SGB Championship 2025

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SGB Championship 2025
League SGB Championship
No. of competitors9
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]

Contents

Poole Pirates are the defending league champions, Knockout Cup champions and BSN Series champions.

Summary

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.

League

Regular season

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFABPts+/−
WSHLLWSHLL
1 Berwick Bandits 000000000000
2 Edinburgh Monarchs 000000000000
3 Glasgow Tigers 000000000000
4 Oxford Cheetahs 000000000000
5 Plymouth Gladiators 000000000000
6 Poole Pirates 000000000000
7 Redcar Bears 000000000000
8 Scunthorpe Scorpions 000000000000
9 Workington Comets 000000000000

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BER EDI GLA OXF PLY POL RED SCU WOR
Berwick
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Oxford
Plymouth
Poole
Redcar
Scunthorpe
Workington
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Semi FinalsGrand Final
          
1  
4  
 
 
3  
2  

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Knockout Cup

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 OneQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
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

BSN Series

Scottish Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA
Berwick
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFABPts+/−
WSHLLWSHLL
1 Berwick Bandits 000000000000
2 Edinburgh Monarchs 000000000000
3 Glasgow Tigers 000000000000

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away RED SCU WOR
Redcar
Scunthorpe
Workington
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFABPts+/−
WSHLLWSHLL
1 Redcar Bears 000000000000
2 Scunthorpe Scorpions 000000000000
3 Workington Comets 000000000000

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away OXF PLY POL
Oxford
Plymouth
Poole
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFABPts+/−
WSHLLWSHLL
1 Oxford Cheetahs 000000000000
2 Poole Pirates 000000000000
3 Plymouth Gladiators 000000000000

Knockout stages

Semi-finalsGrand Final
        
 
 
 
 
 
 

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Pairs Championship

The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs will take place on Saturday 5 April, at the GT Tyres Arena in Workington. [4]

Riders' Championship

The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship will take place on Sunday 6 April at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe. [5]

2025 squads

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Two riders to be announced

Glasgow Tigers

Oxford Cheetahs

Plymouth Gladiators

Three riders to be announced

Poole Pirates

One rider to be announced

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Workington Comets

See also

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References

  1. "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. "Oxford Speedway confirms three teams again for 2025". Oxford Mail. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. "2025 Championship table". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. "Workington to host 2025 Championship Pairs". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. "British Speedway AGM Statement". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.