EFL League Two
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Full name | Sky Bet League Two |
abbreviation | League Two |
Association | The Football Association |
First edition | 2004/05 |
hierarchy | 4th league |
Teams | 24 teams |
master | Swindon Town |
Record champions | Chesterfield & Swindon Town FC (2 titles) |
Current season | 2019/20 |
Website | efl.com |
↑ EFL League One (III) ↓ National League (V)
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The EFL League Two (until 2016 Football League Two , other names: League Two (short form) or Sky Bet League Two (official sponsor name)) is the fourth highest division in English football after the Premier League , the Football League Championship and the Football League One . It is the third highest division within the English Football League (EFL) . In contrast to most other countries, this division is still a professional league.
structure
In EFL League Two, 24 teams play in a simple round with a return leg. Every win is rewarded with three points and every draw with one point. At the end of a season, the three top-ranked clubs in the final table are promoted directly to EFL League One. In addition, a fourth promoted player is determined who has completed the playing time between fourth and seventh position and wins two play-off rounds. In the play-offs, the fourth against the seventh and the fifth against the sixth placed play in a return game, with the weaker team having home rights in the first game. The two winners then play the fourth climber, who is determined in a playoff in London-Wembley. The four promoted players will be replaced by the four relegated teams from EFL League One, who have occupied the last four places in the final table in their league. Similarly, the last two teams in EFL League Two are relegated to the Conference National below and are replaced by the first-placed plus the play-off winner of the clubs between second and fifth from this league. The relegated officially lose their status as a professional team, since the EFL League Two is the lowest professional league.
The position within the league is determined according to the following criteria: points scored, goal difference, goals scored, mini-table of two or more teams taking into account the aforementioned criteria, play-off game (s).
history
The Football League Two was introduced at the beginning of the 2004/05 season, replacing the Third Division , which was the fourth highest division in England between 1992 and 2004.
After the organizer of the Football League changed its name to English Football League (EFL) in 2016 , the name of Football League Two was also changed to EFL League Two .
Teams in the 2020/21 season
EFL League Two winner
Web links
- Official league site (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Goodbye Football League, hello English Football League: rebranding announced In: The Guardian from November 12, 2015 (accessed July 14, 2020)