swindon Robins | Wolverhampton Wolves | Belle Vue Aces / Poole Pirates
2018 | Poole Pirates | King's Lynn Stars | Belle Vue Aces / Somerset Rebels
2019 | Swindon Robins | Ipswich Witches | Poole Pirates / Wolverhampton Wolves
2020  | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
2021 | Peterborough Panthers | Belle Vue Aces | Wolverhampton Wolves / Sheffield Tigers
2022 | Belle Vue Aces | Sheffield Tigers | Ipswich Witches / Wolverhampton Wolves
2023 | Sheffield Tigers | Ipswich Witches | Belle Vue Aces / Wolverhampton Wolves
2024 | Belle Vue Aces[4] | Leicester Lions | Sheffield Tigers / Ipswich Witches

## See also

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* SGB Championship
* National Development League
* British Speedway Promoters Limited
* Speedway Control Bureau
* List of United Kingdom speedway league champions

## References

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1. ^ "NEW TV DEAL FOR BRITISH SPEEDWAY". SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
2. ^ "British Speedway Gets Major Revamp", speedwaygb.co, 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016
3. ^ "Official Statement". Speedway GB. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
4. ^ "Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria's Dan Bewley". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

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SGB Premiership

2025 Teams|

* Belle Vue Aces
* Birmingham Brummies
* Ipswich Witches
* King's Lynn Stars
* Leicester Lions
* Oxford Spires
* Sheffield Tigers

Former Teams|

* Peterborough Panthers
* Poole Pirates
* Rye House Rockets
* Somerset Rebels
* Swindon Robins
* Wolverhampton Wolves

Seasons|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Domestic cups|

* SGB Premiership Knockout Cup
* Riders' Individual Championship
* SGB Premiership Pairs
* Premiership Shield

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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
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* 2001
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* 2006
* 2007
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* 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
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* 1968
* 1969
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* 1978
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* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
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* 1986
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* 1989
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* 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
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* 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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