European Under-23 Team Speedway Championship Explained

European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship
Current Season:2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship
Formerly:U19 & U21 Team Championships
Sport:motorcycle speedway
Founded:2008

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]

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

Previous winners

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

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

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

Classification

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2. 1113
3. 133
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5. 11
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7. 3
8. 1
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Notes and References

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