2004 Speedway World Cup
| 2004 Speedway World Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  United Kingdom |
| Dates | August 2 - August 7 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament results | |
| Champion |   Sweden |
| Runner-up |  Great Britain |
| 3rd place |   Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Heats | 100 (in 4 events) |
The 2004 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 7, 2004 in Poole, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Sweden (49 pts) and they beat host team Great Britain (48 pts), Denmark (32 pts) and Poland (22 pts) in the Final.[1]
Qualification
Main article: 2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification
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Venues
Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:
| City | Stadium names | Host club(s) | Capacity |
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| Eastbourne | Arlington Stadium | Eastbourne Eagles | |
| Poole | Poole Stadium | Poole Pirates |
Tournament
| Semi-finals | Race-off | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 August - Eastbourne (Arlington Stadium) | ||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain |
58 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
50 | |||||||||||||||
 Poland |
39 | 7 August - Poole (Poole Stadium) | ||||||||||||||
 Hungary |
6 | 5 August - Poole (Poole Stadium) | Sweden |
49 | ||||||||||||
| details | Sweden |
49 | Great Britain |
48 | ||||||||||||
| Poland |
43 | Denmark |
32 | |||||||||||||
 Australia |
42 | Poland |
22 | |||||||||||||
| 3 August - Eastbourne (Arlington Stadium) |  Czech Republic |
17 | details | |||||||||||||
| Denmark |
60 | details | ||||||||||||||
| Australia |
52 | |||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
32 | Key: | ||||||||||||||
 Italy |
14 | Qualify to the Final | ||||||||||||||
| details | Qualify to the Race-Off | |||||||||||||||
Final classification
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
|---|---|---|
| | Sweden | 49 |
| | Great Britain | 48 |
| | Denmark | 32 |
| 4 | Poland | 22 |
| 5 | Australia | 42 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 17 |
| 7 | Italy | 14 |
| 8 | Hungary | 6 |
See also
References
- ↑ world.speedway.org; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup seasons | ||
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| Speedway World Team Cup |  | |
| Speedway World Cup (SWC) | ||
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