2016 Elite League

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2016 Elite League
League 2016 Elite League
Season 2016
Champions TBC
Elite League Riders' Championship TBC
Highest average TBC
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The 2016 Elite League is the top division of speedway league in Great britain the Elite League runs between March and October 2016. The Poole Pirates are the defending champions after winning their third consecutive title in 2015. The lineup of teams for 2016 stays the same as in 2015, with the same 8 teams competing.

Regulation changes

At the annual Elite League AGM, which was held during October and November 2015, it was announced that Speedway bosses would continue to give more opportunities to young talent. All 8 Elite League teams will continue to track two young British draft riders, who will start the season at reserve. However unlike recent years these riders will be given Elite League averages after four meetings, giving them the chance to move into the top five of the team if they perform well. As a result of the reserve riders being given averages the overall points limit that teams must adhere to will be raised from 34 to 40.5.[1] In February 2016, it was announced that Elite League teams could sign an eighth stand-in rider, who could race in positions 2 to 5. The rider must be foreign and new to the Elite League.[2] Lakeside Hammers have signed Dennis Jonsson as their eight rider for the season.[2][3]

Teams

Locations of the 2015 Elite League teams

Team-by-team

As of 23 February 2016.

Belle Vue Aces

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Coventry Bees

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King's Lynn Stars

Lakeside Hammers

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Leicester Lions

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Aaron Summers replaced Grzegorz Walasek on 12 April in the Leicester Lions team.
Davey Watt replaced Sebastian Ułamek on 11 May in the Leicester Lions team.

Poole Pirates

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Bjarne Pedersen replaced Davey Watt on 26 April in the Poole Pirates team.

Swindon Robins

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Wolverhampton Wolves

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Results

Teams face each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings are called the 'A' fixtures, and the second are the 'B' fixtures.

'A' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV COV KL LH LEI PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 50–42 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 40–50 0–0
Coventry Bees 46–43 0–0 54–30 49–41 47–46 42–50 38–52
King's Lynn Stars 39–54 46–44 51–39 51–42 0–0 45–45 0–0
Lakeside Hammers 53–39 60–33 56–36 56–34 50–40 0–0 0–0
Leicester Lions 41–52 0–0 0–0 33–56 46–46 50–42 39–51
Poole Pirates 41–49 60–29 0–0 57–33 0–0 61–31 51–39
Swindon Robins 51–40 55–35 55–38 50–40 0–0 44–46 44–48
Wolverhampton Wolves 0–0 0–0 49–44 54–38 58–31 55–35 0–0
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'B' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV COV KL LH LEI PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Coventry Bees 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 46–44
King's Lynn Stars 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Lakeside Hammers 0–0 0–0 0–0 66–26 0–0 0–0 0–0
Leicester Lions 0–0 0–0 0–0 44–46 0–0 0–0 0–0
Poole Pirates 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Swindon Robins 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Wolverhampton Wolves 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
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League table


Up to And Including Monday 30 May

Pos. Club M Home Away F A +/− Pts
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Lakeside Hammers 13 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 632 551 +81 25
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 9 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 450 3 +84 24
3 Swindon Robins 11 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 517 485 +32 22
4 Poole Pirates 10 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 483 423 +60 18
5 Belle Vue Aces 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 367 363 +4 16
6 Coventry Bees 12 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 505 586 -81 16
7 King's Lynn Stars 9 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 395 429 -34 13
8 Leicester Lions 12 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 472 618 -146 5

Notes

  1. Eighth stand-in rider

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