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The 2. Bundesliga is comprised of 18 teams and follows a double round-robin format, where each team plays against the others twice, once at home and once away. Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Teams are ranked based on their total points, with goal difference and total goals scored used to differentiate teams with equal points. Starting from the 2008/2009 season, the top two teams directly promote to the Bundesliga, while the third-placed team competes in a two-legged playoff against the Bundesliga's 16th-placed team for the final promotion spot. Additionally, the bottom two teams in the 2. Bundesliga are relegated directly to the 3. Liga, while the team finishing third from the bottom engages in a two-legged playoff against the 3. Liga's third-placed team for the chance to stay in the 2. Bundesliga.
The promotion playoff involves the 16th-placed team from the Bundesliga and the 3rd-placed team from the 2. Bundesliga, with a two-legged format determining the winner, who earns a spot in the Bundesliga for the following season.
The relegation playoff involves the 16th-placed team from the 2. Bundesliga and the 3rd-placed team from the 3. Liga, with a two-legged format determining the winner, who earns a spot in the 2. Bundesliga for the following season. |
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