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{{Short description|11 primary players on a sports team}}
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[[File:HS First XI 1907.JPG|thumb|[[Hale School]] First XI (plus schoolmaster) in 1907]]

The '''First XI''' (or, less commonly, '''First 11''') are the eleven primary players in an organisation's leading team, particularly a [[Association football|football]] or [[cricket]] team. A player who is considered a core part of the starting line-up in a First XI team is often the most proficient in their particular position. 

The name is a reference to the fact that they are the first eleven players selected to play for the team—many sports state that clubs must have squads of no fewer than <math>x</math> number of players, and this number is often higher than 11. For example, in the [[Premier League]], each club has to designate a squad of 25.

== See also ==
* [[Starting lineup]]

[[Category:Cricket terminology]]
[[Category:Association football terminology]]


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