KM Cross Lublin (speedway team)
Motor Lublin | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Motor vs. Wanda Kraków at al. Zygmuntowskie on 20 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Track address | Stadion MOSiR Bystrzyca Lublin | ||||||||||||||||
Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||
Founded | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Team manager | Maciej Kuciapa | ||||||||||||||||
Team captain | Daniel Jeleniewski | ||||||||||||||||
League | Ekstraliga (1st division) | ||||||||||||||||
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Colours | Yellow, White and Blue | ||||||||||||||||
Track size | 388 metres (1,273 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Track record time | 64.63[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Track record date | 2012-06-24[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Track record holder | Daniel Jeleniewski[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | |||||||||||||||||
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Klub Motorowy Cross Lublin also known as the Speed Car Motor Lublin through sponsorship rights, is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Lublin which currently competes in Ekstraliga (1st division).
History[]
2017 season[]
In 2017, the speedway team in Lublin was reactivated and participated in the 2. liga (3rd division).[2] In the 2017 season Motor finished second in 2. liga,[3] and reached the play-off final where they were defeated by Start Gniezno. The final was contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium (50:40 in Lublin,[4] 36:53 in Gniezno[5]). Despite losing to Start, Motor qualified for the two-game relegation-promotion playoff against the second-last place team in Nice 1. Liga – Stal Rzeszów. The first game took place on 1 October 2017 in Rzeszów, with Motor winning 52:38.[6] Motor won the deciding game 47:25 which took place on 8 October 2017 in Lublin.[7]
2018 season[]
Motor Lublin ended first half of the 2018 season in first place, three points ahead of Start Gniezno.[8] Motor finished first in the Nice 1. Liga regular season, and faced Lokomotiv Daugavpils in the play-off semi-finals. On 31 August 2018, Motor won the away leg 47:43.[9] In the second leg, which took place on 8 September 2018 in Lublin, Motor won 55:35.[10] In the play-off finals, Motor faced second placed side ROW Rybnik. The first leg took place on 16 September 2018 in Rybnik, which Motor lost 52:38.[11] The return leg was contested one week later, when Motor beat ROW 53:37, and gained promotion to Ekstraliga.[12]
Honours[]
- 1.Liga
- Play-off winners: 2018
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "KMŻ Motor Lublin 2015". speedway.info.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Zużlowy powrót do tradycji. Po ile bilety i karnety?". dziennikwschodni.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ "Speed Car Motor Lublin - Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski w półfinale II ligi". kurierlubelski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "W pierwszym meczu finału żużlowcy Speed Car Motoru Lublin pokonali Start Gniezno". kurierlubelski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Speed Car Motor Lublin był bliski szczęścia na torze w Gnieźnie, ale awans wywalczył jednak Start". kurierlubelski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Wysokie zwycięstwo żużlowców Speed Car Motoru Lublin w pierwszym meczu barażowym" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Speed Car Motor Lublin - Stal Rzeszów. Walka o awans do I ligi" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Pilanie nie dali rady liderom. Lublin nadal niepokonany". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Motor Lublin bliżej PGE Ekstraligi. Znów muszą szukać juniora". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Do awansu pozostał tylko jeden krok. Lublin w finale Nice 1. LŻ". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Wysoka porażka żużlowców Speed Car Motoru Lublin w pierwszym meczu finału Nice 1. ligi z ROW Rybnik". kurierlubelski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Speed Car Motor wygrał w Lublinie z ROW Rybnik i awansował do PGE Ekstraligi". kurierlubelski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links[]
- Polish speedway teams
- Sport in Lublin
- Sport in Lublin Voivodeship