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{{infobox football league
| name                = Second Division
| image               = AstograthianFootballLeague.png
| pixels              = 200
| organiser           = [[Futbol Astograthiko Federazioa]]
| founded             = 634
| first               = 
| folded              = 
| country             = [[Astograth]]
| other countries     = Princess Béatrice Isle (648–661)
| confed              = [[Confederación Rushmori de Fútbol]]
| divisions           = 
| teams               = 24
| feeds               = 
| promotion           = [[Astograthian First Division|First Division]]
| relegation          = [[Astograthian Second Division B|Second Division B]]
| levels              = 2
| domest_cup          = [[Astograthian Royal Cup|Royal Cup]]
| league_cup          = 
| overseas_tournament = 
| confed_cup          = [[Liga B Champions Trophy]]
| champions           = [[Royal Arexa]] (3rd title)
| season              = 690
| most_champs         = 
| most_appearances    = 
| top_goalscorer      = 
| tv                  = 
| sponsor             = 
| website             = 
| current             = 
}}

The '''Astograthian Second Division''' (Astograthian: '''Taldo Biharran''' [ˈtaldo bihaˈran]) is the second-highest tier of professional football in Astograth, after the [[Astograthian First Division|First Division]]. It is contested annually by 24 teams, with the top two teams earning automatic promotion to the First Division and the four lowest teams relegated to the [[Astograthian Second Division B|Second Division B]]. Teams that finish third, fourth, fifth and sixth qualify for a play-off series to determine the third team promoted to the First Division. The top three teams in the Second Division's final league table qualify for the [[IFCF]] [[Liga B Champions Trophy]].

==Competition Format==
The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which is year-long, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 42 games. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club at the end of the season crowned champion. If points are equal between two or more clubs, the rules are:

* If all clubs involved have played each other twice:
** If the tie is between two clubs, then the tie is broken using the head-to-head goal difference (without the away goals rule)
** If the tie is between more than two clubs, then the tie is broken, using the games the clubs have played against each other:
*** a) head-to-head points
*** b) head-to-head goal difference
*** c) head-to-head goals scored
* If two legged games between all clubs involved have not been played, or the tie is not broken by the rules above, it is broken using total goal difference.
* If the tie is still not broken, it is to be resolved with a tie-break match at the neutral ground of Grand Duke's Stadium in Rumiatzi. The Second Division has yet to be decided in such a way.

The two top-placed clubs in the Second Division are automatically promoted to the [[Astograthian First Division|First Division]] and qualify for the [[IFCF]] [[Liga B Champions Trophy]]. The next four top-placed clubs are placed into a promotion play-off series, wherein third place is paired with sixth-placed and fourth with fifth; the winners of both two-legged ties meet in the promotion series final at Grand Duke's Stadium in Rumiatzi, with the winners earning promotion to the First Division. The third-placed team in the league table qualifies for the Liga B Champions Trophy regardless of their results in the play-offs. The four lowest-placed clubs are relegated to the [[Astograthian Second Division B|Second Division B]], replaced by the two group winners of that division and the two winners of the Second Division B play-offs.

