title race
Battle for first
A title race is a competition for a championship, especially in sports leagues where multiple teams or competitors remain in contention as the season progresses.
The term emphasizes the dramatic uncertainty of who will win: Three teams are still in the title race with four games remaining.
Most common in football (soccer) and motorsport contexts.
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- trophyAward for winning
- contenderOne competing seriously
- rivalOne who competes against
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
finish · lead · standings · points · crown · glory · clinch · last gasp · overtake · down to the wire · photo finish · frontrunner · competitor · season · league · marathon · decisive · gap
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- sports leaguesNFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA
- standingsrankings, leaderboard, league table, ladder, seeding
- BundesligaBundesliga, Bayern Munich, relegation, Wolfsburg, Augsburg
- football leaguesPremier League, National League, Bundesliga, La Liga, first division
- Greek FootballLamia, Kalamata
title racefriendly match
Non-league sporting contest
exhibition match · preseason game · friendly · scrimmage · practice match
title raceone-horse race
Uncompetitive contest
procession · coronation · foregone conclusion · walkover · dominance
title, race, titles, titled, titling, titular, races, raced, racing