non-league

See also: nonleague

English

Etymology

non- +‎ league

Adjective

non-league (not comparable)

  1. (Britain, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.
    • 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC‎:
      Crawley missed two penalties but still edged out League Two Torquay to become the first non-league side to reach the FA Cup fifth round for 17 years.

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