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1949 Swedish speedway season
The 1949 Swedish speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.
| 1949 Swedish speedway season |
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| Olle Nygren, inaugural Swedish champion |
The 1949 Swedish speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.
The 1949 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 October in Stockholm. Olle Nygren won the inaugural Swedish Championship.
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olle Nygren | Vargarna | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Sune Karlsson | Getingarna | 3 3 1 3 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Einar Lindqvist | Vargarna | 2 3 3 2 2 | 12+3 |
| 4 | Fritz Löfqvist | Getingarna | 2 3 3 3 1 | 12+2 |
| 5 | Stig Pramberg | Vargarna | 3 1 3 2 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Eskil Carlsson | SMK Stockholm | 3 2 3 2 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Linus Eriksson | Filbyterna | 1 2 1 1 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Gunnar Hellqvist | Griparna | 0 2 2 1 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Helge Brinkeback | Vargarna | 1 1 1 2 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Börje Haag | SMK Stockholm | 2 S 2 1 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Evert Fransson | Indianerna | 2 0 2 0 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Joel Jansson | Griparna | U 2 0 1 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Lennart Carlström | Vargarna | 1 1 0 1 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ragnar Friberg | GEMA Goteborg | 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Gösta Kugelberg | Filbyterna | 0 1 1 0 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Lennart Lindell | Griparna | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Vargarna won the league and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.
The league was increased from seven teams to ten teams with the additions of Smålänningarnaa, Piraterna and GEMA Goteborg.
There were also three name changes; Motorsällskapet Stockholm became Getingarna (the Wasps), Nyköping became Griparna (the Grippers) and Vendelsö became Tigrarna.
| League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vargarna | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| SMK Stockholm | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Filbyterna | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Getingarna | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Indianerna | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Griparna | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Smålänningarnaa | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Piraterna | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| GEMA Goteborg | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Tigrarna | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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