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.

Broadcasting rights

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

2017 SGB Championship Play-offs

Promotion and Relegation Play-Off

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Final Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Craig CookWorkington10.03
Josh GrajczonekSheffield9.47
Robert LambertNewcastle9.32
Steve WorrallNewcastle9.13
Jack HolderPeterborough8.99
Danny KingIpswich8.87
Ricky WellsEdinburgh8.85
Nick MorrisBerwick8.72
Richard LawsonGlasgow8.65
Kyle HowarthSheffield8.62

2017 SGB Championship 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

From Quarter Final stage