ALL nine teams will return to compete for the Championship title, BSN Series and KO Cup next season as Poole Pirates aim to defend their league and BSN double and reclaim the cup in 2027.
The three competitions will remain in the same format as Poole vie for another successful season at Wimborne Road.
Five of the nine clubs reached a final in 2026 in a competitive season in the sport's second tier in the UK as the Pirates came out on top in two of the three finals.
It was the first time since the Dorset club dropped down to the Championship that they had failed to reach a final, as they were knocked out of the KO Cup in the semi-final by Berwick, so Pirates will no doubt be hungry to win that cup back.
They have been drawn against Oxford in the quarter-finals of the cup.
The points limit remains at 40 points for teams of seven riders for next season, but the requirement to track a maximum of one rider with a starting average of 8.00 has been removed.
The league format will see the nine sides play each other home and away, with the top four qualifying for the play-offs.
The mini-league format of the BSN Series remains unchanged, with Pirates in a group with Plymouth and Oxford.
The three winners of the southern, northern and Scottish groups will progress to the semi-finals, along with the best runner-up from the three groups.
British Speedway Promoters' Ltd chairman Rob Godfrey said: “The Championship is a hugely competitive product, and we saw it again this year with so many clubs in contention for major honours.
“The fact that two clubs who finished outside the top four in the league made it all the way through to the KO Cup Final just shows that every team can go into a new season with a realistic chance of success, and they can all pull off big results regardless of the opposition.
“With all nine clubs declared to compete again in 2027, the league has stability, and we all feel it is running at an appropriate level, hence there was no desire to make wholesale changes for next year.
“I'm very pleased that everyone is returning and the clubs can now press on with team building for what should be another close and hard-fought season.”
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