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.SportoweFakty.pl 20-Nov-2007. 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.SportoweFakty.pl 20-Nov-2007.SportoweFakty.pl 03-Dec-2007.
Teams
Club Nickname '07 Pos. Ekstraliga since Złomrex Włókniarz CzęstochowaLions 6 2000 Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 1* 2008 Unia LesznoBulls 1 1997 Marma Polskie Folie RzeszówCranes 3 2006 Unia TarnówSwallows 6 2004 Unibax ToruńAngels 2 1976* Atlas Wrocław 5 1999 ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona GóraMickey 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
+ CzęstochowaRider 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) Hungarian licence. 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+ LesznoRider 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+ RzeszówRider 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+ TarnówRider 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+ ToruńRider 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+ WrocławRider 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 GóraRider 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-8thM Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostPts PointsBon Bonus pointsTotal Total pointsF Small Points forA Small Points against
Pos Club M W D L Pts Bon Total +/-1 Złomrex Włókniarz Częstochowa14 12 0 2 24 7 31 +2532 Unibax Toruń14 12 0 2 24 6 30 +1993 Unia Leszno14 10 1 3 21 4 25 +1624 ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra14 7 0 7 14 3 17 -75 Caelum Stal Gorzów Wlkp.14 6 1 7 13 3 16 -366 Atlas Wrocław14 4 0 10 8 4 12 -367 Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów14 3 0 11 6 1 7 -2558 Unia Tarnów14 1 0 13 2 - 2 -280Pos 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 1On 24 August was rain. 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 Zielona Góra 49:40 Leszno Aug 31 Leszno 54:38 Zielona Góra
Table Winners Pos Club Pts Small points1AToruń4113Higher place in First Round.2ACzęstochowa41133ALeszno294 Losers Pos Club Pts Small points1BZielona Góra2872BWrocław0713BGorzów Wlkp.068
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 Club1 Unibax Torun2 3 4 5 6 7 Relegation playoffs8 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 CZE1 Unia Leszno 36.0 1654.5 (23) 3 (16) 6 (26) 6 (28) 5.5 (23) 6 (24) - 5 (25)2 Marma Rzeszów 28.5 1536 (27) 6 (28) 4.5 (20) - 0 (11) 0 (12) 6 (28) 6 (27)3 Atlas Wrocław 24.0 1214.5 (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 1130 (6) - 3 (17) 3 (16) 3 (19) 3 (14) 5 (21) 4 (20)6 Unia Tarnów 14.5 1102 (16) 0.5 (14) - 1 (13) 2 (15) 4 (21) 4 (17) 1 (14)7 Włókniarz Częstochowa 11.5 1103 (19) 5 (21) 0.5 (13) 0 (11) - 1 (13) 0 (8) 2 (15)8 Unibax Toruń 10.5 941 (12) 2 (15) 2 (15) 2 (15) 1 (13) - 2.5 (16) 0 (8)Details
References and notes
See also Speedway in Poland
External links Official side