Astograthian Second Division

Second Division

Organising body	Futbol Astograthiko Federazioa
Founded	634
Country	Astograth
Other club(s) from	Princess Béatrice Isle (648–661)
Confederation	Confederación Rushmori de Fútbol
Number of teams	24
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	First Division
Relegation to	Second Division B
Domestic cup(s)	Royal Cup
International cup(s)	Liga B Champions Trophy
Current champions	Royal Arexa (3rd title) (690)

The Astograthian Second Division (Astograthian: Taldo Biharran [ˈtaldo bihaˈran]) is the second-highest tier of professional football in Astograth, after the 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 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 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 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:

10 clubs = 634–637 16 clubs = 638–656 22 clubs = 657–661 24 clubs = 674–present

Champions

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Other teams promoted	Notes
634	Ituraitz Victory (1) (not promoted)	Ibarbe Polo Club (not promoted)		There were no promotions or relegations during the first three seasons of the Football League.
635	The Army Club (1) (not promoted)	Ituraitz Victory (not promoted)
636	Ituraitz Victory (2) (not promoted)	Ibarbe Polo Club (not promoted)
637	Athletic Club Rumiatzi (1)	Astograth University	Royal Association, Freedom FC
638	East Railway (1)	Blue Mountain Range	Ibarbe Polo Club, Iturributa Racing Club	The Second Division expands from 10 to 16 teams.
639	The Army Club (2)	Freedom FC	Lermendia FC, Garitzeta Racing Club
640	Echegoyan FC (1)	Royal Arexa	Ibarbe Polo Club
641	Antiguoko FC (1)	Oyardo FC	East Railway
642	Iturributa Racing Club (1)	Royal Association	Ximun Orieta FC
643	Garitzeta Racing Club (1)	Athletic Club Olarria	Royal Arexa
644	Oyardo FC (1)	Gesterlake FC	Lermendia FC
645	South Factory (1)	Athletic Club Yungoitio	Ituraitz Victory
646	Freedom FC (1) (not promoted)	Oyardo FC	The Army Club, Ximun Orieta FC, Royal Arexa	Iturributan club Freedom FC win the title but are not promoted due to quitting the Football League.
647	Royal Association (1)	Miners FC	Athletic Club Rumiatzi	All Iturributan clubs except Royal Association abandon the Astograthian league system from this season until 662.
648	Athletic Club Olarria (1)	East Railway	Lermendia FC	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.
649	Gesterlake FC (1)	Royal Arexa	Athletic Club Yungoitio
650	Oyardo FC (2)	Gortz United	Miners FC
651	South Factory (1)	Ibarbe Polo Club	Urizaharra FC
652	Royal Association (2)	Miners FC	Athletic Club Rumiatzi
653	Lermendia FC (1)	Ximun Orieta FC	Royal Arexa
654	Royal Association (3)	Urizaharra FC	Royal Ibarbe
655	East Railway (2)	South Factory	Miners FC
656	Ituraitz Victory (3)	Athletic Club Yungoitio	Antiguoko FC, Miners FC
657	Royal Arexa (1)	Basabe Old Boys	Urizaharra FC	The Second Division expands from 16 to 22 teams. The third promotion spot is decided through play-offs from this season onward.
658	Lermendia FC (2)	Royal Association	Antiguoko FC
659	Army United (1)	Athletic Club Yungoitio	Ximun Orieta FC
660	Royal Arexa (2)	Ituraitz Victory	Izarloka FC
661	Basabe Old Boys (1) (not promoted)	Royal Ibarbe (not promoted)	Ximun Orieta FC (not promoted)	Promotions cancelled due to the dissolution of the Astograthian Football League.
662–673	Not held
674	Athletic Club Rumiatzi (2)	South Factory	Gortz United	The Second Division is relaunched as a 24-team competition.
675	Iturributa Racing Club (2)	Ximun Orieta FC	Astograth University
676	Royal Association (4)	Ituraitz Victory	Royal Ibarbe
677	Ichapeldun Mariners (1)	Antiguoko FC	Army United
678	Miners FC (1)	Garitzeta Racing Club	Athletic Club Rumiatzi
679	Bakartirla Buccaneers (1)	Oyardo FC	Ximun Orieta FC
680	Athletic Club Rumiatzi (3)	Iturributa Racing Club	Royal Arexa
681	Gesterlake FC (2)	Basabe Old Boys	Bakartirla Buccaneers
682	Urbitzo FC (1)	Royal Association	Miners FC
683	Oyardo FC (3)	East Railway	Athletic Club Rumiatzi
684	Bakartirla Buccaneers (2)	Urizaharra FC	Erribe United
685	Basabe Old Boys (2)	Garitzeta Racing Club	Old City Central
686	Urbitzo FC (2)	Miners FC	Athletic Club Rumiatzi
687	Echegoyan FC (2)	Dockyard Oaks	Erribe United
688	Iturributa Racing Club (3)	Basabe Old Boys	Astograth University
689	Ibarbe Sport (1)	Athletic Club Rumiatzi	Sporting Olarria
690	Royal Arexa (3)	Sporting Ibarguren	Erribe United

Performance by club

Club	Titles	Promotions	Winning Seasons
Royal Association	4	8	647, 652, 654, 676
Athletic Club Rumiatzi	3	9	637, 674, 680
Royal Arexa	3	9	657, 660, 690
Oyardo FC	3	6	644, 650, 683
Ituraitz Victory	3	5	634, 636, 656
Iturributa Racing Club	3	5	642, 675, 688
Basabe Old Boys	2	5	661, 685
East Railway	2	5	638, 655
Lermendia FC	2	5	653, 658
South Factory	2	4	645, 651
Bakartirla Buccaneers	2	3	679, 684
Gesterlake FC	2	3	649, 681
The Army Club	2	2	635, 639
Echegoyan FC	2	2	640, 687
Urbitzo FC	2	2	682, 686
Miners FC	1	7	678
Antiguoko FC	1	4	641
Garitzeta Racing Club	1	4	643
Athletic Club Olarria	1	2	648
Army United	1	2	659
Freedom FC	1	2	646
Ibarbe Sport	1	1	689
Ichapeldun Mariners	1	1	677

Winners by province

Province	Titles	Clubs
Rumiatzi	11	Athletic Club Rumiatzi (3), East Railway (2), South Factory (2), The Army Club (2), Army United (1), Ibarbe Sport (1)
Iturributa	9	Royal Association (4), Iturributa Racing Club (3), Freedom FC (1), Garitzeta Racing Club (1)
East Anzar	5	Oyardo FC (3), Urbitzo FC (2)
Twin Cities	5	Royal Arexa (3), Gesterlake FC (2)
Ituraitz	4	Ituraitz Victory (3), Ichapeldun Mariners (1)
Echegoyan	3	Echegoyan FC (2), Miners FC (1)
Akialden	2	Lermendia FC (2)
Bakartirla	2	Bakartirla Buccaneers (2)
Basabe	2	Basabe Old Boys (2)
Antiguoko	1	Antiguoko FC (1)
Olarria	1	Athletic Club Olarria (1)