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second division

American  

noun

Sports.
  1. the half of a league comprising the teams having the poorest records at a particular time.


Etymology

Origin of second division

First recorded in 1895–1905


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In retrospect, the hire appears to have been a masterstroke considering the fact that Matos had only managed 12 senior games before moving to Swansea - those coming in the Portuguese second division.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Trejo has played for several first and second division soccer clubs in the South American country since 2023 and signed on with the northern Venezuela-based Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Union Saint-Gilloise, in Belgium’s second division, is one of a handful of European clubs with access to a highly secretive database from Jamestown Analytics, the firm started by professional gambler Tony Bloom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Undav moved to Belgian second division side Union Saint-Gilloise in 2020, helping them earn promotion the following year and then scoring 25 goals in the top flight - which earned him a move to Brighton.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

We shall have occasion to refer to this passage again, under the second division of our subject.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

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