2013 Elite League speedway season

2013 Sky Sports Elite League

Season	2013
Champions	Poole Pirates
Elite League Riders Championship	Rory Schlein
Highest average	Darcy Ward (9.76)
← Previous season 2012
Next season → 2014

The 2013 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) took place between March and October 2013. The Swindon Robins were the defending champions after winning in 2012.

Team Lineups

Belle Vue Aces

Matej Zagar Magnus Zetterstrom Artur Mroczka

Craig Cook Kevin Wolbert Kauko Nieminen

Aleš Dryml

Birmingham Brummies

Chris Harris Danny King Ben Barker

Jason Doyle Josh Auty Martin Smolinski

Nicolas Covatti

Coventry Bees

Krzysztof Kasprzak Scott Nicholls Grzegorz Zengota

Aaron Summers Adam Roynon Mateusz Szczepaniak

Michal Szczepaniak

Eastbourne Eagles

Bjarne Pedersen Simon Gustafsson Adam Shields

Timo Lahti Cameron Woodward Lukas Dryml

Denis Gizatullin

Kings Lynn Stars

Niels Kristian Iversen Rory Schlein Mads Korneliussen

Simon Stead Nicolai Klindt Sebastian Alden

Kozza Smith

Lakeside Hammers

Peter Karlsson Davey Watt Lewis Bridger

Piotr Swiderski Kim Nilsson Robert Mear

Richard Lawson

Peterborough Panthers

Kenneth Bjerre Linus Sundstrom Kenni Larsen

Norbert Kosciuch Ryan Fisher Patrick Hougaard

Dakota North

Poole Pirates

Darcy Ward Chris Holder Maciej Janowski

Robert Miskowiak Dawid Stachyra Rohan Tungate

Kyle Howarth

Swindon Robins

Hans N. Andersen Troy Batchelor Peter Kildemand

Edward Kennett Nick Morris Kacper Gomolski

Ashley Birks

Wolverhampton Wolves

Tai Woffinden Freddie Lindgren Adam Skornicki

Ricky Wells Ty Proctor Sam Masters

Jacob Thorssell

League Table

Pos	Club	M	Home				Away					F	A	+/-	Pts
			3W	2W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L
1	Birmingham Brummies	28	9	4	0	1	3	1	2	2	6	1344	1218		56
2	Swindon Robins	28	9	2	0	3	2	4	0	3	5	1353	1216		54
3	Wolverhampton Wolves	28	10	2	0	2	1	3	0	4	6	1319	1232		51
4	Poole Pirates	28	7	3	1	3	4	0	0	2	8	1291	1236		46
5	Kings Lynn Stars	28	9	3	0	2	1	0	0	6	7	1265	1273		43
6	Lakeside Hammers	28	11	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	11	1257	1307		43
7	Peterborough Panthers	28	8	1	1	4	2	1	0	2	9	1293	1245		40
8	Eastbourne Eagles	28	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	1240	1339		37
9	Belle Vue Aces*	28	7	1	0	6	0	3	1	1	9	1204	1309		32
10	Coventry Bees	28	6	3	1	4	1	0	0	1	12	1185	1376		30

Key:
Championship play-offs

• Belle Vue were deducted 3 points after a Speedway Control Bureau hearing.

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1

Leg 2

Grand final

First leg

Second leg

The Poole Pirates were declared Elite League Champions, winning on aggregate 104-79.

References

Elite League 2015 Teams Belle Vue Aces Coventry Bees King's Lynn Stars Lakeside Hammers Leicester Lions Poole Pirates Swindon Robins Wolverhampton Wolves Former Teams Birmingham Brummies Bradford Dukes Eastbourne Eagles Hull Vikings Ipswich Witches Oxford Cheetahs Peterborough Panthers Reading Bulldogs Seasons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Domestic cups Elite League Knockout Cup Craven Shield Elite Shield Elite League Riders' Championship Elite League Pairs Championship