Meanings
noungroup stage (plural group stages)
plural group stages
- hobbiesA stage of a tournament where teams in the same group play each other, typically followed by a knockout stage, to which the best team(s) of each group advance.
Their ambition of qualifying from the group stage was helped by Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes' decision to relegate many of his key players to the bench, having already won the group. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller all watched from the sidelines.
2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小組賽 /小组赛
- 小組賽 /小组赛 (xiǎozǔsài)Translations
Dutch groepsfase, poulefase
- groepsfaseTranslations
- poulefaseTranslations
Finnish lohkovaihe
- lohkovaiheTranslations
French phase de poule
- phase de pouleTranslations
German Gruppenphase
- GruppenphaseTranslations
Greek φάση ομίλων
- φάση ομίλων (fási omílon)Translations
Hungarian csoportkör
- csoportkörTranslations
Japanese グループリーグ
- グループリーグ (gurūpu rīgu)Translations
Korean 조별리그, 조별예선
- 조별리그 (jobyeolligeu)Translations
- 조별예선 (jobyeoryeseon)Translations
- 조별련맹전 (jobyeollyeonmaengjeon)Translations
Polish faza grupowa
- faza grupowaTranslations
Portuguese fase de grupos
- fase de gruposTranslations
Spanish fase de grupos
- fase de gruposTranslations
Swedish gruppspel
- gruppspelTranslations
Thai รอบแบ่งกลุ่ม
- รอบแบ่งกลุ่ม (rɔ̂ɔp-bɛ̀ng-glùm)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
group stage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20stage
MLA
“group stage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20stage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “group stage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20stage.
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