2008 Speedway Ekstraliga

The 2008 Speedway Ekstraliga season is the 9th since its establishment. The first fixtures of the season are scheduled for April 6, 2008, and the season will end on October 19, 2008.[1] Unia Leszno are the defending Polish champions. The Speedway Ekstraliga (pl. Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of speedway in the Poland.

The 2008 Juniors League (pl. Liga Juniorów) season is the first its establishment. Every Ekstraliga team must send a Team U-21 to youth league. Eight events will be on July and August.[2][3]

Teams

Club Nickname '07 Pos. Ekstraliga since
Złomrex Włókniarz Częstochowa Lions 6 2000
Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 1* 2008
Unia Leszno Bulls 1 1997
Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów Cranes 3 2006
Unia Tarnów Swallows 6 2004
Unibax Toruń Angels 2 1976*
Atlas Wrocław 5 1999
ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra Mickey Mouse 7 2007
  • Toruń - have never been relegated to a lower division.
  • Gorzów Wlkp. - 1st in First League.

Squad of Teams

2008 Speedway Grand Prix rider
Częstochowa
Rider Age Average
Nicki Pedersen 31 2.730
Greg Hancock 38 2.207
Tomasz Gapiński 26 1.625
Sebastian Ułamek 32 1.622
Lee Richardson 29 1.662
Michał Szczepaniak 25 1.400
Mateusz Szczepaniak 21 1.391
Sławomir Drabik 42 1.366
Antonio Lindbäck 23 1.357
Edward Kennett 22 1.300
Borys Miturski 19 1.250
Lewis Bridger 19 0.333
Marcin Piekarski 19 0.000
Mateusz Kowalczyk 19 0.822 (2)
Przemysław Dądela 23 0.556 (2)
James Courtney 20 N
Kamil Mistygacz 19 N
Damian Romańczuk 20 N
Tai Woffinden 18 N
Gorzów Wlkp.
Rider Age Average
Tomasz Gollob 37 2.310
Rune Holta 35 2.195
Peter Karlsson 39 2.300 (1)
Paweł Hlib 22 2.247 (1)
Jesper B. Monberg 31 2.247 (1)
[4] Matej Ferjan 31 2.245 (1)
Thomas H. Jonasson 20 1.596 (1)
Kenneth Hansen 21 1.125 (1)
Adrian Szewczykowski 19 0.900 (1)
Paweł Zmarzlik 18 0.000
Jari Maekinen 18 N
Mateusz Mikorski 19 N
Leszno
Rider Age Average
Leigh Adams 37 2.635
Krzysztof Kasprzak 24 2.160
Jarosław Hampel 26 2.093
Damian Baliński 31 1.979
Troy Batchelor 21 1.509
Jurica Pavlič 19 1.000
Adam Kajoch 20 0.857
Robert Kasprzak 21 0.810
Travis McGowan 27 0.000
Sławomir Musielak 18 N
Damian Perz 20 N
Adam Shields 31 N
Rzeszów
Rider Age Average
Scott Nicholls 30 1.950
Kenneth Bjerre 24 1.926
Davey Watt 30 1.824
Matej Žagar 25 1.488
Dawid Lampart 18 0.533
Mateusz Szostek 19 0.500
Roman Povazhny 32 1.691 (1)
Rafał Klimek 18 0.813 (1)
Martin Vaculík 18 2.259 (2)
Cameron Woodward 23 N
Piotr Winiarz 32 N
Tarnów
Rider Age Average
Janusz Kołodziej 24 1.859
Peter Ljung 26 1.524
Krystian Klecha 24 1.511
Aleš Dryml, Jr. 29 1.054
Patrick Hougaard 19 1.000
Jacek Rempała 37 0.947
Daniil Ivanov 22 0.818
Kamil Zieliński 21 0.824
Marcin Rempała 24 0.387
Szymon Kiełbasa 19 0.000
Tobias Busch 20 1.591 (2)
Steve Boxall 21 N
Maciej Ciesielski 21 N
Kevin Doolan 28 N
Łukasz Kiełbasa 19 N
Tadeusz Kostro 17 N
Peter Juul Larsen 18 N
James Wright 22 N
Toruń
Rider Age Average
Hans N. Andersen 28 2.194
Ryan Sullivan 33 2.220
Wiesław Jaguś 33 2.161
Karol Ząbik 22 1.989
Robert Kościecha 31 1.750
Adrian Miedziński 23 1.699
Chris Holder 21 1.677
Adam Wiśniewski 18 0.500
Damian Celmer 19 0.000
Robert Ksiezak 21 N
Mateusz Lampkowski 18 N
Łukasz Lipiński 19 N
Marcin Nowakowski 19 N
Oskar Pieniążek 19 N
Wrocław
Rider Age Average
Jason Crump 33 2.292
Krzysztof Słaboń 27 1.587
Tomasz Jędrzejak 29 1.571
Filip Šitera 20 1.400
Maciej Janowski 17 0.429
Daniel Jeleniewski 25 2.181 (1)
Mikael Max 35 2.096 (1)
Andy Smith 42 2.000 (1)
Rory Schlein 24 1.811 (1)
Mariusz Węgrzyk 29 1.667 (1)
Benjamin Barker 20 N
Leon Madsen 20 N
Marcin Podlaszewski 17 N
Zielona Góra
Rider Age Average
Grzegorz Walasek 32 2.048
Piotr Protasiewicz 33 2.012
Niels Kristian Iversen 26 1.837
Fredrik Lindgren 23 1.770
Rafał Dobrucki 32 1.689
Mariusz Staszewski 33 1.357
Grzegorz Zengota 20 0.946
Ricky Kling 21 0.905
Nicolai Klindt 20 0.800
Charlie Gjedde 29 1.747 (1)
Sławomir Dudek 40 1.579 (2)
Janusz Baniak 19 N
Paweł Gwóźdź 19 N
Aleksandr Koslopakin 21 N
Adam Kulczyński 22 N
Ludvig Lindgren 18 N
Artem Vodyakov 17 N
Przemysław Zarzycki 20 N

