League 2 is the fourth tier of professional football in England, sitting below League 1 and above the National League. It features 24 teams that compete for promotion to the higher division, with the top teams earning a chance to move up. Each season, teams play 46 matches, facing each other twice, once at home and once away. The bottom teams risk relegation to the National League, while the top three teams automatically promote, and the next four enter a playoff for the final promotion spot.