Cloppenburg Speedway

Cloppenburg Speedway
Club information
Track addressMSC Arena Cloppenburg
CountryGermany
Founded1950
LeagueGerman Bundesliga
Club facts
NicknameThe Fighters
Major team honours
West German bronze medal1973

Cloppenburg Speedway is a German motorcycle speedway team called MSC Cloppenburg and a speedway track known as the MSC Arena Cloppenburg, which is located in the eastern outskirts of Cloppenburg on Boschstraße.[1][2]

History[edit]

MSC Arena Cloppenburg[edit]

The MSC Arena Cloppenburg is the speedway track belonging to the MSC Cloppenburg and hosts an annual event called the Night of the Fights. It opened in 2010.[3]

Previously the club raced at the Stadion an der Friesoyther Strasse until 9 July 2005, when they were evicted by BV Cloppenburg.

MSC Cloppenburg[edit]

The team called MSC Cloppenburg participated in the West German Team Championship from 1973 until 1990. They won the bronze medal in the inaugural Championship in 1973.[4]

In 2010, the club opened their new stadium and the team returned to compete in the 2.Bundesliga, most recnetly in 2022 and 2023.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home". MSC Cloppenburg. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Cloppenburg Germany". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Night of the Fights in Cloppenburg also cancelled". Speedweek. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "West German Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ "German Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 March 2024.