| HINDENBURG | What's football at league the top system of the German (10) |
| SUPER | ..... League, the top professional rugby league competition in Europe (5) |
| ESPORTS | Potential pursuit for someone in a league of their own at League |
| CONVERTEDTRY | 6 points at League, 7 at Union (9,3) |
| USUAL | It's normal for you to be submerged in American letters at league (5) |
| NATIONAL | ___ League, the fifth tier of the English football league system (8) |
| SNAP | Backward passing of the ball in gridiron football at the start at play (4) |
| GUARDIAN | Spanish football manager abandons old league - the end of Bayern's keeper? (8) |
| ALMAGEST | A work on astronomy, compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue |
| VEINS | Vessels forming part of the blood circulatory system of the human body (5) |
| GULAG | Which penal system of the Soviet Union consisted of a network of labour camps? (5) |
| FLASH | Member of the Justice League, The - |
| KERALA | In the Indian Super League, the Blasters are from here. (6) |
| PUNT | A flat-bottomed boat; a bet; or, first recorded in the rules of football at Rugby School in 1845, a long kick (4) |
| ULURU | Somehow you repeatedly play football at the site |
| RUDGE | John ..... , Director of Football at Stoke from 1999-2013 (5) |
| FEUDAL | Like the 'System' of the Middle Ages |
| FEDERALRESERVE | The central banking system of the United States (7,7) |
| RADICLE | Grows into the shoot system of the seed (7) |
| STDS | Final theological degrees in the pontifical university system of the Roman Catholic Church |