First round

League table

Play-offs 1st-6th
Play-offs 7th-8th
M Matches played
W Matches won
D Matches drawn
L Matches lost
Pts Points
Bon Bonus points
Total Total points
F Small Points for
A Small Points against
Pos Club M W D L Pts Bon Total +/-
1 Złomrex Włókniarz Częstochowa 14 12 0 2 24 7 31 +253
2 Unibax Toruń 14 12 0 2 24 6 30 +199
3 Unia Leszno 14 10 1 3 21 4 25 +162
4 ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra 14 7 0 7 14 3 17 -7
5 Caelum Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 14 6 1 7 13 3 16 -36
6 Atlas Wrocław 14 4 0 10 8 4 12 -36
7 Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów 14 3 0 11 6 1 7 -255
8 Unia Tarnów 14 1 0 13 2 - 2 -280
Pos Club M W D L Pts Bon Total +/-

Results

The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Blue indicates a win to the home team while a red represents a loss to the home team.

  CZE GOR LES RZE TAR TOR WRO ZIE
Włókniarz Częstochowa x 55:38 56:36 65:26 69:23 41:50 60:33 49:41
Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 40:50 x 48:42 51:41 60:32 43:47 53:40 41:49
Unia Leszno 50:42 45:45 x 59:33 67:26 43:47 61:29 50:40
Marma Rzeszów 32:60 44:48 27:65 x 51:37 33:58 47:43 33:59
Unia Tarnów 33:59 46:47 40:53 44:47 x 38:53 57:36 41:49
Unibax Toruń 34:59 61:30 44:46 63:28 66:26 x 49:41 56:34
Atlas Wrocław 40:50 53:39 46:47 62:30 61:29 41:48 x 53:40
Kronopol Zielona Góra 38:52 53:39 36:57 52:39 63:29 32:58 47:43 x

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Quarter-Final
1-6 place 		Złomrex Włókniarz Częstochowa
1st in First Round 		113:71 Atlas Wrocław
6th in First Round
Aug 31 Częstochowa 53:39 Wrocław
Sep 1[5] Wrocław 32:60 Częstochowa
Quarter-Final
1-6 place 		Unibax Toruń
2nd in First Round 		113:68 Caelum Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
5th in First Round
Aug 24 Gorzów Wlkp. 43:47 Toruń
Aug 31 Toruń 66:25 Gorzów Wlkp.
Quarter-Final
1-6 place 		Unia Leszno
3rd in First Round 		94:87 ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra
4th in First Round
Aug 28[5] Zielona Góra 49:40 Leszno
Aug 31 Leszno 54:38 Zielona Góra
Table
Winners
Pos Club Pts Small
points
1A Toruń 4 113[6]
2A Częstochowa 4 113
3A Leszno 2 94
Losers
Pos Club Pts Small
points
1B Zielona Góra 2 87
2B Wrocław 0 71
3B Gorzów Wlkp. 0 68
To Semi-Finals

