入いれ替かえ戦せん

noun

promotion/relegation playoff

Sports term for a match or series between teams facing promotion and relegation, typically between the bottom of a higher division and the top of a lower division.

• Jリーグの入いれ替かえ戦せんは毎まい年とし大おおきな注ちゅう目もくを集あつめる。

  The J.League promotion/relegation playoffs attract a lot of attention every year.

• 入いれ替かえ戦せんに勝かったチームが来らい季きの1部ぶ昇しょう格かくを決きめた。

  The team that won the playoff secured promotion to the first division for next season.