リーグ
りーぐ
noun
league
1.
league (sports)
An organized association of sports teams that compete against each other in a scheduled series of games.
リーグ戦が始まった。
The league games have started.
今年のリーグ優勝チームはどこだろう。
I wonder which team will win the league this year.
そのチームは2部リーグから1部リーグに昇格した。
That team was promoted from the second division to the first division.
COMMON LEAGUES IN JAPAN:
- Jリーグ (J-League): Japan's professional soccer league
- セ・リーグ (Central League) / パ・リーグ (Pacific League): the two leagues of NPB (Japanese professional baseball)
- メジャーリーグ: Major League (Baseball, referring to MLB)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- リーグ戦: league match/game
- リーグ優勝: league championship
- 1部/2部リーグ: first/second division
- リーグに昇格する: to be promoted to a league
- リーグから降格する: to be relegated from a league