The Elite League was 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 sponsored by Sky Sports until the end of the 2013 season. In 2016 , the Elite League featured 8 teams, unlike 10 in 2014 , during a season which ran between March and October. Each team had a designated race day on which they normally staged their home fixtures, and they regularly had home and away fixtures scheduled in the same week.
11-526: Elite League may refer to: Elite League (speedway) , British motorcycle speedway competition Under 20 Elite League , an international association football tournament introduced in 2017. French Rugby League Elite One Championship and Elite Two Championship Elite Ice Hockey League , the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom Eliteserien (disambiguation) ,
22-569: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elite League (speedway) The Elite League operated for 20 years until British speedway was restructured with the formation of the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship . The British League was formed in 1965 as the sole professional speedway league in Britain, expanding in 1968 to incorporate two divisions. In 1995 & 1996 there
33-568: The Elite League and Premier League was introduced for the first time since 1991. The team finishing last faced the Premier League play-off winner over two legs (one match at each track), with the aggregate winner taking the Elite League spot in the following season, and the losing team racing in the Premier League. There is now no relegation from the Elite League, although teams can apply to move up or down between leagues. For 2014 it
44-491: The champions. Each team raced every other team in the league home and away, and then raced five teams again home and twice away, giving a total of 38 meetings. The first of these home and away fixtures are called the 'A' fixtures, the second are the 'B' fixtures. Teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and from 2008 three points for an away win. Placings were determined by points accumulated over all matches. Where two or more teams were tied on league points,
55-666: The maximum. These averages are used in leagues such as the British Elite League to identify heat-leaders for the purposes of choosing which riders to enter for each race. At the start of a season, a rider retains their last recorded CMA (or assessed CMA if they have never previously established one) until they have competed in six home and six away matches. A new CMA is then issued that comes into effect seven days later. These are subsequently updated each 1 and 15 day of each month onwards. These CMAs are used in most professional leagues and are altered or weighted depending on
66-1226: The name of the top-tier league in many sports in Norway Elitserien (disambiguation) , the name of the top-tier league in many sports in Sweden Swedish Hockey League , the highest level ice hockey league in Sweden, called Elitserien 1975–2013, known in English as the Swedish Elite League Sahara Elite League , Kenyan cricket competition Elite League (India) , Indian Under-18 association football league Elite League (TV series) , South Korean TV series aired on Maeil Broadcasting Network and Coupang Play in 2023 See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "elite-league" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing Elite League or Elite Leagues All pages with titles beginning with Elite League Super League (disambiguation) League (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
77-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Elite League . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elite_League&oldid=1254636766 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
88-542: The team was limited to an agreed figure set at the British Speedway Promoters' Association ( BSPA ) Annual General Meeting . For the 2015 the limit was 34. Source: Calculated Match Average Calculated match averages (CMAs, or averages) is a handicap calculated for every motorcycle speedway rider. The CMA is calculated from the following: CMAs scale from 3.00 to 12.00, any rider scoring above or below these values will be awarded
99-415: The team with the greater difference of race points scored over race points conceded was placed higher. The top four teams qualified for the play-offs. The semi-finals were single matches with the top two league positions having home advantage (1st vs 3rd and 2nd vs 4th). Winners from the semi-finals then met in a two-legged final to decide the Elite League winner. From 2008, promotion and relegation between
110-636: Was a single professional tier known as the Premier League (an amalgamation of the British League Division One and the British League Division Two ), before the Elite League was created as a new top tier in 1997. The Championship was decided on a straight league table basis until 2001. A play-off system was introduced in 2002, with the top four in the table taking part in a knockout competition to decide
121-422: Was announced that each Elite League team would field two British riders from lower leagues at reserve. These would be picked from a draft of 23 riders. Riders were picked in two rounds, with the club finishing bottom of the league in 2013 getting the first pick. At the start of each season, teams were built up to maximum points limit. The combined Calculated Match Average (CMA) of the best five riders declared in
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