2000 Elite League speedway season

2000 Elite League speedway season
League Sky Sports Elite League
Season 2000
Champions Eastbourne Eagles
Knockout Cup King's Lynn Stars
Craven Shield Coventry Bees
Riders Championship Australia Ryan Sullivan
Division/s below Premier League
Conference League

The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

Season summary

In 2000, the league decreased to nine teams with the Hull Vikings dropping back down to the Premier League after just one season. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]

Final table

M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Eastbourne Eagles 32 24 1 7 1544 1322 49 13 62
King's Lynn Stars 32 22 2 8 1564 1321 46 14 60
Ipswich Witches 32 16 3 13 1456 1409 35 11 46
Coventry Bees 32 16 3 13 1442 1427 35 8 43
Poole Pirates 30 14 4 14 1437 1426 32 8 40
Wolverhampton Wolves 32 15 3 14 1396 1467 33 6 39
Peterborough Panthers 32 11 2 19 1431 1425 24 7 31
Oxford Cheetahs 31 9 1 21 1296 1477 19 3 22
Belle Vue Aces 31 5 3 23 1248 1540 13 1 14

Oxford v Belle Vue not held.

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Australia Leigh AdamsKings Lynn10.17
Australia Jason CrumpKings Lynn10.15
England Mark LoramPoole10.10
England Martin DugardEastbourne9.67
England Chris LouisIpswich9.57
Poland Tomasz GollobIpswich9.52
Australia Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.18
United States Greg HancockCoventry9.00
England Joe ScreenEastbourne8.82
United States Billy HamillCoventry8.77

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 62nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
12/05Oxford45-45Poole
10/05Poole47-43Oxford

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
04/09Belle Vue40-44Coventry
02/08King's Lynn52-38Ipswich
09/06Peterborough52-38Poole
26/06Wolverhampton51-39Eastbourne
24/06Eastbourne44-46Wolverhampton
27/05Coventry49-41Belle Vue
25/05Ipswich48-42King's Lynn
10/05Poole47-43Peterborough

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
19/10King's Lynn63-27Wolverhampton
18/10Wolverhampton43-47King's Lynn
14/10Coventry47-43Peterborough
13/10Peterborough47-43Coventry
22/10
(replay)		Peterborough46-44Coventry
17/10
(replay)		Coventry45-45Peterborough

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
31/10Coventry58-32King's Lynn
25/10King's Lynn58-32Coventry

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "2000 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "2000 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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