Liberec Speedway is the motorcycle speedway club known as Plochá dráha klub v AČR Liberec and the Pavlovický Stadion, which hosts the club. The stadium is located in the northern outskirts of Liberec in the Czech Republic, off the Letná 618.[1]

Liberec Speedway
Club information
Track addressPavlovický Stadion
CountryCzech Republic
LeagueCzech Extraliga
Websitewww.motolbc.cz
Major team honours
Extraliga runner-up2021

History

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The Pavlovický Stadion was built in 1930.[2]

The team have had a sporadic existence, first competing in the Czechoslovak Team Speedway Championship as Liaz Liberec in 1970.[3] Liaz (LIberecké Automobilové Závody) was a manufacturer of trucks. Over the next two decades a team from Liberec would not compete every year but AMK Liberec won the 1.Liga in 1990 before the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[3]

Then participating in the Czech Republic Team Speedway Championship, teams known as GRS Liberec, SK Kaltina Liberec and GRSBM Liberec (all due to various sponsorships) represented Liberec.[4]

The most important event that was run at the stadium was the semi-final of the Under-21 World Championship in 2019.[5]

Also in 2021, the team now known as Aforti Start Gniezno Liberec (due to a collaboration between the club and the Polish team Start Gniezno) won the silver medal in the Czech Republic Team Championship.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Liberec - Czech Republic". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Pravděpodobně první závod vůbec". Moto lbc. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Czechoslovakian Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Czech Republic & Czechoslovakia Team Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ "V Liberci se ukážou budoucí hvězdy ploché dráhy" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Czech Republic Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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