reserve team
Second-string players group
A reserve team is a secondary squad of players who back up the main roster, ready to substitute when needed.
In professional sports, especially football (soccer), reserve teams compete in lower leagues to develop young talent and keep backup players match-fit: He spent two seasons with the reserve team before earning a first-team spot.
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- benchShared seating surface
- riding the pineSidelined during competition
- fill-insTemporary substitute workers
- benchwarmersInactive roster players
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- teamssquad, varsity, ensembles, crews, squads
- Backup Teamsbackups, substitutes, subs, second string
- competition levelselite tier, top tier, mid tier, lower tier, upper tier
- reinforcementsrelief force, reinforcement, second wave, replacements, support units
- Football ClubsChelsea FC, club badge, squad, club crest, club president
- sports leaguesNFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA
reserve teamfirst team
Primary competitive roster
first eleven · A-team · varsity · first string · starting lineup
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