The draw and schedule for the 2026 European Club Championship has been released and is listed below:
EUROPEAN CYCLE SPEEDWAY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Leszno
Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd May 2026
COMPETITION SCHEDULE & DRAW
Venue
17 Stycznia 45 Ulicza, 64-100, Leszno, Poland.
Contact:
LKS Szawer Leszno
lksszawer@gmail.com
+48 607395760
Day 1 Friday 1st May
12:00 Open Round 1 Match A 5 team x 20 heats format
Gt. Blakenham v Birmingham v Sheffield v ZKS Zielona Gora v Harpagan Zielona Gora
13:45 Open Round 1 Match B 5 team x 20 heats format
Kesgrave v Leszno v Zoledowo v Poczesna v Southampton
15:30 Open Round 1 Match C 5 team x 20 heats format
Ostrow v Ipswich v Czestochowa v Gniezno v Torun
Teams finishing on equal points in matches A, B and C will have a 1 rider run off to decide their match position. These positions do not count for the preliminary ranking table points, for example 2 teams finishing on equal race points (equal 3rd & 4th place in Matches A, B and C) will both receive 2.5 points toward the preliminary ranking table, but their run off will decide which match they race in on day 2 only (matches D, E and F).
Day 2 Saturday 2nd May
Race team positions decided by an open draw
11:00 Open Round 2 Match D 5 team x 20 heats format.
1st (match A), 2nd (B), 3rd (C), 4th {C}, 5th (B)
12:45 Open Round 2 Match E 5 team x 20 heats format.
1st (match B), 2nd (C), 3rd (A), 4th (A), 5th {C}
14:30 Open Round 2 Match F 5 team x 20 heats format.
1st (match C), 2nd (A), 3rd (B), 4th (B), 5th (A)
Matches A to F will form a league table (preliminary ranking table). Match winners will receive 5 points, second place will receive 4 points etc. Should teams be equal in the points total, then equal teams will be split by total race points over the 2 matches. Any teams still equal will be split by a coin toss, except if teams are equal for 8th & 9th position in the preliminary ranking table. Teams equal for 8th & 9th position, on both points and race points, will have their position decided by a 1 rider run off.
Teams 1st to 8th in the preliminary ranking table progress to the semi finals.
Teams 1st to 7th in the preliminary table, will select which semi final they race in and which team position they want to race, in the order 1st to 7th.
16:10 Run off for positions 8th & 9th in the preliminary ranking table (if required).
16:15 Semi final draw for teams 1 to 8 in the preliminary ranking table, all team managers to be present.
16:30 Women Round 1 Match G 6 team x 15 heats format
Zoledowo v Kesgrave v Czestochowa v Sheffield v Poczesna v Southampton
Day 3 Sunday 3rd May
4 team x 20 heats format
Open Semi-Finals – Draw by team managers
11:00 Open Semi final 1 Match H 1st two teams to Final, others eliminated.
12:30 Open Semi final 2 Match I 1st two teams to Final, others eliminated.
14:30 Opening Ceremony
15:00 Women Round 1 Match J 6 team x 15 heats format (starting grids reversed from Day 2)
Zoledowo v Kesgrave v Czestochowa v Sheffield v Poczesna v Southampton
Open Final – Open Draw.
17:30 Open Final Match K To determine teams 1st to 4th in the Championship.
Draw conducted, using random number generator, by Tomek Wlodarczyk, ICSF European Officer, and witnessed by Mike Hack, ICSF General Secretary, Maciej Laskowski, Polish Federation and Daniel Kubiak, Leszno CSC.
