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.
Qualification
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.
Qualifying Round 1 2 May 2009 Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano Pos. National team Pts1 51+32 51+23 264 22
Qualifying Round 2 2 May 2009 Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils Pos. National team Pts1 482 453 294 26
Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Finals Appearance Last Appearance 2008 place 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 1st 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 2nd 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 3rd 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 4th 2008 SWC top six 9th 2008 5th 2008 SWC top six 7th 2008 6th QR 2 Winner 8th 2008 7th QR 1 Winner 4th 2003 —
Venues
City Stadium names Capacity Competition StageVojens Speedway Center 22,000 Event 1Peterborough East of England Showground5,000 Event 2Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium 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
Final classification
Pos. National team Pts. 44 43 364 355 356 347 138 12
See also 2009 Speedway Grand Prix 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship
References
External links SpeedwayWorld.tv (SWC news)