I’m not talking about the playoffs like they have in England.
Eg – The team who finishes third bottom plays the team third top in the next division.
I know Scotland used to use a system like this but scrapped it a few years ago, what leagues use a system like this?
England did use a similar system when playoffs were first introduced in the late eighties (1 team from div 1, 3 from div 2). Charlton retained their top div status in the first year in a memorable 2 legged encounter with Leeds but the following year Chelsea were relegated in a two legged final with Middlesborough. The Chelsea fans found it all too much and had a big riot so the league decided not to use teams from the higher division and the system was changed to the one we have today.
Pretty sure the dutch and german leagues still do this, not sure on any others.
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England did use a similar system when playoffs were first introduced in the late eighties (1 team from div 1, 3 from div 2). Charlton retained their top div status in the first year in a memorable 2 legged encounter with Leeds but the following year Chelsea were relegated in a two legged final with Middlesborough. The Chelsea fans found it all too much and had a big riot so the league decided not to use teams from the higher division and the system was changed to the one we have today.
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