2008 Speedway Ekstraliga

2008 Speedway Ekstraliga 2007 2009 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 300px 0.51 0.81 300 8px|Częstochowa 0.17 0.57 300 8px|Gorzów Wlkp. 0.46 0.51 300 8px|Toruń 0.28 0.67 300 8px|Leszno 0.79 0.89 300 8px|Rzeszów 0.67 0.90 300 8px|Tarnów 0.31 0.77 300 8px|Wrocław 0.17 0.67 300 8px|Zielona Góra 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 DEN Nicki Pedersen 31 2.730 USA Greg Hancock 38 2.207 POL Tomasz Gapiński 26 1.625 POL Sebastian Ułamek 32 1.622 GBR Lee Richardson 29 1.662 POL Michał Szczepaniak 25 1.400 POL Mateusz Szczepaniak 21 1.391 POL Sławomir Drabik 42 1.366 SWE Antonio Lindbäck 23 1.357 GBR Edward Kennett 22 1.300 POL Borys Miturski 19 1.250 GBR Lewis Bridger 19 0.333 POL Marcin Piekarski 19 0.000 POL Mateusz Kowalczyk 19 0.822 (2) POL Przemysław Dądela 23 0.556 (2) GBR James Courtney 20 N POL Kamil Mistygacz 19 N POL Damian Romańczuk 20 N AUS GBR Tai Woffinden 18 N+ Gorzów Wlkp.Rider Age Average POL Tomasz Gollob 37 2.310 NOR POL Rune Holta 35 2.195 SWE Peter Karlsson 39 2.300 (1) POL Paweł Hlib 22 2.247 (1) DEN Jesper B. Monberg 31 2.247 (1) SVNHungarian licence. Matej Ferjan 31 2.245 (1) SWE Thomas H. Jonasson 20 1.596 (1) DEN Kenneth Hansen 21 1.125 (1) POL Adrian Szewczykowski 19 0.900 (1) POL Paweł Zmarzlik 18 0.000 FIN Jari Maekinen 18 N POL Mateusz Mikorski 19 N+ LesznoRider Age Average AUS Leigh Adams 37 2.635 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 24 2.160 POL Jarosław Hampel 26 2.093 POL Damian Baliński 31 1.979 AUS Troy Batchelor 21 1.509 HRV Jurica Pavlič 19 1.000 POL Adam Kajoch 20 0.857 POL Robert Kasprzak 21 0.810 AUS Travis McGowan 27 0.000 POL Sławomir Musielak 18 N POL Damian Perz 20 N AUS Adam Shields 31 N+ RzeszówRider Age Average GBR Scott Nicholls 30 1.950 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 24 1.926 AUS Davey Watt 30 1.824 SVN Matej Žagar 25 1.488 POL Dawid Lampart 18 0.533 POL Mateusz Szostek 19 0.500 RUS POL Roman Povazhny 32 1.691 (1) POL Rafał Klimek 18 0.813 (1) SVK POL Martin Vaculík 18 2.259 (2) AUS Cameron Woodward 23 N POL Piotr Winiarz 32 N+ TarnówRider Age Average POL Janusz Kołodziej 24 1.859 SWE Peter Ljung 26 1.524 POL Krystian Klecha 24 1.511 CZE Aleš Dryml, Jr. 29 1.054 DEN Patrick Hougaard 19 1.000 POL Jacek Rempała 37 0.947 RUS Daniil Ivanov 22 0.818 POL Kamil Zieliński 21 0.824 POL Marcin Rempała 24 0.387 POL Szymon Kiełbasa 19 0.000 GER Tobias Busch 20 1.591 (2) GBR Steve Boxall 21 N POL Maciej Ciesielski 21 N AUS Kevin Doolan 28 N POL Łukasz Kiełbasa 19 N POL Tadeusz Kostro 17 N DEN Peter Juul Larsen 18 N GBR James Wright 22 N+ ToruńRider Age Average DEN Hans N. Andersen 28 2.194 AUS Ryan Sullivan 33 2.220 POL Wiesław Jaguś 33 2.161 POL Karol Ząbik 22 1.989 POL Robert Kościecha 31 1.750 POL Adrian Miedziński 23 1.699 AUS Chris Holder 21 1.677 POL Adam Wiśniewski 18 0.500 POL Damian Celmer 19 0.000 AUS POL Robert Ksiezak 21 N POL Mateusz Lampkowski 18 N POL Łukasz Lipiński 19 N POL Marcin Nowakowski 19 N POL Oskar Pieniążek 19 N+ WrocławRider Age Average AUS Jason Crump 33 2.292 CAN POL Krzysztof Słaboń 27 1.587 POL Tomasz Jędrzejak 29 1.571 CZE Filip Šitera 20 1.400 POL Maciej Janowski 17 0.429 POL Daniel Jeleniewski 25 2.181 (1) SWE Mikael Max 35 2.096 (1) GBR POL Andy Smith 42 2.000 (1) AUS Rory Schlein 24 1.811 (1) POL Mariusz Węgrzyk 29 1.667 (1) GBR Benjamin Barker 20 N DEN Leon Madsen 20 N POL Marcin Podlaszewski 17 N+ Zielona GóraRider Age Average POL Grzegorz Walasek 