Below is a record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history:
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{|
|-
|width="20"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
* 10 clubs = '''634–637'''
* 16 clubs = '''638–656'''
* 22 clubs = '''657–661'''
* 24 clubs = '''674–''present'''''
|}
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==Champions==
===Seasons===
{| class="sortable" border=1 width=100% cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid; border-spacing: 0; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%; text-align: left;"
|- align="center" align=center style="background:#CCDDCC; color:black;"
! class="unsortable" bgcolor=CCDDCC width=5%|Season
! class="unsortable" bgcolor=CCDDCC width=15%|Champions
! class="unsortable" bgcolor=CCDDCC width=15%|Runners-up
! class="unsortable" bgcolor=CCDDCC width=20%|Other teams promoted
! class="unsortable" bgcolor=CCDDCC width=50%|Notes
|-
| <center>634 || '''[[Ituraitz Victory]]''' <small>(1) (not promoted)|| [[Royal Ibarbe|Ibarbe Polo Club]] <small>(not promoted)||rowspan=3| ||rowspan=3|<small>There were no promotions or relegations during the first three seasons of the Football League.
|-
| <center>635 || '''[[The Army Club]]''' <small>(1) (not promoted)|| [[Ituraitz Victory]] <small>(not promoted)
|-
| <center>636 || '''[[Ituraitz Victory]]''' <small>(2) (not promoted)|| [[Royal Ibarbe|Ibarbe Polo Club]] <small>(not promoted)
|-
| <center>637 || '''[[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]''' <small>(1) || [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]] || [[Royal Association]], [[Freedom FC]] ||
|-
| <center>638 || '''[[East Railway]]''' <small>(1) || [[Blue Mountain Range]] || [[Royal Ibarbe|Ibarbe Polo Club]], [[Iturributa Racing Club]] || <small>The Second Division expands from 10 to 16 teams.
|-
| <center>639 || '''[[The Army Club]]''' <small>(2) || [[Freedom FC]] || [[Lermendia FC]], [[Garitzeta Racing Club]] ||
|-
| <center>640 || '''[[Echegoyan FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Royal Arexa]] || [[Royal Ibarbe|Ibarbe Polo Club]] ||
|-
| <center>641 || '''[[Antiguoko FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Oyardo FC]] || [[East Railway]] ||
|-
| <center>642 || '''[[Iturributa Racing Club]]''' <small>(1) || [[Royal Association]] || [[Ximun Orieta FC]] ||
|-
| <center>643 || '''[[Garitzeta Racing Club]]''' <small>(1) || [[Athletic Club Olarria]] || [[Royal Arexa]] ||
|-
| <center>644 || '''[[Oyardo FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Gesterlake FC]] || [[Lermendia FC]] ||
|-
| <center>645 || '''[[South Factory]]''' <small>(1) || [[Athletic Club Yungoitio]] || [[Ituraitz Victory]] ||
|-
| <center>646 || '''[[Freedom FC]]''' <small>(1) (not promoted) || [[Oyardo FC]] || [[The Army Club]], [[Ximun Orieta FC]], [[Royal Arexa]] || <small>Iturributan club [[Freedom FC]] win the title but are not promoted due to quitting the Football League.
|-
| <center>647 || '''[[Royal Association]]''' <small>(1) || [[Miners FC]] || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]|| <small>All Iturributan clubs except [[Royal Association]] abandon the Astograthian league system from this season until 662.
|-
| <center>648 || '''[[Athletic Club Olarria]]''' <small>(1) || [[East Railway]] || [[Lermendia FC]] || <small>With the promotion of Scarlettville Rough Riders to the Second Division, teams from neighbouring nation Princess Béatrice Isle take part in the Astograthian second tier from this season until 661.
|-
| <center>649 || '''[[Gesterlake FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Royal Arexa]] || [[Athletic Club Yungoitio]] ||
|-
| <center>650 || '''[[Oyardo FC]]''' <small>(2) || [[Gortz United]] || [[Miners FC]] ||
|-
| <center>651 || '''[[South Factory]]''' <small>(1) || [[Royal Ibarbe|Ibarbe Polo Club]] || [[Urizaharra FC]] ||
|-
| <center>652 || '''[[Royal Association]]''' <small>(2) || [[Miners FC]] || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]] ||
|-
| <center>653 || '''[[Lermendia FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Ximun Orieta FC]] || [[Royal Arexa]] ||
|-
| <center>654 || '''[[Royal Association]]''' <small>(3) || [[Urizaharra FC]] || [[Royal Ibarbe]] ||
|-
| <center>655 || '''[[East Railway]]''' <small>(2) || [[South Factory]] || [[Miners FC]] ||
|-
| <center>656 || '''[[Ituraitz Victory]]''' <small>(3) || [[Athletic Club Yungoitio]] || [[Antiguoko FC]], [[Miners FC]] ||
|-
| <center>657 || '''[[Royal Arexa]]''' <small>(1) || [[Basabe Old Boys]] || [[Urizaharra FC]] || <small>The Second Division expands from 16 to 22 teams. The third promotion spot is decided through play-offs from this season onward.
|-
| <center>658 || '''[[Lermendia FC]]''' <small>(2) || [[Royal Association]] || [[Antiguoko FC]] ||
|-
| <center>659 || '''[[Army United]]''' <small>(1) || [[Athletic Club Yungoitio]] || [[Ximun Orieta FC]] ||
|-
| <center>660 || '''[[Royal Arexa]]''' <small>(2) || [[Ituraitz Victory]] || [[Izarloka FC]] ||
|-
| <center>661 || '''[[Basabe Old Boys]]''' <small>(1) (not promoted)|| [[Royal Ibarbe]] <small>(not promoted)|| [[Ximun Orieta FC]] <small>(not promoted) || <small>Promotions cancelled due to the dissolution of the Astograthian Football League.
|-
| <center>662–673 || colspan=3|''Not held''
|-
| <center>674 || '''[[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]''' <small>(2) || [[South Factory]] || [[Gortz United]] || <small>The Second Division is relaunched as a 24-team competition.
|-
| <center>675 || '''[[Iturributa Racing Club]]''' <small>(2) || [[Ximun Orieta FC]] || [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]] ||
|-
| <center>676 || '''[[Royal Association]]''' <small>(4) || [[Ituraitz Victory]] || [[Royal Ibarbe]] ||
|-
| <center>677 || '''[[Ichapeldun Mariners]]''' <small>(1) || [[Antiguoko FC]] || [[Army United]] ||
|-
| <center>678 || '''[[Miners FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Garitzeta Racing Club]] || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]] ||
|-
| <center>679 || '''[[Bakartirla Buccaneers]]''' <small>(1) || [[Oyardo FC]] || [[Ximun Orieta FC]] ||
|-
| <center>680 || '''[[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]''' <small>(3) || [[Iturributa Racing Club]] || [[Royal Arexa]] ||
|-
| <center>681 || '''[[Gesterlake FC]]''' <small>(2) || [[Basabe Old Boys]] || [[Bakartirla Buccaneers]] ||
|-
| <center>682 || '''[[Urbitzo FC]]''' <small>(1) || [[Royal Association]] || [[Miners FC]] ||
|-
| <center>683 || '''[[Oyardo FC]]''' <small>(3) || [[East Railway]] || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]] ||
|-
| <center>684 || '''[[Bakartirla Buccaneers]]''' <small>(2) || [[Urizaharra FC]] || [[Erribe United]] ||
|-
| <center>685 || '''[[Basabe Old Boys]]''' <small>(2) || [[Garitzeta Racing Club]] || [[Old City Central]] ||
|-
| <center>686 || '''[[Urbitzo FC]]''' <small>(2) || [[Miners FC]] || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]] ||
|-
| <center>687 || '''[[Echegoyan FC]]''' <small>(2) || [[Dockyard Oaks]] || [[Erribe United]] ||
|-
| <center>688 || '''[[Iturributa Racing Club]]''' <small>(3) || [[Basabe Old Boys]] || [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]] ||
|-
| <center>689 || '''[[Ibarbe Sport]]''' <small>(1) || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]] || [[Sporting Olarria]] ||
|-
| <center>690 || '''[[Royal Arexa]]''' <small>(3) || [[Sporting Ibarguren]] || [[Erribe United]] ||
|}

