# 1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup

The 1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the inaugural motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) and featured 14 countries, although it only featured Poland from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete.
Polonia Bydgoszcz comfortably won the first championship, assisted by the fact that the final was held at their home stadium.

## Qualifying
### Round 1

Due to lack of an organiser for the scheduled Group C event, Bulgaria and France dropped out and Ukraine moved to round 2.

### Round 2

SC Rivne qualified for round 3
* 17 May 1998
* Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne
| Pos. | Team | Pts. | Scorers |
| 1 | SC Rivne | 46 | Igor Marko 12, Aleksandr Lyatosinsky 12, Vladimir Trofimov 11, Vladimir Kolody 11 |
| 2 | Motoclub Olimpia | 36 | Stefano Alfonso 14, Armando Castagna 12, Alessandro Dalla Valle 5, Stefano Tadiello 5 |
| 3 | Hajdu Volan SC | 22 | Laszlo Bodi 8, Norbert Magosi 5, Zsolt Bencze 5, Laszlo Szatmari 4 |
| 4 | SC Remus Potzneusiedl | 15 | Andreas Bossner 11, Sandor Tihanyi 3, Ivan Nagar 1, Tomas Stadler 0 |

### Round 3

Lukoil Oktyabrsky qualified for final
* 21 June 1998
* Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 | Lukoil Oktyabrsky | 49 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 39 | | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 |
| 1 | (5) Rinat Mardanshin | 13 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 11 | | | 2 | |
| 1 | (6) Eduard Shaihullin | 0 | | - | | | - | | | | | | | - | | | - | | 0 | | | | - |
| 1 | (7) Mikhail Starostin | 10 | | | | X | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 8 | | 2 | | |
| 1 | (8) Talgat Galeev | 11 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (18) Roman Povazhny | 15 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 12 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | AMTK Ljubljana | 38 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | | 32 | 33 | 36 | 38 |
| 2 | (13) Matej Ferjan | 11 | | 2 | | | | | X | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | | | 3 | |
| 2 | (14) Jernej Kolenko | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 7 | 0 | | | |
| 2 | (15) Izak Šantej | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 10 | | | | 2 |
| 2 | (16) Ales Dolinar | 8 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | 7 | | 1 | | |
| 2 | (20) - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | SC Rivne | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | (9) Igor Marko | 6 | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 3 | | 3 | | |
| 3 | (10) Aleksandr Lyatosinsky | 5 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 5 | | | | T |
| 3 | (11) Vladimir Trofimov | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | (12) Vladimir Kolody | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | E | 1 | | | | 4 | | | 1 | |
| 3 | (19) - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | (1) Nikolay Kokin | 7 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 6 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | (2) Vladimir Voronkov | 2 | | | 2 | | | | F | | | | - | | | | - | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (3) Aleksandr Biznya | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | E | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | |
| 4 | (4) Maksim Andreev | 2 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | (17) - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: :
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

## Final

* 23 August 1998
* Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 46 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | | 38 | 40 | 43 | 46 |
| 1 | (1) Tomasz Gollob | 14 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 11 | | | 3 | |
| 1 | (2) Jacek Gollob | 6 | | | E | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 5 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | (3) Piotr Protasiewicz | 11 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | - | | | | 9 | | 2 | | |
| 1 | (4) Henrik Gustafsson | 15 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (17) Michał Robacki | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Olymp Prague | 36 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| 2 | (13) Antonín Šváb Jr. | 11 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 2 | (14) Bohumil Brhel | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 7 | | | 2 | |
| 2 | (15) Zdeněk Schneiderwind | 7 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 7 | - | | | |
| 2 | (16) Adrian Rymel | 7 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 7 | | - | | |
| 2 | (20) Pavel Ondrašík | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
| 3 | Lukoil Oktyabrsky | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 3 | (9) Rinat Mardanshin | 7 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 6 | | | | 1 |
| 3 | (10) Mikhail Starostin | 5 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 4 | | 1 | | |
| 3 | (11) Talgat Galeev | 6 | | E | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 1 | |
| 3 | (12) Flyur Kalimullin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | (19) Sebastian Ułamek | 11 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | 8 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | MSC Brokstedt | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | (5) Matthias Kröger | 1 | 1 | | | | | E | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | E | | | |
| 4 | (6) Frede Schött | 4 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | - | | 1 | | 3 | | |
| 4 | (7) Hartmud Balfanz | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (8) Aksel Jepsen | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | - | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 |
| 4 | (18) Stephan Katt | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: :
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |