relegation zone

English

relegation zone (plural relegation zones)

(sports) The bottom part of e.g. a sports table, listing how well teams have played over a period of time. All teams that end up in the relegation zone are relegated.
- 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC‎:
  The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.

bottom part of a sports table

Arabic: مِنْطَقَة الهُبَوط
French: zone de relégation f, zone rouge f
Hungarian: kieső zóna
Portuguese: zona de despromoção f
Russian: конец турнирной таблицы m (konec turnirnoj tablicy) (formal), подвал (ru) m (podval) (slang)

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