===Performance by club===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:20%;"| Club
! style="width:10%;"| Titles
! style="width:10%;"| Promotions
! Winning Seasons
|-
| [[File:Royal_Association_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Association]]|| <center>4|| <center>8|| 647, 652, 654, 676
|-
| [[File:Athletic_Club_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]|| <center>3|| <center>9|| 637, 674, 680
|-
| [[File:Royal_Arexa_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Arexa]]|| <center>3|| <center>9|| 657, 660, 690
|-
| [[File:Oyardo_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Oyardo FC]]|| <center>3|| <center>6||644, 650, 683
|-
| [[File:Ituraitz_Victory_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz Victory]]|| <center>3|| <center>5|| 634, 636, 656
|-
| [[File:Iturributa_Racing_Club_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa Racing Club]]|| <center>3|| <center>5||642, 675, 688
|-
| [[File:Basabe_Old_Boys_logo.png|15px]] [[Basabe Old Boys]]|| <center>2||<center>5|| 661, 685
|-
| [[File:East_Railway_logo.png|15px]] [[East Railway]]|| <center>2|| <center>5||638, 655
|-
| [[File:Lermendia_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Lermendia FC]]|| <center>2|| <center>5||653, 658
|-
| [[File:South_Factory_logo.png|15px]] [[South Factory]]|| <center>2|| <center>4|| 645, 651
|-
| [[File:Bakartirla_Buccaneers_logo.png|15px]] [[Bakartirla Buccaneers]]|| <center>2|| <center>3|| 679, 684
|-
| [[File:Gesterlake_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Gesterlake FC]]|| <center>2|| <center>3|| 649, 681
|-
| [[File:The_Army_Club_logo.png|15px]] [[The Army Club]]|| <center>2|| <center>2|| 635, 639
|-
| [[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]|| <center>2|| <center>2|| 640, 687
|-
| [[File:Urbitzo_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbitzo FC]]|| <center>2|| <center>2|| 682, 686
|-
| [[File:Miners_FC_ASG_logo.png|15px]] [[Miners FC]]|| <center>1|| <center>7|| 678
|-
| [[File:Antiguoko_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Antiguoko FC]]|| <center>1|| <center>4|| 641
|-
| [[File:Garitzeta_Racing_Club_logo.png|15px]] [[Garitzeta Racing Club]]|| <center>1|| <center>4|| 643
|-
| [[File:Athletic_Club_Olarria_logo.png|15px]] [[Athletic Club Olarria]]|| <center>1|| <center>2|| 648
|-
| [[File:Army_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Army United]]|| <center>1|| <center>2|| 659
|-
| [[File:Freedom_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Freedom FC]]|| <center>1|| <center>2|| 646
|-
| [[File:Ibarbe_Sport_logo.png|15px]] [[Ibarbe Sport]]|| <center>1|| <center>1|| 689
|-
| [[File:Ichapeldun_Mariners_logo.png|15px]] [[Ichapeldun Mariners]]|| <center>1|| <center>1|| 677
|-
|}

