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For other uses, see Second division (baseball), 2nd Division (disambiguation), and Division II (disambiguation).

In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style competitions, many leagues known as the Second Division have fallen to a lower tier in countries' football league system.

This list of Second Divisions in association football, divided by authority, includes country and actual level.

## AFC

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* K League Challenge, South Korea (second tier)
* J. League Division 2, Japan (second tier)
* I League 2, India (second tier)

## UEFA

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* Albanian Second Division, Albania (third tier)
* Segona Divisió, Andorra (second tier)
* Belarusian Second League, Belarus (third tier)
* Belgian Second Division, Belgium (second tier)
* Second League of the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (third tier)
* Czech 2. Liga, Czech Republic (second tier)
* Cypriot Second Division, Cyprus (second tier)
* Druga HNL, Croatia (second tier)
* Danish 2nd Division, Denmark (third tier)
* England:
* Football League Second Division (1892–1992; second tier, re-branded as Football League First Division after creation of top-level FA Premier League)
* EFL Championship, (second tier)
* Isthmian League Second Division, (ninth tier)
* Second League of Estonia (third tier)
* 2\. deild, Faroe Islands (third tier)
* Kakkonen, Finland (third tier)
* Ligue 2, France (second tier)
* Second Macedonian Football League (Macedonian Vtora Liga), Republic of Macedonia (second tier)
* Meore Liga, Georgia (third tier)
* 2\. Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany (second tier)
* Football League (Greece) (formerly Beta Ethniki, Greece (second tier)
* Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Hungarian National Championship II), Hungary (second tier)
* 2\. deild karla, Iceland (third tier)
* Italy:
* Serie B, (second tier)
* Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (fourth tier)
* Maltese Second Division, Malta (third tier)
* Montenegrin Second League, Montenegro (second tier)
* Norwegian Second Division (2. divisjon), Norway (third tier)
* II liga (Poland) (Polish Second League), Poland (third tier)
* Portugal:
* Liga de Honra, formerly "Segunda Divisão de Honra", (second tier)
* Segunda Divisão (Portuguese Second Division), (third tier)
* Liga II, Romania
* Russian Second Division, Russia (third tier)
* Scottish Football League Second Division, Scotland (third tier)
* 2\. Liga (Slovakia) (Slovak Second League), Slovakia (second tier)
* Slovenian Second League, Slovenia (second tier)
* Segunda División de La Liga, Spain
* Swedish football Division 2, Sweden (fourth tier)
* TFF Second League, Turkey (third tier)
* Ukrainian Second League, Ukraine (third tier)
* V.League 3, Vietname (third tier)
* Welsh Football League Division Two, Wales (second tier)

## CONCACAF

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As of August 30, 2017

* Aruban Division Uno, Aruba (second tier)
* Barbados Division One, Barbados (second tier)
* Segunda División de Costa Rica, Costa Rica (second tier)
* Segunda División de El Salvador, El Salvador (second tier)
* GFA First Division, Grenada (second tier)
* Primera División de Ascenso, Guatemala (second tier)
* Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Honduras (second tier)
* Jamaica:
* Eastern Confederation Super League (second tier)
* KSAFA Super League (second tier)
* South Central Confederation Super League (second tier)
* Western Confederation Super League (second tier)
* Mexico:
* Ascenso MX (second tier)
* Segunda División de México (formerly Segunda División Profesional) (third tier)
* Segunda División de Nicaragua, Nicaragua (second tier)
* Liga Nacional de Ascenso, Panama (second tier)
* SKNFA Division 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis (second tier)
* SLFA Second Division, St. Lucia (second tier)
* SVB Hoofdklasse, Suriname (second tier)
* National Super League, Trinidad and Tobago (second tier)
* United States:
* United Soccer League (second tier)
* North American Soccer League (second tier)

## CONMEBOL

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* Primera B Nacional, Argentina (second tier)
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Brazil (second tier)
* Ecuadorian Serie B, Ecuador (second tier)
* Paraguayan Segunda División, Paraguay (second tier)
* Peruvian Segunda División, Peru (second tier)
* Uruguayan Segunda División, Uruguay (second tier)
* Venezuelan Segunda División, Venezuela (second tier)

## See also

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* B Division (disambiguation)

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Second-level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

* Australia
* Australian Championship
* National Premier Leagues
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China PR
* East Timor
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Korea Republic
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Northern Mariana Islands†
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine (Gaza Strip)
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

† Associated members

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Second level football leagues of Africa (CAF)

* Algeria
* Angola
* Djibouti
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* until 2023
* from 2023
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Libya
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* São Tomé
* Príncipe
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Second level association football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America|

* Mexico
* United States

Central America|

* Belize
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Nicaragua
* Panama

Caribbean|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Grand Bahama
* New Providence
* Barbados
* Bermuda2
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* French Guiana1 3
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe1
* Guyana3
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Eastern
* Kingston–St. Andrews
* South Central
* Western
* Martinique1
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Martin1
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Sint Maarten1
* Suriname3
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands
* St. Croix
* St. Thomas

* 1: Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.
* 2: North American member but affiliated to CFU.
* 3: South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU.

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Second level football leagues of South America (CONMEBOL)

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

Current|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Federation
* Republika Srpska
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Republic of Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* North
* South

Former|

* Belgium
* East Germany
* England
* First Division
* Second Division
* Finland
* Suomensarja
* Ykkönen
* Germany
* 2\. Bundesliga Nord
* 2\. Bundesliga Süd
* 2\. Oberliga Süd
* 2\. Oberliga Südwest
* 2\. Oberliga West
* Berlin
* Nord
* Süd
* Südwest
* West
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Rep of Ireland
* Israel
* Malta
* Norway
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

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