The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system.
The division contains ten teams and each year the top team is promoted to the First Division, while the clubs in 2nd through 4th places enter an end of season play-off with the 9th placed side in the First Division. The bottom club is automatically relegated and the 9th placed club goes into an end of season play-off with the second, third and fourth placed clubs from the Third Division.
The teams play each other four times with three points for a victory and one point each for a drawn game.
Read more about Scottish Football League Second Division: History, Current Status, Sponsorship, Teams For 2012–13 Second Division, Stadia, Winners of The Second Division
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