===Winners by province===
{| class="wikitable"
!width=125| Province
!width=75| Titles
! Clubs
|-
| {{flagicon|Rumiatzi}} Rumiatzi || <center>11 || [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]] (3), [[East Railway]] (2), [[South Factory]] (2), [[The Army Club]] (2), [[Army United]] (1), [[Ibarbe Sport]] (1)
|-
| {{flagicon|Iturributa}} Iturributa|| <center>9 || [[Royal Association]] (4), [[Iturributa Racing Club]] (3), [[Freedom FC]] (1), [[Garitzeta Racing Club]] (1)
|-
| {{flagicon|East Anzar}} East Anzar || <center>5 || [[Oyardo FC]] (3), [[Urbitzo FC]] (2)
|-
| {{flagicon|Twin Cities}} Twin Cities || <center>5 || [[Royal Arexa]] (3), [[Gesterlake FC]] (2)
|-
| {{flagicon|Ituraitz}} Ituraitz || <center>4 || [[Ituraitz Victory]] (3), [[Ichapeldun Mariners]] (1)
|-
| {{flagicon|Echegoyan}} Echegoyan|| <center>3 || [[Echegoyan FC]] (2), [[Miners FC]] (1)
|-
| {{flagicon|Akialden}} Akialden || <center>2 || [[Lermendia FC]] (2)
|-
| {{flagicon|Bakartirla}} Bakartirla|| <center>2 || [[Bakartirla Buccaneers]] (2)
|-
| {{flagicon|Basabe}} Basabe|| <center>2 || [[Basabe Old Boys]] (2)
|-
| {{flagicon|Antiguoko}} Antiguoko || <center>1 || [[Antiguoko FC]] (1)
|-
| {{flagicon|Olarria}} Olarria|| <center>1 || [[Athletic Club Olarria]] (1)
|-
|}


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