relegation zone

English

Noun

relegation zone (plural relegation zones)

1. (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^[1]:

     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.

Translations

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)