Spain · Tier 2 · 22 clubs

Segunda División

In US-sports termsSpain's Championship — 22 clubs and a 42-game slog where fallen giants and hungry climbers fight over three promotion tickets.
What it is
Spain's second tier — 22 clubs, and regularly home to former La Liga names rebuilding after the drop.
How you get in
Relegated from La Liga or promoted from the third tier.
What it feeds
Top 2 promoted automatically; 3rd–6th enter a playoff for the final spot. Bottom four drop out.
Same elevator as everywhere else in Europe — the wiring England taught you applies straight down the map.
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