MSC Brokstedt

Club information
Track addressHolsteinring
CountryGermany
Founded1970/1983
LeagueSpeedway Bundesliga
Websitewww.mscbrokstedt.de
Club facts
NicknameVikings
Track size393m
Major team honours
Bundesliga champions (x6)1980, 1981, 1997, 2014, 2019, 2021
Bundesliga Runners-up (x9)1976, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2017
West German Runners-up (x1)1987

MSC Brokstedt is a German motorcycle speedway team based in Brokstedt, Steinburg, Germany.[1][2]

History

Team 70 Neumünster

The origins of the Brokstedt speedway team began with a club called Team 70 Neumünster who were founded in 1970 and were the first champions of West Germany in 1973. They played their home fixtures at the VfR-Stadion an der Geerdtsstraße (today called the Grümmi-Arena) in Neumünster.

Team 70 Brokstedt

In 1975, the Holsteinring was constructed and Team 70 Neumünster moved to the new stadium in Brokstedt becoming Team 70 Brokstedt. The team won further West German Championships in 1980 and 1981.[3] The legendary German rider Egon Müller rode for the club.

MSC Brokstedt

The MSC Brokstedt was founded in 1983 taking over the running of the speedway club. The team are four-times champions of Germany, having won the Speedway Bundesliga in 1997, 2014, 2019 and 2021.[3]

In 2022, the MSC entered into a cooperation of promotion and training with Polish side Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Home". MSC Brokstedt. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "MSC Brokstedt". Bahnsport. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "German Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Partnership: Brokstedt works with Polish club". Speedweek. Retrieved 16 March 2024.


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