Elite League (speedway)
The Elite League was the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was sponsored by Sky Sports until the end of the 2013 season. In 2016, the Elite League featured 8 teams, unlike 10 in 2014, during a season which ran between March and October. Each team had a designated race day on which they normally staged their home fixtures, and they regularly had home and away fixtures scheduled in the same week.
| Formerly | replaced the British League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Speedway |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Ceased | 2016 |
| Replaced by | SGB Premiership |
| Administrator | Speedway Control Bureau |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Last champion(s) | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Most titles | Poole Pirates (7) |
| Official website | www |
The Elite League operated for 20 years until British speedway was restructured with the formation of the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship.
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