降こう格かく圏けん

noun

relegation zone

Used in sports contexts, especially soccer, to refer to the position in a league table that leads to relegation to a lower division.

• チームは降こう格かく圏けんから抜ぬけ出だすために必ひっ死しだ。

  The team is desperate to escape the relegation zone.

• 現げん在ざい、降こう格かく圏けん内ないにいるのは3チームだ。

  Currently, three teams are in the relegation zone.