MSC Brokstedt

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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[edit]

Team 70 Neumünster[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.