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
1-4 place 		Unibax Toruń
1A in quarter-final 		ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra
1B in quarter-final
Sep 7 Zielona Góra 48:42 Toruń
Sep 19 Toruń Zielona Góra
Semi-Final
1-4 place 		Złomrex Włókniarz Częstochowa
2A in quarter-final 		Unia Leszno
3A in quarter-final
Sep 7 Leszno 52:41 Częstochowa
Sep 19 Częstochowa Leszno

Finals

Final
1-2 place
Semi-Final Winner
Semi-Final Winner
Sep 28
Oct 19
3-4 place
Semi-Final Loser
Semi-Final Loser
Oct 3 or 5
Oct 12
7-8 place Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów
7th in First Round 		Unia Tarnów
8th in First Round
Sep 7 Tarnów 42:48 Rzeszów
Sep 28 Rzeszów Tarnów

Final classification

Pos Club
1 Unibax Torun
2
3
4
5
6
7 Relegation playoffs
8 Relegated to First League

Relegation playoffs

Relegation
play-off
7th in Ekstraliga
2nd in First League
Oct 12
Oct 19

Juniors League

Pos. Team Points Small Pts Jul 1
TAR		 Jul 2
RZE		 Jul 15
GOR		 Jul 16
ZIE		 Jul 29
LES		 Jul 30
WRO		 Aug 12
TOR		 Aug 13
CZE
1 Unia Leszno 36.0 165 4.5 (23) 3 (16) 6 (26) 6 (28) 5.5 (23) 6 (24) - 5 (25)
2 Marma Rzeszów 28.5 153 6 (27) 6 (28) 4.5 (20) - 0 (11) 0 (12) 6 (28) 6 (27)
3 Atlas Wrocław 24.0 121 4.5 (23) 4 (18) 0.5 (13) 4 (18) 5.5 (23) 3 (20) 2.5 (16) -
4 Kronopol Zielona Góra 23.0 130 - 0.5 (14) 4.5 (20) 5 (25) 4 (20) 5 (22) 1 (12) 3 (17)
5 Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 20.0 113 0 (6) - 3 (17) 3 (16) 3 (19) 3 (14) 5 (21) 4 (20)
6 Unia Tarnów 14.5 110 2 (16) 0.5 (14) - 1 (13) 2 (15) 4 (21) 4 (17) 1 (14)
7 Włókniarz Częstochowa 11.5 110 3 (19) 5 (21) 0.5 (13) 0 (11) - 1 (13) 0 (8) 2 (15)
8 Unibax Toruń 10.5 94 1 (12) 2 (15) 2 (15) 2 (15) 1 (13) - 2.5 (16) 0 (8)
Details [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

References and notes

  1. ^ SportoweFakty.pl 20-Nov-2007.
  2. ^ SportoweFakty.pl 20-Nov-2007.
  3. ^ SportoweFakty.pl 03-Dec-2007.
  4. ^ Hungarian licence.
  5. ^ a b On 24 August was rain.
  6. ^ Higher place in First Round.
  7. ^ "Juniorzy Marmy najlepsi jako pierwsi (relacja)". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  8. ^ "II runda Ligi Juniorów dla Marmy". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  9. ^ "Unia Leszno najlepsza w Gorzowie (relacja z III rundy Ligi Juniorów)". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  10. ^ "Pawlicki poprowadził Unię do drugiej wygranej". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 17 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  11. ^ "V runda LJ dla Atlasu i Unii". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-29. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  12. ^ "Liga Juniorów: Lider zwycięża we Wrocławiu". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  13. ^ "Marma wygrała w Toruniu". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-08-12. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  14. ^ "Zwycięstwo Marmy na koniec LJ". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-08-13. Archived from the original on 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.

See also

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