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professional league
A sports league in which the participating athletes are considered professionals and are paid for their athletic activity.
Die Bundesliga ist die höchste deutsche Profiliga im Fußball.
The Bundesliga is the highest German professional league in football.
This word consists of 'Profi' (professional) and 'Liga' (league). 'Profi' is the short form of 'Professional' and refers to someone who does an activity as a profession.
Sein Traum ist es, eines Tages in einer Profiliga zu spielen.
His dream is to play in a professional league one day.
In connection with a 'Profiliga' (professional league), the verbs 'spielen' (to play), 'aufsteigen' (to move up to a higher league), and 'absteigen' (to move down to a lower league) are often used.
Nach einer erfolgreichen Saison stieg die Mannschaft in die Profiliga auf.
After a successful season, the team moved up to the professional league.
Pay attention to the difference in prepositions: 'in der Profiliga spielen' (to play in the professional league, dative) describes a state, while 'in die Profiliga aufsteigen' (to move up into the professional league, accusative) describes movement or a change.
Er spielt schon seit fünf Jahren in der Profiliga.
He has been playing in the professional league for five years.
league
'die Liga' and 'die Profiliga' both mean an organized sports division in which teams or athletes compete against each other. 'Liga' is the more general term. It can be in amateur sports or professional sports. 'Profiliga' is more specific: the athletes there are professionals and are paid for their sport. Learners may confuse the words because every professional league is a league. But not every league is a professional league. If you are only talking about the competition, 'Liga' fits. If the professional status is important, 'Profiliga' is more precise.
Meine Schwester träumt davon, eines Tages in einer Profiliga zu spielen.
My sister dreams of playing in a professional league one day.
Die neue Liga beginnt im September mit zwölf Mannschaften.
The new league starts in September with twelve teams.