2004 Swedish speedway season explained

2004 Swedish speedway season
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The 2004 Swedish speedway season was the 2004 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 2004 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Målilla on 3 July. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the seventh time.^{[2] [3] [4]} The final was held under the format whereby there was preliminary event, main event, semi final and final.

width=25px	Pos	width=200px	Rider	width=180px	Team	width=100px	Pts	width=50px	SF	width=50px	Final
1	Tony Rickardsson	Masarna	(3,3)	3	3
2	Antonio Lindbäck	Masarna	(3,3,3,3)	3	2
3	Mikael Max	Luxo Stars	(3,2)	2	1
4	Andreas Jonsson	Rospiggarna	(3,2)	2	0
5	Peter Karlsson	Luxo Stars	(2,1,3)	1	x
5	Magnus Zetterström	Västervik	(2,3,2,1,3)	1	x
7	Niklas Klingberg	Piraterna	(3,2,2,0,2,0)	0	x
7		Indianerna	(0,3,2,0)	0	x
9	Peter Ljung	Luxo Stars	(0,2,1)	x	x
9		VMS Elit	(3,1,3,1,3,1)	x	x
11	Sebastian Aldén	Masarna	(3,0,2,2,0,0)	x	x
11	Magnus Karlsson	Masarna	(1,3,1,1,2,0)	x	x
13	Tobias Johansson	Lejonen	(2,0,2,0,1)	x	x
13	Freddie Lindgren	Masarna	(2,2,0,1)	x	x
15	Jonas Davidsson	Rospiggarna	(2,2,3,1)	x	x
15	Stefan Andersson	Piraterna	(1,3,1,1,0)	x	x
17	Peter Nahlin	Smederna	(1,2,0)	x	x
17		Kaparna	(0,2,0)	x	x
19		Ornarna	(0,1)	x	x
19		Eldarna	(0,1)	x	x
21		Smederna	(0)	x	x
21		Luxo Stars	(0,0)	x	x

Key

• points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last

U21 Championship

See main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. Freddie Lindgren won the U21 championship for the second successive year.^{[5] [6]}

Team

Team Championship

VMS Elit won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third time. The Vetlanda team included Rune Holta, Wiesław Jaguś, Aleš Dryml Jr. and Claes Ivarsson.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Örnarna won the Allsvenskan after winning the play offs.^[10]

Elitserien
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		35
2		34
3	Kaparna	32
4		31
5	Smederna	27
6		27
7		24
8		7
9		5
10		3

Allsvenskan
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		18
2		16
3		15
4		14
5		13
6		4
7		4

Play offs

Elitserien
width=20	Stage	width=100	Team	width=100	Team	width=100	Agg Score
SF	Masarna	Kaparna	117:75
SF	Vetlanda	Luxo Stars	112:80
Final	Vetlanda	Masarna	98:94

Division 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1	Skepparna	22
2		18
3	Team Bikab	14
4	Gastarna	14
5		12
6		4
7	Nässjö	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 23 March 2023.
2. Web site: Tony Rickardsson . World Speedway Riders . 22 March 2023.
3. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
4. Web site: 2004 Swedish Championship . Metal Speedway . 22 March 2023.
5. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
6. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 23 March 2023.
7. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
8. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 23 March 2023.
9. Web site: Statistik . Elit Speedway Sverige . 23 March 2023.
10. Web site: 2004 Swedish Allsvenskan Table . WWOS Backup . 23 March 2023.