2008 Speedway Elite League

Infobox sports season
title = 2008 Elite League
league = Elite League
sport = Speedway
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duration = 29 March 2008 - 13 October 2008
no_of_teams = 9
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TV = Sky Sports
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playoffs = Play-offs
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conf1 =Elite League Champions
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seasonslist = Speedway Elite League
seasonslistnames = Elite League
prevseason_link = 2007 Speedway Elite League
prevseason_year = 2007
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nextseason_year = 2009

The 2008 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League) is the twelfth since its establishment in 1997. The first fixtures of the season took place on the 29th March and the season is scheduled to end in October. The Coventry Bees are the defending champions from 2007.

New rules introduced for 2008 include 3 points for an away win compared to 2 points in 2007, and the removal of the bonus point, in which a team was awarded an extra point for an aggregate win over home and away matches against another team. Also new in 2008 there will be a relegation/promotion play-off between the Elite League and the Premier League. The two teams that finish bottom of the Elite League will face in each other in a two legged play-off with the loser facing the Premier League play-off winner. [cite web | title = British Speedway 2008 | work = BSPA | date = 2007-12-02 | url = http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?extend.1093.2 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-05-22 ]

League table

"*" Meeting abandoned after heat 12. Result stands.

Last updated: September 11 2008. Source: [http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/ BSPA]

Colours: Blue = home win; Red = away win; White = draw

Home team listed in the left-hand column

'B' Fixtures

econd leg

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team1 =Poole Pirates
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team2 =Lakeside Hammers
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Averages

The top eight rider averages in the Elite League as of October 1, 2008:

Elite League Riders Championship

Format

The top 15 highest averaged riders in the Elite League plus one wild card and two reserves take part. There are 20 qulaifying heats, a 'last chance' qualifying heat and a final. The top 2 scorers from the 20 qualifying heats qualify directly for the final. The next top 4 scorers take place in the last chance qualifying heat, with the 1st and 2nd place riders also qualifying to the final. [cite web | url = http://www.super7even.com/elrc.htm | title = Elite League Riders Championship | publisher = BSPA | accessdate = 2008-08-02]

Result

*2008-10-08, Birmingham [cite web | title = Crump wygrał w Birmingham | publisher = SportoweFakty.pl| date = 2008-10-08 | url = http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/10/08/crump-wygral-w-birmingham/ | accessdate = 2008-10-09 ]
*Changes:
**(5) flagicon|POL Jarosław Hampel (IPS) → Janniro
**(6) flagicon|GBR Lee Richardson (EAS) → Kennett
**(8) flagicon|GBR Chris Harris (COV) → Bjerre
**(10) flagicon|GBR Scott Nicholls (EAS) → Batchelor
**(11) flagicon|AUS Adam Shields (LH) → Davidsson
**(12) flagicon|DEN Bjarne Pedersen (PP) → Watt
**(13) flagicon|DEN Mads Korneliussen (SWI) → King
**(14) flagicon|SWE Andreas Jonsson (LH) → Schlein
**(15) flagicon|DEN Hans N. Andersen (PET) → Bridger

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ee also

* Speedway in the United Kingdom

References

External links

* [http://www.british-speedway.co.uk British Speedway Promoters Association Website]