SGB Championship 2017


The Speedway Great Britain Championship 2017 was the second division of British speedway. It was the first time that it was known as the SGB Championship after changing its name from the Premier League.
The season ran between March and October 2017 and 10 teams participated.
The Sheffield Tigers were the champions defeating the Ipswich Witches in the Grand Final.
British TV broadcasting rights changed hands before the start of the 2017 SGB Championship season, when Sky withdrew from their negotiated contract with the BSPA. BT then obtained the broadcasting rights for the 2017 season to be shown on their BT Sport channels.

Final League table

Pos.TeamMWDL4W3WD1LLFAPts
1Sheffield Tigers361800530371748151586
2Ipswich Witches361701330571736154877
3Edinburgh Monarchs3616113212101691158571
4Glasgow Tigers361404222841656154968
5Redcar Bears3613143113101627159760
6Peterborough Panthers3614132211121582165360
7Newcastle Diamonds3615120221131629161757
8Workington Comets3611250303121556170347
9Scunthorpe Scorpions3680101103131535169934
10Berwick Bandits369180002161490178430

Play-off Final

First leg
Second leg
Sheffield were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.

Promotion and relegation play-off

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Knockout Cup

The 2017 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was the first time it would be known as the SGB Championship Knockout Cup. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.
First round
DateTeam OneScoreTeam Two
22/04 Workington49-41Newcastle
13/04 Redcar 44-46Peterborough
09/04 Peterborough 49-39Redcar
02/04 Newcastle 49-41 Workington

Quarter Final


Final

First leg
Second leg
Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92–88.

Riders' Championship

won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 13 October at Ashfield Stadium.
Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1

Pairs

The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Owlerton Stadium on 8 October. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers.
Semi finals
  • Sheffield bt Scunthorpe 7–2
  • Redcar bt Glasgow 6–3
Final
  • Sheffield bt Redcar 5–4

Fours

Peterborough Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours, held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.

Teams and final averages

Berwick Bandits
  • 9.07
  • 6.98
  • 6.81
  • 6.50
  • 6.26
  • 5.91
  • 5.89
  • 4.73
  • 4.34
  • 2.78
  • 2.47
Edinburgh Monarchs
  • 9.24
  • 8.93
  • 8.32
  • 6.39
  • 5.42
  • 5.14
  • 5.03
  • 3.82
Glasgow Tigers
  • 9.03
  • 8.93
  • 8.40
  • 7.17
  • 6.62
  • 4.50
  • 3.16
Ipswich Witches
  • 9.29
  • 8.99
  • 8.38
  • 7.81
  • 7.35
  • 6.83
  • 5.30
  • 5.03
  • 4.36
  • 4.80
Newcastle Diamonds
  • 9.74
  • 9.44
  • 8.00
  • 7.87
  • 7.53
  • 5.76
  • 4.75
  • 2.92
  • 2.79
  • 2.33
  • 0.80
Peterborough Panthers
  • 9.22
  • 8.99
  • 7.83
  • 7.06
  • 6.49
  • 6.44
  • 5.57
  • 3.50
  • 2.97
  • 2.57
Redcar Bears
  • 8.78
  • 8.06
  • 7.62
  • 7.23
  • 6.13
  • 5.95
  • 5.64
  • 4.96
  • 3.32
Scunthorpe Scorpions
  • 8.36
  • 7.48
  • 7.44
  • 7.23
  • 6.91
  • 6.18
  • 5.83
  • 5.51
  • 3.39
  • 3.76
Sheffield Tigers
  • 9.77
  • 9.00
  • 8.75
  • 7.53
  • 6.11
  • 6.04
  • 4.70
  • 3.13
  • 2.85
  • 0.36
Workington Comets
  • 10.30
  • 7.47
  • 7.39
  • 6.61
  • 5.63
  • 5.20
  • 3.90
  • 2.40