SGB Premiership Knockout Cup
| Formerly | Elite League Knockout Cup |
|---|---|
| Sport | Speedway |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Divisions | (Div 2) Championship KO Cup (Div 3) NDL KO Cup |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Most recent champion(s) | Ipswich Witches |
The SGB Premiership Knockout Cup is a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom for tier one teams.[1] In 2019, the KO Cup was branded as the SGB Supporters Cup.[2]
The event was not held in 2020, 2021 or 2022.[3]
History[edit]
It was renamed the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup in 2017, after formerly being called the Elite League Knockout Cup until 2012 and it was not held from 2013 to 2016.[4]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Belle Vue Aces[5] | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2018 | Somerset Rebels[6] | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2019 | Swindon Robins[7] | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | not held | |
| 2022 | not held | |
| 2023 | Ipswich Witches[8] | Sheffield Tigers |
See also[edit]
- Knockout Cup (speedway) for full list of winners and competitions
References[edit]
- ^ "MAJOR REVAMP FOR BRITISH SPEEDWAY". GB Speedway.
- ^ "Premiership Supporters Cup details". Speedway GB. 25 March 2019.
- ^ "NEW COMPETITIONS IN BRITAIN'S TOP FLIGHT". FIM. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "2017 Knockout Cups". British Speedway Archives. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "2017 Knockout Cup results". GB Speedway.
- ^ "Rebels Win KO Cup". Speedway GB. 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Robins Win Supporters' Cup". Speedway GB. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich Witches target league title following aggregate win in Knockout Cup final". BBC Sport. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tier One League Top division |
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| Tier Two League Second division |
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| Tier Three League Third division | ||
| Champions | ||