2. Liga

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2. Liga is the common shorthand name for Germany’s second-tier professional football league, officially known as the 2. Bundesliga.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
2. Liga canonical 1
Admiral 2. Liga 1
Zweite Bundesliga 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league
second division
sports league
above Bundesliga
alsoKnownAs 2. Liga
Zweite Bundesliga
linked to: 2. Liga
below 3. Liga
broadcastIn Austria
Germany
Switzerland
competitionFormat double round-robin
confederation UEFA
country Germany
domesticCup DFB-Pokal
followsCompetition Bundesliga season schedule pattern
founded 1974
gender men's football
governingBody DFL
Deutsche Fußball Liga
hasPlayoffs promotion/relegation play-off
hasPromotionSpots 1 play-off place
2 direct promotion places
hasRelegationSpots 1 relegation play-off place
2 direct relegation places
inception 1974
language German
leagueLevel 2
matchPointsForDraw 1
matchPointsForLoss 0
matchPointsForWin 3
numberOfTeams 18
officialName 2. Bundesliga
organizer Deutsche Fußball Liga
partOf German football league system
professionalStatus fully professional
promotionPlayoffWith Bundesliga
promotionTo Bundesliga
region Germany
relegationPlayoffWith 3. Liga
relegationTo 3. Liga
seasonStructure home-and-away
sport association football
teamsEligibleFor DFB-Pokal
tierInPyramid second tier
typeOfLeague national league
typicalSeasonEnd May
typicalSeasonStart August
usesSystem promotion and relegation system

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2. Bundesliga alsoKnownAs 2. Liga
2. Liga alsoKnownAs Zweite Bundesliga
linked to: 2. Liga
2. Liga (Austria) currentName Admiral 2. Liga
linked to: 2. Liga