League | SGB Championship |
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No. of competitors | 9 |
Division/s above | SGB Premiership |
Division/s below | 2025 NDL |
The 2025 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 78th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Championship. [1] [2]
Poole Pirates are the defending league champions, Knockout Cup champions and BSN Series champions.
The same nine clubs from 2024 will compete in the Championship in 2025. The format also remains the same with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The Cab Direct Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also return, both following the same formats as in 2024.
The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs, staged over two semi-finals and a final. The points limit for team building remained at 40 points.
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Berwick Bandits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Glasgow Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Oxford Cheetahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Plymouth Gladiators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Poole Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Redcar Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Workington Comets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
2 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
The 2025 SGB Championship Knockout Cup will be the 57th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 8th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.
Round One | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Comets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxford Cheetahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Berwick Bandits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth Gladiators |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Scottish Group
Fixtures
Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Berwick Bandits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Glasgow Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Group
Fixtures
Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Redcar Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Workington Comets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Group
Fixtures
Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Oxford Cheetahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Poole Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Plymouth Gladiators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs will take place on Saturday 5th April, at the GT Tyres Arena in Workington. [4]
The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship will take place on Sunday 6th April at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe. [5]
Two riders to be announced
Seven riders to be announced
Five riders to be announced
Five riders to be announced
Four riders to be announced
Seven riders to be announced
Two riders to be announced
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