1929 to 1968 In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally wide and long but in 1936 it was widened to and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to . In
1963,
Smålands Lejon began racing in Division Three, becoming Lejonen the following season in 1964. During the
1965 Swedish speedway season, the club won their first honours by winning division three A.
1969 to 1982 The club made their debut in the top flight in
1969, finishing 4th. During the
1971 Swedish speedway season and
1972 Swedish speedway season, the club, led by
Jan Simensen, Bo Josefsson and Therje Henriksson finished 2nd and won the silver medal. For the next decade the club found themselves bouncing between the first and second divisions.
1982 to 1989 With the introduction of the
Elitserien in
1982, the club were relegated that season and dropped two divisions. Although they gained promotion back to the second tier they struggled to make any challenge in the division and at the end of 1989 the club stopped racing.
1998 to 2010 The team returned for the
1998 Swedish speedway season They won promotion in
2000 to the
Allsvenskan and then seven years later, in
2007 won the Allsvenskan defeating
Valsarna in the
play-off final to gain promotion to the
Elitserien for
2008. During the winter of 2007-08 the track underwent major changes to accommodate Elitserien racing and the club announced the signing of
Nicki Pedersen, the 2007
World Champion. The club became champions of Sweden for two successive years in 2008 and
2009 after they won the
Swedish Speedway Team Championship. == Smålänningarna and Team Dalej ==