European Under-23 Team Speedway Championship

The European Under-23 Team Speedway Championship, formerly known as the Team Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway event. Inaugurated as a European Under-19 competition, the competition age limits have twice been amended. Since 2021, the event has been staged as the European Under-23 Team Championship.[1]

European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship
FormerlyU19 & U21 Team Championships
Sportmotorcycle speedway
Founded2008
Related
competitions
Individual Championship

The inaugural 2008 edition was staged at the Florian Kapała Stadium in Rawicz, Poland, and won by the Swedish team. The next two editions were won by the Poland national under-19 speedway team.

The event is organised by FIM Europe, formerly known as the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) from 2008 until December 2012.[2]

Age Limits edit

  • From 2008 to 2011 the age limit was under 19.[3]
  • From 2012 to 2020, the age limit was under 21.[4]
  • From 2021, the age limit was under 23.[1]

Previous winners edit

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place ref
Team Speedway Junior European Championship (U-19)
2008   Rawicz   Sweden (36 pts)
Linus Eklöf
Ludvig Lindgren
Simon Gustafsson
Linus Sundström
Niklas Larsson
  Germany (29 pts)
Frank Facher
Erik Pudel
Max Dilger
Sönke Petersen
Kevin Wölbert
  Denmark (28 pts)
Patrick Hougaard
Klaus Jakobsen
Peter Juul Larsen
Patrick Norgaard
Simon Nielsen
2009   Grindsted   Poland (40 pts)
Przemysław Pawlicki
Patryk Dudek
Maciej Janowski
Dawid Lampart
Sławomir Musielak
  Sweden (38 pts)
Simon Gustafsson
Ludvig Lindgren
Dennis Andersson
Anton Rosén
Linus Sundström
  Denmark (26 pts)
Michael Jepsen Jensen
René Bach
Michael Palm Toft
Patrick Bjerregaard
Simon Nielsen
2010   Divišov   Poland (56 pts)
Przemysław Pawlicki
Patryk Dudek
Maciej Janowski
Kacper Gomólski
Łukasz Cyran
  Sweden (25 pts)
Anton Rosén
Alexander Edberg
Andre Hertzberg
Sebastian Carlsson
Victor Palovaara
  Czech Republic (23 pts)
Roman Čejka
Václav Milík, Jr.
Pavol Pucko
Jan Holub III
Jakub Fencl
2011   Lendava   Russia (42 pts)
Vitaliy Belousov
Vladimir Borodulin
Ilija Czałow
Maxim Lobzenko
Vadim Tarasenko
  Denmark (36 pts)
Mikkel Michelsen
Mikkel B. Jensen
Jonas B. Andersen
Michael Jepsen Jensen
Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen
  Sweden (26 pts)
Joel Larsson
Oliver Berntzon
Jacob Thorssell
Victor Palovaara
Mathias Thoernblom
European Under-21 Team Speedway Championship.
2012[5]   Landshut   Poland (48 pts)
Przemysław Pawlicki
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Kacper Gomólski
Tobiasz Musielak
Łukasz Sówka
  Denmark (41 pts)
Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen
Mikkel Bech Jensen
Mikkel Michelsen
Nicklas Porsing
Emil Grondal
  Ukraine (19 pts)
Andriy Kobrin
Kirill Tsukanov
Stanislav Melnychuk
Volodymyr Teygel
Oleksandr Loktaev
2013[6]   Opole   Poland (50 pts)
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Krystian Pieszczek
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Paweł Przedpełski
Artur Czaja
  Denmark (30 pts)
Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen
Anders Thomsen
Kenni Nissen
Rasmus Jensen
Emil Grondal
  Czech Republic (27 pts)
Václav Milík Jr.
Eduard Krčmář
Michal Skurla
Roman Cejka
Zdeněk Holub
2014   Herxheim   Poland (49 pts)
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Krystian Pieszczek
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Paweł Przedpełski
Adrian Cyfer
  Denmark (28 pts)
Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen
Anders Thomsen
Mikkel Breum Andersen
Kasper Lykke Nielsen
Jonas Andersen
  Czech Republic (25 pts)
Václav Milík Jr.
Eduard Krčmář
Zdeněk Holub
Ondřej Smetana
Roman Cejka
[7]
2015   Plzeň   Poland (35 pts)
Krystian Pieszczek
Kacper Woryna
Bartosz Smektała
Adrian Cyfer
Krystian Rempała
  Sweden (34 pts)
Joel Andersson
Victor Palovaara
Kenny Wennerstam
Fredrik Engman
John Lindman
  Denmark (30 pts)
Emil Grondal
Patrick Hansen
Andreas Lyager
Mikkel B. Andersen
Frederik Jakobsen
[8]
2016   Stralsund   Poland (46 pts)
Kacper Woryna
Bartosz Smektała
Dominik Kubera
Rafał Karczmarz
Daniel Kaczmarek
  Denmark (35 pts)
Andreas Lyager
Kasper Andersen
Frederik Jakobsen
Jonas Jeppesen
Mikkel B. Andersen
  Germany (25 pts)
Dominik Moeser
Michael Härtel
Lukas Fienhage
Daniel Spiller
Erik Riss
[9]
2017   Krosno   Poland (45 pts)
Kacper Woryna
Bartosz Smektała
Dominik Kubera
Rafał Karczmarz
Jakub Miśkowiak
  Denmark (35 pts)
Frederik Jakobsen
Mikkel B. Andersen
Tim Sørensen
Kasper Andersen
Mads Hansen
  Latvia (33 pts)
Davis Kurmis
Jevgeņijs Kostigovs
Oļegs Mihailovs
Artem Trofimov
[10]
2018   Daugavpils   Denmark (45 pts)
Mads Hansen
Patrick Hansen
Andreas Lyager
Frederik Jakobsen

