2009 Elite League Table

                                                                                                                                                   Home   Away
Pos Team M     3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L For Ag’t Pts  
1. Swindon 32
15
0 0 1 5 3 0 5 3 1602 1331    79
2. Wolverhampton 32 15 1 0 0 4 2 1 4 5 1580 1361 75
3. Lakeside 32 9 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 8 1512 1437 54
4. Coventry 32 7 5 2 2 2 2 1 3 8 1451 1456 52
5. Peterborough 32 10 4 0 2 0 2 0 3 11 1463 1484 47
6. Ipswich 32 9 3 0 4 1 0 1 2 12 1431 1498 41
7. Eastbourne 32 9 0 1 6 0 1 2 1 12 1393 1528 36
8. Poole 32 6 3 2 6 1 0 1 3 11 1391 1526 32
9. Belle Vue 32 4 6 0 6 1 1 0 1 13 1373 1575 32

LEAGUE SCORING SYSTEM

Home loss 0 points Away loss (7+ points) 0 points
Home draw 1 point Away loss (1 – 6 points) 1 point
Home win (1 – 6 points) 2 points Away draw 2 points
Home win (7+ points) 3 points Away win (1 – 6 points) 3 points
Away win (7+ points) 4 points

Elite League Play Off Rules

Top four teams qualified for the play-offs. All meetings were held over two legs, home and away.

Semi finals: 1st placed team had first choice of opponent from the 3rd or 4th placed teams.
A handicap system was used at this stage only: 1st placed team was awarded 8 points and the 2nd placed team was awarded 4 points.

The team that finished bottom of the Elite League table raced in a two-legged tie against the winners of the Premier League play offs to decide promotion and relegation places.

Semi Finals:

Coventry 45 Swindon 45 (+8)

Wolverhampton 56 (+4) Lakeside 40

Swindon 47 Coventry 43 (Swindon won on aggregate 100-88)

Lakeside 44 Wolverhampton 46 (Wolverhampton won on aggregate 106-84)

Elite League Championship Final:

Wolverhampton 54 Swindon 38

Swindon 52 Wolverhampton 41

Wolverhampton won on aggregate 95-90

Promotion Relegation Play-Off Final:

Belle Vue 59 Edinburgh 32

Edinburgh 21 Belle Vue 68

Belle Vue won on aggregate 127-53