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staying up
In sports, especially team sports, achieving the goal of not being relegated to a lower division or league.
Mit dem Sieg am letzten Spieltag sicherte sich die Mannschaft den Klassenerhalt.
With the win on the final matchday, the team secured staying up.
The word is made up of 'Klasse' (here in the sense of 'Spielklasse' (division) or league) and 'Erhalt' (from 'erhalten' (to preserve/maintain)). So it literally means the 'preservation of the division.'
Der Klassenerhalt ist das wichtigste Saisonziel für den Verein.
Staying up is the club's most important goal for the season.
In a sports context, 'Klassenerhalt' (staying up) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are 'den Klassenerhalt schaffen' (to manage to stay up), 'den Klassenerhalt sichern' (to secure staying up), or 'um den Klassenerhalt kämpfen' (to fight to stay up).
Die Mannschaft kämpft in den letzten Spielen noch um den Klassenerhalt.
The team is still fighting to stay up in the final matches.
This noun is a technical term from sports language. It is used almost exclusively in connection with team sports that have a league system with promotion and relegation, such as football.
Nach einer schwierigen Saison feierten die Fans den Klassenerhalt wie eine Meisterschaft.
After a difficult season, the fans celebrated staying up like a championship.
ascent / rise
'der Aufstieg' and 'der Klassenerhalt' both belong to sports and describe the result of a season. 'der Aufstieg' means that a team moves up to a higher league. 'der Klassenerhalt' means that a team stays in its current league and is not relegated. They can be confused because both can be positive goals at the end of a season. But the difference is clear: with promotion, you move up; with staying up, you remain where you are. Especially for weaker teams, staying up is often already a success.
Nach einer schweren Saison feierten die Spieler den Klassenerhalt.
After a difficult season, the players celebrated staying up.
Mit dem Sieg im letzten Spiel schaffte die Mannschaft den Aufstieg.
With the win in the final match, the team achieved promotion.