Lejonen

Lejonen
Club information
Track addressGislaved Motorbana
(OnePartnerGroup Arena)
Gislaved
Jönköping County
Sweden
CountrySweden
Founded1936
Team managerAnders Fröjd and Mikael Holmstrand
Team captainVacant
LeagueElitserien
WebsiteOfficial Website
Club facts
ColoursBlack, gold and red
Track size368 metres
Track record time62.2 seconds[1]
Track record date11 June 2024
Track record holderRobert Lambert
Major team honours
Team champions2008, 2009
silver medal1971, 1972, 2022

Lejonen (lit.'the Lions') is a motorcycle speedway team from Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien.[2] Their home track is at the Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena for sponsorship purposes, which is Sweden's oldest track still in use.[3] The club are two times champions of Sweden.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Matchresultat".
  2. ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
  3. ^ "Lejonen Speedway site" (in Swedish). Lejonen speedway. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  4. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Speed, excitement and drama". Visit Isabergs Regionen. Retrieved 6 September 2024.