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Playoffs

The playoffs (in United States and Canada), postseason, climax (in Japan and Korea), or finals series (in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) is a stage of a sports league played after the regular season of a competition by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be…

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American football

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Japan

Australian rules football

Baseball

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Canadian football

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NASCAR

Rugby league

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related to Japan · 24
Playoffs → After, Before, Central League, Chiba Lotte Marines, Climax Series, Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, In, Japan Series, Japanese Baseball League, League, League Champion, League Champion Yomiuri Giants, League Champions, Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB, Pacific League, Pacific League Championship, Saitama Seibu Lions, Seibu Lions
related to NASCAR · 24
Playoffs → Because, Busch, Chase, Craftsman Truck Series, Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Earnhardt's, In, Kansas Speedway, Kenny Wallace, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, NASCAR's, NEXTEL Cup, No, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, One, Only, Regan Smith
related to Argentina · 22
Playoffs → After, All Primera Metropolitana, Apertura, Argentine Primera División, As, August, Before, Buenos Aires, Clausura, December, English, February, From, In Argentine, In Primera, June, Metropolitana, Nacional, Primera, Primera División
related to Canadian football · 22
Playoffs → After, Canadian Football League, CFL, Division Final, Division Finals, Division Semifinal, Division Semifinals, Division's Semifinal, Grey Cup, In, North American, November, Scotiabank, Scotiabank East Championship, Scotiabank West Championship, Since, Sunday, The, The Edmonton Elks, They
related to France · 19
Playoffs → Barcelona, Before, Beginning, Bouclier, Brennus, Camp Nou, English Premiership, France, French, In, Pro D2, Rugby Pro D2, Stade, Stade Toulousain, Stadium, The, Top, Toulouse, UEFA Euro
related to National Football League · 19
Playoffs → AFL, After, All-America Football Conference, American Football League, Evidence, In, National Football League, New York, New York Pro Championship, NFL, Ohio League, Rochester, Technically, Thanksgiving, The, The Buffalo, The NFL, Western New York, When
related to Elite Ice Hockey League · 15
Playoffs → Each, Elite Ice Hockey League, Elite League, In, National Ice Centre, NHL, Nottingham, Nottingham Panthers, Of, Saturday, Sunday, The, There, United Kingdom, Unlike
related to Netherlands · 15
Playoffs → Champions League, CL, Eerste Divisie, EL, Eredivisie, Europe, European, In, It, Netherlands, Starting, The, UEFA Cup, UEFA Europa League, Under
related to United Rugby Championship · 13
Playoffs → Celtic League, English Premiership, In, Pro12, Pro14, Ravenhill, South African, The, The United Rugby Championship, Through, Ulster, URC, With
related to Italy · 11
Playoffs → England, English, If, In, It, Italian, Italy's, Like, Serie, The, Unlike England

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teams league season two playoff top team championship final series first football division system cup four winner played points finals

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the FIFA World Cupinstance ofplayoffs are often used in the qualification for international tournaments0.80text
the sport of athletics or swimming to describe the period of championship meetingsinstance ofis also used in individual sports0.80text
the South Australian National Football Leagueinstance offrom state-level leagues0.80text
West Australian Football Leagueinstance offrom state-level leagues0.80text
down to local suburban leaguesinstance offrom state-level leagues0.80text
it is most common for either four or five teams to qualify for the finalsinstance offrom state-level leagues0.80text
Playoffsrelated to ArgentinaIn Argentine0.60section
Playoffsrelated to ArgentinaEnglish0.60section
Playoffsrelated to ArgentinaPrimera0.60section
Playoffsrelated to ArgentinaMetropolitana0.60section
Playoffsrelated to ArgentinaAll Primera Metropolitana0.60section
Playoffsrelated to ArgentinaBuenos Aires0.60section

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