2006 Elite League speedway season

In 2006, the league consisted of eleven teams, after the newly named Reading Bulldogs, moved up from the Premier League. The Championship was won by the Peterborough Panthers by a single race point in the play-off final. Peterborough and Reading battled each other throughout the season finishing level on points in the regular season table before Peterborough edged Reading in the Play off final. Peterborough had a strong all round squad and included Danish trio of Hans Andersen, Jesper Jensen and Niels Kristian Iversen, in addition to Australian Ryan Sullivan. Reading who had come up from the division below had recruited Greg Hancock as their main heat leader who finished 7th in the league averages which were headed once again by Australian stars Jason Crump and Leigh Adams. == Final table ==

'A' Fixtures 'B' Fixtures == Play-offs ==

Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs. Semi-finals • Peterborough Panthers 52-40 Coventry Bees • Reading Bulldogs 51-43 Swindon Robins Final First leg Second leg The Peterborough Panthers were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-94. == Elite League Knockout Cup ==

The 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 68th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101-85. == Craven Shield ==

• End of season competition for the highest nine league teams First Round Final == Riders' Championship ==

Jason Crump won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 1 October. ==Pairs==

The Elite League Pairs Championship was held in Swindon on 4 June and was won by Belle Vue Aces. Final • Swindon 5 Belle Vue 4 - Adams, Crump, Stead, Ulamek ==Leading averages==

Arena Essex • 8.08 • 7.78 • 6.87 • 6.70 • 6.53 • 6.48 • 6.41 • 3.77 • 3.68 • 2.88 • 1.40 Belle Vue • 11.21 • 8.08 • 7.75 • 7.51 • 4.89 • 4.26 • 3.61 • 1.90 Coventry • 9.05 • 7.93 • 7.84 • 7.13 • 6.59 • 6.16 • 5.83 • 5.54 • 4.54 • 4.00 Eastbourne • 9.92 • 7.79 • 7.66 • 7.14 • 5.29 • 5.04 • 4.88 • 4.06 • 4.00 • 3.42 Ipswich • 8.92 • 8.10 • 8.02 • 6.50 • 6.47 • 5.58 • 4.09 • 3.62 • 2.99 Oxford • 9.76 (7 matches only) • 7.98 • 6.97 • 6.61 • 6.27 • 5.10 • 4.15 • 4.12 • 3.84 • 2.29 Peterborough • 10.40 • 8.76 • 8.23 • 7.82 • 5.55 • 5.28 • 4.72 • 4.67 Poole • 9.39 • 8.38 • 7.65 • 7.22 • 6.09 • 5.47 • 4.09 • 3.63 • 2.77 Reading • 9.28 • 8.13 • 7.60 • 7.52 • 7.01 • 6.39 • 5.52 • 5.43 Swindon • 10.47 • 7.72 • 7.65 • 7.16 • 5.98 • 5.48 • 4.91 • 4.47 • 3.40 Wolverhampton • 9.94 • 8.37 • 8.12 • 5.56 • 5.19 • 4.71 • 4.37 • 1.76 ==See also==