  Poland (37 pts)
Wiktor Lampart
Rafal Karczmarz
Dominik Kubera
Igor Kopec-Sobczynski
Daniel Kaczmarek
  Latvia (21 pts)
Oļegs Mihailovs
Artem Trofimov
Davis Kurmis
Ernest Matjuszonok
Elvis Avgucevics
[11]
2019   Lamothe-Landerron   Poland (50+3 pts)
Dominik Kubera
Jakub Miśkowiak
Wiktor Lampart
Mateusz Cierniak
Viktor Trofimov Jr.
  Denmark (50+2 pts)
Mads Hansen
Jonas Seifert-Salk
Tim Sørensen
Jason Jorgensen
Jonas Jeppesen
  Sweden (16 pts)
Christoffer Selvin
Emil Millberg
William Bjorling
Filip Hjelmland
[12]
2020   Łódź   Poland (27 pts)
Jakub Miśkowiak
Dominik Kubera
Norbert Krakowiak
Mateusz Cierniak
  Denmark (21+3 pts)
Mads Hansen
Jonas Seifert-Salk
Marcus Birkemose
Matias Nielsen
  Latvia (21+2 pts)
Oļegs Mihailovs
Ričards Ansviesulis
Francis Gusts
Ernest Matjuszonok
[13]
European Under-23 Team Speedway Championship
2021   Daugavpils   Poland (47 pts)
Jakub Miśkowiak
Bartosz Smektała
Wiktor Lampart
Dominik Kubera
Gleb Chugunov
  Denmark (35 pts)
Frederik Jakobsen
Jonas Jeppesen
Mads Hansen
Patrick Hansen

  Latvia (27 pts)
Francis Gusts
Oļegs Mihailovs
Ričards Ansviesulis
Daniil Kolodinski
Ernest Matjuszonok
[14]
2022   Tarnów   Poland (46 pts)
Bartłomiej Kowalski
Jakub Miśkowiak
Wiktor Lampart
Mateusz Cierniak
Dominik Kubera
  Denmark (38 pts)
Matias Nielsen
Jonas Seifert-Salk
Mads Hansen
Tim Sørensen
Kevin Juhl Pedersen
  Great Britain (23 pts)
Dan Bewley
Leon Flint
Tom Brennan
Drew Kemp
Jason Edwards
[15]
2023   Mâcon   Poland (45 pts)
Bartłomiej Kowalski
Wiktor Przyjemski
Jakub Miśkowiak
Mateusz Cierniak
Damian Ratajczak
  Denmark (37 pts)
Mads Hansen
Tim Sørensen
Kevin Juhl Pedersen
Jonas Seifert-Salk
Emil Breum
  Sweden (27 pts)
Casper Henriksson
Anton Karlsson
Jonatan Grahn
Noel Wahlquist
[16]
2024   Kraków

Classification edit

Pos National Team      
1.   Poland 13 1
2.   Denmark 1 11 3
3.   Sweden 1 3 3
4.   Russia 1
5.   Germany 1 1
6.   Latvia 4
7.   Czech Republic 3
8.   Ukraine 1
  Great Britain 1

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Great Spring". Vojens Speedway Centre. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "UEM Extraordinary General Assembly in Monaco". 4 December 2012.
  3. ^ "European Junior (Under-19) Team Championship 2008 to 2011". International Speedway. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ "European Junior (Under-21) Team Championship". International Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "2012 European Under 21 Team Cup Final". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Poland wins the final of Team Speedway Junior EC in Opole (Poland)" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ "2014 European Under 21 Team Cup Final". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ^ "U21 European Team Final (Plzen) 12/9/2015". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ^ "2016 Team Speedway U-21 European Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ "2017 Team Speedway U-21 European Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. ^ "European U21 Team Speedway at Daugavpils (Latvia)". FIM. September 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  12. ^ "2019 European Under 21 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. ^ "2020 European Under 21 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. ^ "European U23 Team Final (Daugavpils) 29/08/2021". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  15. ^ "European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship: Poland wins on home soil". FIM. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  16. ^ "European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 17 November 2023.