2009 Speedway World Cup

The 2009 FIM Speedway World Cup was the ninth FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2009 in Leszno, Poland. The defending World Champions were Denmark who won the 2008 final in Vojens, Denmark. It was the fourth final to be held in Poland, and the second in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium after the 2007 final was held there when Poland beat Denmark, Australia and Great Britain. Poland won the 2009 Speedway World Cup.

Qualification

Fourteen teams attempted to qualify for the 2009 Speedway World Cup. The top six nations from the 2008 Speedway World Cup were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round 1 was won by Slovenia and Qualifying Round 2 was won by the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic took part in the 2008 tournament, but it was the first time Slovenia had qualified since 2003.

Pos.	National team	Pts
1		51+3
2		51+2
3		26
4		22

Qualifying Round 2
2 May 2009
Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils

Pos.	National team	Pts
1		48
2		45
3		29
4		26

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Finals Appearance	Last Appearance	2008 place
	2008 SWC top six	9th	2008	1st
	2008 SWC top six	9th	2008	2nd
	2008 SWC top six	9th	2008	3rd
	2008 SWC top six	9th	2008	4th
	2008 SWC top six	9th	2008	5th
	2008 SWC top six	7th	2008	6th
	QR 2 Winner	8th	2008	7th
	QR 1 Winner	4th	2003	—

Venues

City	Stadium names	Capacity	Competition Stage
Vojens	Speedway Center	22,000	Event 1
Peterborough	East of England Showground	5,000	Event 2
Leszno	Alfred Smoczyk Stadium	25,000	Race-off and the Final

Squads

Squads for the 2009 Speedway World Cup consisted of 10 riders; the same as the previous tournament in 2008. Each participating national association had to confirm its 10-riders one month before the first tournament meeting.