present participle of league

An association of sports teams that plays at a level below the major leagues of a sport.

Having a quality less than the best possible.

An association of sports teams which plays at the highest skill level of its sport, especially Major League Baseball.

Of or pertaining to a major sports league; belonging to the professional level of a sport, such as US baseball. / Analogous in importance to a major league sports team. / Serious, high-level; significant

(chiefly US, idiomatic) A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.

Of inferior quality. / Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile.

An international organization of Arabic-speaking countries.

(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.

(baseball) The older of the two professional baseball leagues within Major League Baseball.