first elevennoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌfɜːst ɪˈlev.ən//ˌfɝːst əˈlev.ən/in football and cricket, the best eleven players in a club, who are regularly chosen to play in a particular position unless they are injured:
By the age of 19, Giggs was playing regularly for United's first eleven.
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