league table

noun

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.

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standingsladderpoints table
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Meanings

nounleague table (plural league tables)

plural league tables

  1. hobbiesA 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.

    Synonyms: standings, ladder

  2. UKSuch a listing of hospitals, schools and other institutions showing their ranking according to various indicators of performance.
    1 more example

    Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]

    2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30

    Synonyms: points table

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
standingsladder

nounSuch a listing of hospitals, schools and other institutions showing their ranking according to various indicators of performance.

Similar
points table

Translations

Catalan classificació
  • classificaciótabular display of teams
Chinese Mandarin 積分榜 /积分榜
  • 積分榜 /积分榜 (jīfēnbǎng)tabular display of teams
Dutch stand
  • standtabular display of teams
Finnish sarjataulukko
  • sarjataulukkotabular display of teams
French classement
  • classementtabular display of teams
German Tabelle
  • Tabelletabular display of teams
Indonesian klasemen
  • klasementabular display of teams
Italian classifica
  • classificatabular display of teams
Korean 팀 순위
  • 팀 순위 (tim sunwi)tabular display of teams
Norwegian tabell
  • tabelltabular display of teams
Russian таблица
  • таблица (tablica)tabular display of teams
Spanish clasificación, (tabla de) posiciones
  • clasificacióntabular display of teams
  • (tabla de) posicionestabular display of teams
Swedish tabell
  • tabelltabular display of teams
Cite this entry
APA

league table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/league%20table

MLA

“league table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/league%20table. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “league table,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/league%20table.

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