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Starting lineup

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, starting lineup means: The group of players chosen to begin a match for a team before any substitutions are made.

In Turkish: başlangıç kadrosu

How it is used

Common in team sports, media, and coaching. Used with announce, name, unchanged, strong, and projected starting lineup.

Example sentences

  1. The manager kept the same starting lineup for the cup semifinal because the team had defended well in the previous round.

    Here the term means the first selected on-field unit, chosen for tactical continuity from the earlier match.

  2. When the captain felt tightness in warm-up, the coach had to change the starting lineup ten minutes before tip-off.

    In this example, it refers to the planned opening players, which can still change shortly before the game begins.

Common collocations

  • announce the starting lineup
  • projected starting lineup
  • unchanged starting lineup
  • strong starting lineup
  • coachA person who trains athletes or a team, plans their practice, teaches technique and tactics and often makes decisions during competition.
  • substituteA player who starts a match on the bench and can come on to replace a teammate during the game.

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