2000 Elite League speedway season

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]

2000 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
Season2000
ChampionsEastbourne Eagles
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Craven ShieldCoventry Bees
Riders Championship Ryan Sullivan
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League

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
Leigh AdamsKings Lynn10.17
Jason CrumpKings Lynn10.15
Mark LoramPoole10.10
Martin DugardEastbourne9.67
Chris LouisIpswich9.57
Tomasz GollobIpswich9.52
Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.18
Greg HancockCoventry9.00
Joe ScreenEastbourne8.82
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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