Ekstraliga (speedway)
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| Sport | speedway |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| CEO |
League Commissioner: Wojciech Stępniewski |
| Motto |
Więcej mocy... More power... |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Poland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski, Unia Leszno, ZKŻ Zielona Góra 3xtimes |
| TV partner(s) | nSport |
| Official website | Official site |
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The Speedway Ekstraliga (English: Polish Extraleague, Polish: Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world",[1] and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.[1]
With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark’s Hans Nielsen.[1]
In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced.[1] Since 2012 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company ENEA, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons through 2014. The top division tournaments are named Enea Ekstraliga respectively.[2]
2014 Speedway Ekstraliga
- Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra
- Unibax Toruń
- Unia Tarnów
- Dospel Włókniarz Częstochowa
- Stal Gorzów
- Fogo Unia Leszno
- Betard Sparta Wrocław
- Renault Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk
Teams
| City | Club | Current team name | Seasons in Ekstraliga | App |
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| Leszno | Unia Leszno | Fogo Unia Leszno | 2000-17 | 18 |
| Toruń | KS Toruń | Get Well Toruń | 2000-17 | 18 |
| Wrocław | WTS Wrocław | Betard Sparta Wrocław | 2000-17 | 18 |
| Częstochowa | Włókniarz Częstochowa | Eko-Dir Włókniarz Częstochowa | 2000-14, 2017[3] | 16 |
| Zielona Góra | ZKŻ Zielona Góra | Ekantor.pl Falubaz Zielona Góra | 2001, 2003-05, 2007-16 | 14 |
| Bydgoszcz | Polonia Bydgoszcz | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 2000-07, 2009-10, 2012-13 | 12 |
| Gorzów Wlkp. | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | Stal Gorzów | 2000-02, 2008-17 | 13 |
| Tarnów | Unia Tarnów | Unia Tarnów | 2004-2008, 2010-16 | 12 |
| Gdańsk | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | Renault Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 2000, 2002-03, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014 | 7 |
| Rzeszów | Stal Rzeszów | Stal BETAD Leasing Rzeszów | 2006-2008, 2011-13, 2015 | 7 |
| Piła | Polonia Piła | Polonia Piła | 2000-03 | 4 |
| Rybnik | RKM Rybnik | ROW Rybnik | 2004, 2006, 2016-17 | 4 |
| Grudziądz | GKM Grudziądz | MRGARDEN GKM Grudziądz | 2015-17 | 3 |
| Gniezno | Start Gniezno | Start Gniezno | 2013 | 1 |
Ekstraliga Champions
Juniors U-21 League
| Year | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2008 | Unia Leszno | Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów | Atlas Wrocław |
| 2009 | Unia Leszno | Falubaz Zielona Góra | Caelum Gorzów Wlkp. |
| 2010 | Caelum Gorzów Wlkp. | Polonia Bydgoszcz | Unia Leszno |
| 2011 | Falubaz Zielona Góra | Unibax Toruń | Włókniarz Częstochowa |
Individual Championship of Juniors U-21 League
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2008 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium |
Maciej Janowski Atlas Wrocław |
Robert Kasprzak Unia Leszno |
Przemysław Pawlicki Unia Leszno |
| 2009 | Zielona Góra City Stadium |
Maciej Janowski Atlas Wrocław |
Grzegorz Zengota Falubaz Zielona Góra |
Patryk Dudek Falubaz Zielona Góra |
| 2010 | Gorzów Edward Jancarz Stadium |
Przemysław Pawlicki Caelum Gorzów |
Piotr Pawlicki Unia Leszno |
Bartosz Zmarzlik Caelum Gorzów |
| 2011 | Zielona Góra City Stadium |
Patryk Dudek Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra |
Emil Pulczyński Unibax Toruń |
Tobiasz Musielak Unia Leszno |
See also
External links
- 1 2 3 4 Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004), History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ Poważny inwestor wchodzi do Speedway Ekstraligi! PrzegladSportowy.pl 01-12-2011. Ringier Axel Springer.
- ↑ http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/633760/jest-decyzja-wlokniarza-w-sprawie-pge-ekstraligi
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