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Meaning of "finished runners-up"
Finished runners-up: 'Finished runners-up' is a phrase used in sports to describe the team or individual who finished in second place in a competition or tournament. It means that they were the second-best performer in that particular event or game
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The LionsXII finished runners-up in their debut season.
Millerton reached the final for the second consecutive time, but again finished runners-up.
Germany finished runners-up for the second year in succession.
In their first season in the Super League, the club finished runners-up to Pahang.
The team also finished runners-up in both the league and cup.
They won the Second Division once and finished runners-up once as well.
Spain finished runners-up in the tournament to Brazil.
The following season they finished runners-up to Shelbourne FC.
Sweden finished runners-up in that tournament and once again gained promotion to European division 1.
A year later United 's league form recovered but they finished runners-up to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Denmark finished runners-up and Nielsen was the leading goals scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.
Eighteen months earlier, Aston Villa had finished runners-up in the first Premier League.
They finished runners-up behind Alexandra Burke.
Defending champions Flames United were the defending champions, but finished runners-up to Reggae Lions.
At this level the club finished runners-up in its first season there.
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In both editions to date, the Swiss have finished runners-up.
Satwik and Chirag had finished runners-up at the last edition.
Finished runners-up on four occasions, having featured at the finals 18 times.
A year later, the Parisians finished runners-up to Barcelona in the same competition.
In their first season in Division 3, the team finished runners-up.
Oberliga Südwest in which it finished runners-up and earned promotion in its inaugural season.
Fabián took part in the Copa Libertadores in 2010 as Guadalajara finished runners-up.
Mexico has also finished runners-up in the Copa America on two occasions.
In their first season in the Super League, they finished runners-up to Pahang.
Villa finally finished runners-up to Manchester United.
After narrowly missing promotion in their first season, Hampton finished runners-up to Ruislip Manor in 1973.
The Soca Warriors finished runners-up to Jamaica in the tournament.
The team has won the Under-19 World Cup four times and finished runners-up twice.
She had also finished runners-up at Thailand Open and India Open last year.
Italy were champions back in 1976 and have finished runners-up on six occasions.
Dinamo Zagreb finished runners-up in the league, with ten points behind champions Red Star Belgrade.
In the following year they finished runners-up in Division 2.
Burnley finished runners-up in the league that season, behind Ipswich Town.
Their best result came in 1940 when they finished runners-up in their group to Dresdner SC.
The club finished runners-up in the league in 2015 but failed to win promotion.
FCA Darmstadt, who finished runners-up.
They also finished runners-up in the same competition in 1963 when they lost to Valencia.
In 2001 Isoqov won the Uzbekistan championship with Neftchi and finished runners-up in the Uzbek Cup.
Incredibly, they also finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey, losing out to Valencia.
They finished runners-up in the Scottish League Division One after winning 27 of the 38 league matches.
The following season it finished runners-up but, this time, was promoted.
The team finished runners-up and was qualified for the 2003 World Youth Championship.
Despite this, East Bengal finished runners-up to Mahindra United in the league.
The team finished runners-up in the league 's inaugural cup competition, the Myanmar National League Cup 2009.
They have also finished runners-up 14 times, including in the last two editions.
The club finished runners-up in the inaugural AFC Champions League competition in 2003.
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