2009 Speedway World Cup
The 2009 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the ninth FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2009 in Leszno, Poland. The defending World Champions were Denmark who won the 2008 final in Vojens, Denmark. It was the fourth final to be held in Poland, and the second in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium after the 2007 final was held there when Poland beat Denmark, Australia and Great Britain. Poland won the 2009 Speedway World Cup.
| 2009 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nations |  Poland (Race-Off and the Final)  Denmark and United Kingdom (Semi-Finals) |
| Dates | 11 July - 19 July |
| Venues | 3 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Heats | 100 (in 4 events) |
| Tournament results | |
| Champion | Poland |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| 3rd place |  Sweden |
Qualification
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Fourteen teams attempted to qualify for the 2009 Speedway World Cup. The top six nations (Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Great Britain and Russia) from the 2008 Speedway World Cup were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round 1 was won by Slovenia and Qualifying Round 2 was won by the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic took part in the 2008 tournament, but it was the first time Slovenia had qualified since 2003. |
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Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Finals Appearance | Last Appearance | 2008 place |
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| Denmark | 2008 SWC top six | 9th | 2008 | 1st |
| Poland | 2008 SWC top six | 9th | 2008 | 2nd |
| Sweden | 2008 SWC top six | 9th | 2008 | 3rd |
| Australia | 2008 SWC top six | 9th | 2008 | 4th |
| Great Britain | 2008 SWC top six | 9th | 2008 | 5th |
 Russia | 2008 SWC top six | 7th | 2008 | 6th |
 Czech Republic | QR 2 Winner | 8th | 2008 | 7th |
 Slovenia | QR 1 Winner | 4th | 2003 | — |
Venues
| City | Stadium names | Host club(s) | Capacity | Competition Stage |
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| Vojens | Speedway Center | Vojens SK | 22,000 | Event 1 |
| Peterborough | East of England Showground | Peterborough Panthers | N/A | Event 2 |
| Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Unia Leszno | 25,000 | Race-off and the Final |
Squads
Squads for the 2009 Speedway World Cup consisted of 10 riders; the same as the previous tournament in 2008. Each participating national association had to confirm its 10-riders one month before the first tournament meeting.
Tournament
| Semi-finals | Race-off | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 11 July - Vojens (Speedway Center) | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia |
51 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
47 | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
45 | 19 July - Leszno (Smoczyk Stadium) | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
12 | 16 July - Leszno (Smoczyk Stadium) | Poland |
44 | ||||||||||||
| details | Australia |
51 | Australia |
43 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden |
39 | Sweden |
36 | |||||||||||||
| Great Britain |
35 | Russia |
35 | |||||||||||||
| 13 July - Peterborough (East of England) | Denmark |
34 | details | |||||||||||||
| Poland |
54 | details | ||||||||||||||
| Australia |
52 | |||||||||||||||
| Great Britain |
34 | Key: | ||||||||||||||
| Slovenia |
13 | Qualify to the Final | ||||||||||||||
| details | Qualify to the Race-Off | |||||||||||||||
Final classification
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
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 | Poland | 44 |
 | Australia | 43 |
 | Sweden | 36 |
| 4 | Russia | 35 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 35 |
| 6 | Denmark | 34 |
| 7 | Slovenia | 13 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 12 |
References
External links
| Speedway World Team Cup |  | |
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| Speedway World Cup (SWC) | ||
| See also | ||