A-team - a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization

battery - a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

flying squad - a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies

major-league club, major-league team - a team that plays in a major league

minor-league club, minor-league team - a team that plays in a minor league

baseball team - a team that plays baseball

basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball

football team, eleven - a team that plays football

hockey team - a team that plays ice hockey

junior varsity, JV - a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team

first team, varsity - a team representing a college or university

police squad - a squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

powerhouse - a team considered to be the best of its class

offence, offense - the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

defending team, defense, defence - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

hit squad - a team of assassins

bench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"

section - a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

little-league team - a team that plays in a little league

crew - the team of men manning a racing shell

stringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"

animal group - a group of animals

aggroup, group - form a group or group together