Relegation
In this football language post we explain the meaning of the word ‘relegation‘. You can read the transcript for this post below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com.
To be relegated means that a team has to move down a division because of poor results; the club is generally occupying the bottom two or three positions in the league. If a team is relegated then it means they will be playing at a lower level the following season; so for example if a team is relegated from the Premier League it means they will play in the Championship the following season. Other words that mean the same include, ‘go down‘; ‘be demoted‘ and ‘drop down a division‘.
- Example: Tottenham have not suffered relegation since the 1976-77 season when they went down from Division One to Division Two.
- Example: The three new clubs in the Premier League this season will all be hoping to avoid relegation.
- Example: Leicester, Leeds relegated from Premier League as Everton survive (Al-Jazeera, 28 May 23)
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