升班马

shēng bān mǎ

(sports, esp. soccer) newly promoted team (one that has advanced from a lower league to a higher league)

升

shēng

to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])

班

bān

team; class; grade

马

mǎ

abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]