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Lejonen
Lejonen (lit. 'the Lions') is a motorcycle speedway team from Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien. Their home track is at the Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena for sponsorship purposes, which is Sweden's oldest track still in use. The club are three times champions of Sweden.
In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally 6 metres (20 ft) wide and 400 metres (440 yd) long but in 1936 it was widened to 10 metres (33 ft) and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to 380 metres (1,250 ft).
In 1963, Smålands Lejon began racing in Division Three, becoming Lejonen the following season in 1964. During the 1965 Swedish speedway season, the club won their first honours by winning division three A. They were promoted to division 2 and finished 2nd in 1966 and 1967 before winning division 2 in 1968.
The club made their debut in the top flight in 1969, finishing 4th.
During the 1971 Swedish speedway season and 1972 Swedish speedway season, the club, led by Jan Simensen, Bo Josefsson and Therje Henriksson finished 2nd and won the silver medal. For the next decade the club found themselves bouncing between the first and second divisions.
With the introduction of the Elitserien in 1982, the club were relegated that season and dropped two divisions. Although they gained promotion back to the second tier they struggled to make any challenge in the division and at the end of 1989 the club stopped racing.
The team returned for the 1998 Swedish speedway season They won promotion in 2000 to the Allsvenskan and then seven years later, in 2007 won the Allsvenskan defeating Valsarna in the play-off final to gain promotion to the Elitserien for 2008.
During the winter of 2007-08 the track underwent major changes to accommodate Elitserien racing and the club announced the signing of Nicki Pedersen, the 2007 World Champion.
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Lejonen
Lejonen (lit. 'the Lions') is a motorcycle speedway team from Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien. Their home track is at the Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena for sponsorship purposes, which is Sweden's oldest track still in use. The club are three times champions of Sweden.
In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally 6 metres (20 ft) wide and 400 metres (440 yd) long but in 1936 it was widened to 10 metres (33 ft) and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to 380 metres (1,250 ft).
In 1963, Smålands Lejon began racing in Division Three, becoming Lejonen the following season in 1964. During the 1965 Swedish speedway season, the club won their first honours by winning division three A. They were promoted to division 2 and finished 2nd in 1966 and 1967 before winning division 2 in 1968.
The club made their debut in the top flight in 1969, finishing 4th.
During the 1971 Swedish speedway season and 1972 Swedish speedway season, the club, led by Jan Simensen, Bo Josefsson and Therje Henriksson finished 2nd and won the silver medal. For the next decade the club found themselves bouncing between the first and second divisions.
With the introduction of the Elitserien in 1982, the club were relegated that season and dropped two divisions. Although they gained promotion back to the second tier they struggled to make any challenge in the division and at the end of 1989 the club stopped racing.
The team returned for the 1998 Swedish speedway season They won promotion in 2000 to the Allsvenskan and then seven years later, in 2007 won the Allsvenskan defeating Valsarna in the play-off final to gain promotion to the Elitserien for 2008.
During the winter of 2007-08 the track underwent major changes to accommodate Elitserien racing and the club announced the signing of Nicki Pedersen, the 2007 World Champion.