AC Landshut

AC Landshut is a German automobile and motorcycle club best known for its motorcycle speedway team Landshut Devils, based in Landshut, Bavaria.

Automobilclub Landshut e.V. im ADAC
Club information
Track addressEllermühle Speedway Stadium
CountryGermany
Founded22 October 1922 (1922-10-22)
Team managerKlaus Zwerschina/Slawomir Kryjom
Team captainMartin Smolinski
LeaguePolish 1. Liga
Websitespeedway-landshut.de
Club facts
ColoursBlack & Red
NicknameDevils
Track size390m
Major team honours
Bundesliga Champions (12x)1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
West German Champions (7x)1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989
Bundesliga Runners-up (6x)1992, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021
West German Runners-up (5x)1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990

History

It was founded by ADAC members in 1922 and has won a record 12 German Bundesliga championships and a record 7 West German Championships (1973-1990).[1][2] Since 1975 they have raced at the Ellermühle Speedway Stadium.

Due to the suspension of the German Speedway Bundesliga due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the club joined the Polish 1. Liga in 2021.[3][4]

The club reached the play offs of 1.Liga during the 2022 Polish Speedway season and remained in the league for the 2023 season.[5]

Teams

Current team

2023 squad

Previous teams

References
  1. Historia Sportu w Landshut (in German), landshut.de, archived from the original on 2020-11-14, retrieved 2020-11-14
  2. "Bundesliga winners". Landshut Speedway History. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. Zapowiedź startów w lidze polskiej (in Polish), speedwaynews.pl, retrieved 2020-11-13
  4. Zgłoszenie do startów w 2. lidze polskiej (in Polish), speedwaynews.pl, retrieved 2020-11-14
  5. "Trans MF Landshut Devils get license for 1st Polish League 2023". Landshut Speedway. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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