Promotion and relegation facts for kids

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Promotion and relegation are terms used in many sports.

Being promoted means moving up a league to one of a higher status. This usually happens when a team wins their league. Relegation normally happens to the team(s) at the bottom of the league at the end of the competition. They are moved down a league to one of a lower status.

For example:

Team A wins the league and is promoted from the Second Division to the First Division.
Team B finishes last in the First Division and is relegated to the Second Division.

Images for kids

Södertälje SK-Leksands IF during a 2007 Kvalserien game.
SV Darmstadt 98 fans celebrated promotion to the German Bundesliga in 2015.

See also

In Spanish: Ascenso y descenso (deportes) para niños

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