SGB Premiership 2025

SGB Premiership 2025
LeaguePremiership
No. of competitors7
ChampionsIpswich Witches
Knockout CupLeicester Lions
Highest averageMax Fricke
Division/s belowSGB Championship
NDL 2025

The 2025 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership was the 90th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Premiership.[1][2]

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

Locations of the 2025 SGB Premiership teams

Summary

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

The Birmingham Brummies raced one final season at Perry Barr Stadium,[4] which was going to be demolished by West Midlands developer Corbally Group for housing.[5] The last home meeting was 25 August with a final away match on 28 August.[6]

Leicester Lions defeated King's Lynn to win the Knockout Cup (tier 1) for the first time in their history.[7]

Ipswich Witches ended their 27-year wait for a title by defeating Leicester Lions in the Grand Final to be declared 2025 Champions. The Witches had beaten Belle Vue Aces in the playoff semi-finals, while the Lions beat regular season table toppers Sheffield Tigers.

Australian Max Fricke finished the season with the highest average across all competitions, ending with 10.19.

League

Regular season

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Sheffield Tigers (Q) 24 11 0 1 6 0 6 1184 975 9 43 +209
2 Ipswich Witches (Q) 24 10 0 2 6 0 6 1156 1004 11 43 +152
3 Leicester Lions (Q) 24 10 0 2 7 0 5 1156 1003 8 42 +153
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 24 2 1 9 2 0 10 944 1215 2 11 -271
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 44–46 43–46
Sheffield 55–35 50–40 57–33 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 47 46 93
Leicester Lions 43 43 86
3 Leicester Lions 43 47 90
2 Sheffield Tigers 46 43 89

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

Final

First Leg

6 October [10] Leicester Lions
Max Fricke 12
Ryan Douglas 11
Sam Masters 7
Luke Becker 5
Kyle Howarth 5
Drew Kemp 3
Joe Thompson 0 		43–47 Ipswich Witches
Emil Sayfutdinov 11
Tom Brennan 9
Jason Doyle 8
Dan Thompson 8
Jason Edwards 6
Danny King 5
Adam Ellis 0 		Beaumont Park
Referee(s):
Graeme Hunter

Second Leg

9 October [11] Ipswich Witches
Jason Doyle 10
Emil Sayfutdinov 9
Tom Brennan 7
Keynan Rew (guest) 7
Danny King 6
Dan Thompson 5
Jason Edwards 2 		46–43 Leicester Lions
Max Fricke 13
Ryan Douglas 9
Sam Masters 7
Luke Becker 5
Drew Kemp 5
Kyle Howarth 4
Joe Thompson 0 		Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Seth Perkin

Knockout Cup

The 2025 Knockout Cup was the 80th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Championship winners Poole declined an invite to enter the competition.[12]

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 [13] 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 [14] 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

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
1 Max Fricke Leicester 10.19
2 Jack Holder Sheffield 9.52
3 Dan Bewley Belle Vue 9.28
4 Brady Kurtz Belle Vue 9.11
5 Emil Sayfutdinov Ipswich 8.74
6 Jason Doyle Ipswich 8.61
7 Ryan Douglas Leicester 8.43
8 Josh Pickering Sheffield 8.28
9 Sam Masters Leicester 7.93
10 Chris Harris King's Lynn 7.83
  • averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches

Squads and final averages

Averages include 2025 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.

Belle Vue Aces

Birmingham Brummies

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Leicester Lions

Oxford Spires

Sheffield Tigers

See also

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 win as Brummies sign off". British Speedway. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ "400 homes plan for Perry Barr dog racing track". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Lions are KO Cup Winners". Leicester Speedway. 31 July 2025. 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. ^ "Leicester Lions vs Ipswich Witches scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  11. ^ "Ipswich Witches vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  12. ^ "Pirates decline Premiership KO Cup Invitation". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  13. ^ "King's Lynn Stars vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  14. ^ "Leicester Lions vs King's Lynn Stars scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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