Griparna Explained

Clubname:Griparna
Track:Nyköpings Motorstadion
Svansta 2, 611 94 Nyköping
Country:Sweden
Founded:1949
League:Allsvenskan
Website:official website
Nickname:The Grippers
Tracksize:294 metres
Honour1:Allsvenskan champions
Year1:2019
Honour2:Division 2 North champions
Year2:1987

Griparna is a motorcycle speedway club from Nyköping in Sweden, who compete in the Allsvenskan.[1] [2] [3] Their home track known as the Svanstabanan is at the Nyköpings Motorstadion which is located to the North of Nyköping.[4]

History

1949 to 1950

Griparna Speedway first competed in the Swedish league during the 1949 Swedish speedway season, which was only the second season of organised league speedway in Sweden.[5] However, they only competed for one more season in 1950 before dropping out of the league for over 30 years.[6]

1984 to 1994

In 1984, the team returned to compete in the leagues and were placed in division 2 north.[7] The team won their first honours in 1987 after winning the division 2 North.[8] They continued to compete in division 1 until they suffered issues and dropped out of the league at the end of the 1994 Swedish speedway season.[9]

2002 to present

In 2002, they made a return competing in the third tier known as division 1. After a second-place finish in 2004, the team participated in the Allsvenskan for the 2005 season. They lost the 2018 Allsvenskan play off final to Piraterna but then won the Allsvenskan title the following year in 2019, defeating Team Rapid in the play off final.[10]

Season summary

See main article: Swedish Speedway Team Championship.

Teams

2022 team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . Griparna Speedway . 5 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Griparna Nyköping . Sport We Fakty . 5 January 2023.
  3. . Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden . Speedway Star . 38–39 . 23 July 2022 .
  4. Web site: Nyköpings Motorstadion . Four Square . 5 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Vargarna 1949 . formula2.se . 26 March 2023.
  6. Web site: 1950 season . Speedway.org . 26 March 2023.
  7. Web site: 1984 . Speedway.org . 26 March 2023.
  8. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-201 . Speedway History . 3 January 2023.
  9. Web site: 1994 . Speedway.org . 26 March 2023.
  10. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 26 March 2023.