32 2.048 POL Piotr Protasiewicz 33 2.012 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 26 1.837 SWE Fredrik Lindgren 23 1.770 POL Rafał Dobrucki 32 1.689 POL Mariusz Staszewski 33 1.357 POL Grzegorz Zengota 20 0.946 SWE Ricky Kling 21 0.905 DEN Nicolai Klindt 20 0.800 DEN Charlie Gjedde 29 1.747 (1) POL Sławomir Dudek 40 1.579 (2) POL Janusz Baniak 19 N POL Paweł Gwóźdź 19 N RUS Aleksandr Koslopakin 21 N POL Adam Kulczyński 22 N SWE Ludvig Lindgren 18 N RUS Artem Vodyakov 17 N POL 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 Juniorzy Marmy najlepsi jako pierwsi (relacja) SportoweFakty.pl 2008-07-01 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/01/juniorzy-marmy-najlepsi-jako-pierwsi-relacja/ 2008-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080715184653/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/01/juniorzy-marmy-najlepsi-jako-pierwsi-relacja/ 15 July 2008 live II runda Ligi Juniorów dla Marmy SportoweFakty.pl 2008-07-02 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/02/ii-runda-ligi-juniorow-dla-marmy/ 2008-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080715013947/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/02/ii-runda-ligi-juniorow-dla-marmy/ 15 July 2008 live Unia Leszno najlepsza w Gorzowie (relacja z III rundy Ligi Juniorów) SportoweFakty.pl 2008-07-16 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/16/unia-leszno-najlepsza-w-gorzowie-relacja-z-iii-rundy-ligi-ju/ 2008-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080718102603/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/16/unia-leszno-najlepsza-w-gorzowie-relacja-z-iii-rundy-ligi-ju/ 18 July 2008 live Pawlicki poprowadził Unię do drugiej wygranej SportoweFakty.pl 2008-07-16 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/16/pawlicki-poprowadzil-unie-do-drugiej-wygranej/ 2008-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080717124114/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/16/pawlicki-poprowadzil-unie-do-drugiej-wygranej/ 17 July 2008 live V runda LJ dla Atlasu i Unii SportoweFakty.pl 2008-07-29 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/29/v-runda-lj-dla-atlasu-i-unii/ 2008-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080730094215/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/29/v-runda-lj-dla-atlasu-i-unii/ 30 July 2008 live Liga Juniorów: Lider zwycięża we Wrocławiu SportoweFakty.pl 2008-07-30 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/30/liga-juniorow-lider-zwycieza-we-wroclawiu/ 2008-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080805021739/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/07/30/liga-juniorow-lider-zwycieza-we-wroclawiu/ 5 August 2008 live Marma wygrała w Toruniu SportoweFakty.pl 2008-08-12 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/08/12/marma-wygrala-w-toruniu/ 2008-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080814090851/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/08/12/marma-wygrala-w-toruniu/ 14 August 2008 live Zwycięstwo Marmy na koniec LJ SportoweFakty.pl 2008-08-13 http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/08/13/zwyciestwo-marmy-na-koniec-lj/ 2008-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080814094834/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/08/13/zwyciestwo-marmy-na-koniec-lj/ 14 August 2008 live References and notes 2 See also Speedway in Poland External links Official side 2008 Ekstraliga