noun
home team
Used in sports contexts to refer to the team playing at its own venue or the team that is hosting the match.
今日の試合ではホームチームが勝った。
The home team won today's match.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
アウェーチーム is the visiting team, the opposite of ホームチーム.
Borrowed from English 'home team'.