German word

Absteiger

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯gɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrelegated club

Example

Die Absteiger kämpfen im nächsten Jahr um den sofortigen Wiederaufstieg.

The relegated clubs will battle for an immediate return to the top flight next year.

Illustration for Absteiger (relegated club)

More examples

Als Absteiger hatten sie Schwierigkeiten, neue Spieler zu verpflichten.

As a relegated club, they had difficulty signing new players.

Core concept

A club leaving its old league through a downward door into the division below.

Common phrases

  • die Absteiger

    the relegated clubs

  • als Absteiger

    as a relegated club

Similar words

Abstieg: The move from one football league to a lower one.
Abstiegskandidat: A team facing a strong risk of relegation.
Tabellenletzter: The lowest-ranked team in the league.
Aufsteiger: A team that has risen to a higher league.

Definition in German

Eine Mannschaft, die aufgrund schlechter Platzierung aus ihrer Liga in eine tiefere Liga abgestiegen ist.

Word origin

Absteiger is formed from the verb absteigen, meaning to descend, with the agent suffix -er, and sports uses it for a club or person moving to a lower division.

Usage tips

  • In football reporting, Absteiger usually denotes the relegated club, while a player is more often called ein abgestiegener Spieler.

Other meanings

  • relegated teamnoun

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