2013 Elite League speedway season

The 2013 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2013. == Summary == The Swindon Robins were the defending champions after winning in 2012. Birmingham Brummies finished top of the regular season table but lost in the play off to Poole Pirates, who continued to enjoy British League success. It was their fifth success in ten years and was instrumented by their Australian duo Chris Holder and Darcy Ward and Poles Maciej Janowski and Przemysław Pawlicki. == League table == 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; Pts = Total Points === 'A' Fixtures === === 'B' Fixtures === == 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. == Knockout Cup == The Knockout Cup was not held during 2013. == Riders' Championship == Rory Schlein won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at Swindon on 19 October. f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired ef=engine failure == Final leading averages == == Riders & averages == Belle Vue Birmingham Coventry Eastbourne King's Lynn Lakeside Peterborough Poole Swindon Wolverhampton == See also == List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions == References ==