The 1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the inaugural motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) and featured 14 countries, although it only featured Poland from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete.[1][2][3]
| European Speedway Club Champions' Cup | |
|---|---|
 The Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium hosted the inaugural final | |
| Start date | 17 May |
| End date | 1 October |
Polonia Bydgoszcz comfortably won the first championship, assisted by the fact that the final was held at their home stadium.[4]
Qualifying edit
Round 1 edit
Due to lack of an organiser for the scheduled Group C event, Bulgaria and France dropped out and Ukraine moved to round 2.
Round 2 edit
SC Rivne qualified for round 3
- 17 May 1998
Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne
| Pos. | Team | Pts. | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SC Rivne |
46 | Igor Marko 12, Aleksandr Lyatosinsky 12, Vladimir Trofimov 11, Vladimir Kolody 11 |
| 2 |  Motoclub Olimpia |
36 | Stefano Alfonso 14, Armando Castagna 12, Alessandro Dalla Valle 5, Stefano Tadiello 5 |
| 3 |  Hajdu Volan SC |
22 | Laszlo Bodi 8, Norbert Magosi 5, Zsolt Bencze 5, Laszlo Szatmari 4 |
| 4 |  SC Remus Potzneusiedl |
15 | Andreas Bossner 11, Sandor Tihanyi 3, Ivan Nagar 1, Tomas Stadler 0 |
Round 3 edit
Lukoil Oktyabrsky qualified for final
- 21 June 1998
Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 |  Lukoil Oktyabrsky
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49 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 | |
| (5) Rinat Mardanshin
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13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Eduard Shaihullin
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0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| (7) Mikhail Starostin
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10 | X | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Talgat Galeev
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11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (18) Roman Povazhny
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15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  AMTK Ljubljana
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38 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 38 | |
| (13) Matej Ferjan
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11 | 2 | X | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Jernej Kolenko
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7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (15) Izak Šantej
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12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (16) Ales Dolinar
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8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (20) - | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SC Rivne
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19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
| (9) Igor Marko
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6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Aleksandr Lyatosinsky
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | T | ||||||||||||||||
| (11) Vladimir Trofimov
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Vladimir Kolody
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5 | 1 | 2 | E | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (19) - | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Lokomotiv Daugavpils
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13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| (1) Nikolay Kokin
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7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Vladimir Voronkov
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2 | 2 | F | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Aleksandr Biznya
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2 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Maksim Andreev
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (17) - | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
| Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
Final edit
- 23 August 1998
Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 |  Polonia Bydgoszcz
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46 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 46 | |
| (1) Tomasz Gollob
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14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Jacek Gollob
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6 | E | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) Piotr Protasiewicz
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11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(4)  Henrik Gustafsson
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15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (17) Michał Robacki
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Olymp Prague
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36 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | |
| (13) Antonín Šváb Jr.
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11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Bohumil Brhel
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9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (15) Zdeněk Schneiderwind
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7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| (16) Adrian Rymel
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7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| (20) Pavel Ondrašík
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lukoil Oktyabrsky
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29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
| (9) Rinat Mardanshin
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7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Mikhail Starostin
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5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (11) Talgat Galeev
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6 | E | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Flyur Kalimullin
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0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (19) Sebastian Ułamek
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11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  MSC Brokstedt
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9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| (5) Matthias Kröger
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1 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | ||||||||||||||||
(6)  Frede Schött
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (7) Hartmud Balfanz
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Aksel Jepsen
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3 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (18) Stephan Katt
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
| Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
References edit
- ^ "Historical statement of results 1998-2012". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Klubowy Puchar Europy". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Before the KPE final in Toruń: the history of the competition". Sporto We Fakty. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Z kartek kalendarza - 1 październik: Historyczna wygrana Polonii Bydgoszcz. Pytko IMP. Jabłoński IME". Sporto We Fakty. October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2024.