SGB Premiership 2025

SGB Premiership 2025

League	Premiership
No. of competitors	7
Knockout Cup	Leicester Lions
Division/s below	SGB Championship NDL 2025
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The 2025 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership is the 90th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Premiership. ^{[1] [2]}

Belle Vue Aces are the defending champions, while Sheffield Tigers are the defending Knockout Cup champions.

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Leicester

Oxford

Sheffield

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Locations of the 2025 SGB Premiership teams

Summary

The league consists of the same seven teams as in 2024, with Oxford again racing in all three professional leagues. The points limit also remains at 40 points, with each side featuring a rising star. ^[3]

Leicester Lions defeated King's Lynn to win the Knockout Cup (tier 1) for the first time in their history. ^[4]

The Birmingham Brummies raced one final season at Perry Barr Stadium, ^[5] which was going to be demolished by West Midlands developer Corbally Group for housing. ^[6] The last home meeting was 25 August with a final away match on 28 August. ^[7]

League

Regular season

League table

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	B	Pts	+/−
			W	SHL	L	W	SHL	L
1	Ipswich Witches (Q)	23	10	0	2	6	0	5	1123	947	11	43	+176
2	Sheffield Tigers (Q)	23	10	0	1	6	0	6	1127	942	8	40	+185
3	Leicester Lions (Q)	23	10	0	2	6	0	5	1110	959	7	39	+151
4	Belle Vue Aces (Q)	24	11	1	0	4	0	8	1124	1036	6	37	+88
5	King's Lynn Stars	24	9	0	3	3	0	9	1083	1076	6	30	+7
6	Oxford Spires	23	2	1	8	2	0	10	900	1169	2	11	-269
7	Birmingham Brummies	24	2	0	10	1	0	11	910	1248	0	6	-338

A fixtures

Home \ Away	BEL	BIR	IPS	KLN	LEI	OXF	SHF
Belle Vue		60–30	52–38	57–33	52–38	53–37	46–44
Birmingham	47–43		43–47	49–41	40–50	43–47	33–57
Ipswich	56–34	60–30		53–37	43–47	65–25	46–44
King's Lynn	44–46	49–40	51–39		46–44	59–31	42–48
Leicester	46–44	44–45	41–49	52–38		54–36	56–34
Oxford	38–52	49–41	42–48	38–52	41–49		45–45
Sheffield	57–33	61–29	46–44	57–33	42–48	57–33

Source: ^[8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away	BEL	BIR	IPS	KLN	LEI	OXF	SHF
Belle Vue		58–32	45–45	48–42	50–40	58–32	54–36
Birmingham	42–48		41–49	43–47	32–58	43–47	31–59
Ipswich	52–38	56–34		51–39	54–36	54–36	43–47
King's Lynn	50–40	53–37	46–44		36–54	63–27	47–43
Leicester	60–30	53–37	49–41	53–37		50–40	48–42
Oxford	42–48	62–28	44–46	35–55			43–46
Sheffield	55–35	50–40		47–43	50–40	60–30

Source: ^[9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

	Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1	Ipswich Witches	42	59	101
	4	Belle Vue Aces	48	31	79
								Ipswich Witches
	3	Leicester Lions	43
	2	Sheffield Tigers	46

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

Knockout Cup

The 2025 Knockout Cup is the 80th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Championship winners Poole declined an invite to enter the competition. ^[10]

Bracket

	Quarter Finals						Semi Finals						Final
	Birmingham Brummies	33	44	77
	Leicester Lions	57	46	103
							Leicester Lions	54	46	100
							Sheffield Tigers	36	44	80
	Bye
	Sheffield Tigers
													Leicester Lions	45	60	105
													King's Lynn Stars	45	30	75
	King's Lynn Stars	53	53	106
	Oxford Spires	37	37	74
							King's Lynn Stars	48	45	93
							Ipswich Witches	42	45	87
	Belle Vue Aces	40	23	63
	Ipswich Witches	50	67	117

Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red

Final

First Leg

28 July	[11]	King's Lynn Stars Nicolai Klindt 14 Jan Kvěch 11 Richard Lawson 10 Chris Harris 4 Luek Harrison 2 Niels Kristian Iversen 2 Lewis Kerr (guest) 2	45–45	Leicester Lions Tom Brennan (guest) 12 Max Fricke 9 Sam Masters 8 Ryan Douglas 8 Kyle Howarth 5 Joe Thompson 3 Drew Kemp 0	Adrian Flux Arena Referee(s): Seth Perkin

Second Leg

31 July	[12]	Leicester Lions Ryan Douglas 14 Sam Masters 12 Max Fricke 10 Tom Brennan (guest) 9 Drew Kemp 8 Kyle Howarth 5 Joe Thompson 2	60–30	King's Lynn Stars Nicolai Klindt 11 Chris Harris 8 Richard Lawson 5 Jan Kvěch 2 Luke Harrison 2 Scott Nicholls (guest) 1 Niels Kristian Iversen 1	Beaumont Park Referee(s): Chris Durno

2025 squads

Belle Vue Aces

• Dan Bewley
• Norick Blödorn
• Zach Cook
• Brady Kurtz
• Jaimon Lidsey
• Jake Mulford (Rising Star)
• Tate Zischke

Birmingham Brummies

• Ben Barker
• Michele Paco Castagna
• Sam Hagon (Rising Star)
• Jonas Jeppesen
• Tobiasz Musielak
• Keynan Rew
• Matej Žagar

Former riders

• Jason Edwards (Rising Star)
• Danyon Hume
• Michael Jepsen Jensen
• Antti Vuolas

Ipswich Witches

• Tom Brennan
• Jason Doyle
• Adam Ellis
• Jordan Jenkins (Rising Star)
• Danny King (capt)
• / Emil Sayfutdinov
• Dan Thompson

King's Lynn Stars

• Ben Cook
• Chris Harris
• Luke Harrison (Rising Star)
• Niels Kristian Iversen
• Nicolai Klindt (capt)
• Jan Kvěch
• Richard Lawson

Former riders

• Ashton Boughen (Rising Star)

Leicester Lions

• Luke Becker
• Ryan Douglas
• Max Fricke (capt)
• Kyle Howarth
• Drew Kemp
• Sam Masters
• Joe Thompson (Rising Star)

Former riders

• Sam Hagon (Rising Star)
• Dan Gilkes (Rising Star)

Oxford Spires

• Maciej Janowski
• Peter Kildemand
• Luke Killeen (Rising Star)
• Victor Palovaara
• Erik Riss
• Rohan Tungate
• Charles Wright

Former riders

• Craig Cook
• Francis Gusts

Sheffield Tigers

• Jye Etheridge
• Leon Flint (Rising Star)
• Chris Holder
• Jack Holder
• Nick Morris
• Josh Pickering
• Anders Rowe

Former riders

• Danyon Hume
• Lewis Kerr
• Justin Sedgmen
• Tai Woffinden

See also

• SGB Championship 2025
• 2025 National Development League and National Trophy speedway season
• British Speedway League Champions

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. "Premiership Rising Stars 2025". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
4. "Lions are KO Cup Winners". Leicester Speedway. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
5. "Lions win as Brummies sign off". British Speedway. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
6. "400 homes plan for Perry Barr dog racing track". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
7. "Wolves represented at an emotional final night of speedway in the region as Brummies bow out after stadium sold for housing". Express and Star. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
8. "2025 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 17 May 2025.
9. "2025 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 17 May 2025.
10. "Pirates decline Premiership KO Cup Invitation". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
11. "King's Lynn Stars vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
12. "Leicester Lions vs King's Lynn Stars scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.