Spanish word

liga

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈliɣa/

Meaning

  • feminine nounleague

Example

Mi equipo ganó la liga.

My team won the league.

Illustration for liga (league)

More examples

La liga nacional empieza en agosto.

The national league starts in August.

Core concept

A season-long competition grouping clubs or teams that compete for a title.

Common phrases

  • liga de fútbol

    football league

  • liga nacional

    national league

  • liga de clubes

    club league

Similar words

torneo: Competition where multiple teams play matches or elimination rounds to determine a winner.
campeonato: Competition that determines the overall champion or title holder.
temporada: Fixed period during which a sport's official matches are played.
división: Group of teams organized at the same competitive level within a league system.

Definition in Spanish

Sistema u organización de competición en la que varios equipos disputan un campeonato durante una temporada; también banda elástica o liga para ropa.

Word origin

From Latin ligāre 'to bind', originally a strap or band for tying whose sense of binding was extended to groups of teams organized into a season-long competition.

Usage tips

  • In sports contexts la liga denotes a season-long league and is often capitalized as a proper name, while an elastic band is expressed as una liga or liga elástica.

Other meanings

  • rubber bandnoun
  • garternoun

Related words

  • ligarflirtverb
  • liguillaplayoffnoun

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