1982 to 1990–91: 20 teams 1991–92: two divisions (Nord and Süd) of 12 teams each, divisions split into promotion/relegation groups of 6 teams each after 22 rounds 1992–93: 24 teams 1993–94: 20 teams Teams promoted to the Bundesliga: 3; 1981–1991 there was a promotion/relegation round, in 1991–92 there was 1 promotion per group. Number of relegations into the Regionalliga (until 1994: Oberliga): 4; 1991–92: 2–3 per group (inclusive relegation); 1992–93: 7. Promotion and relegation From the 1992–93 season to the 2008–09 season, the top three teams gained promotion into the Bundesliga; after this, and to the present, only the top two teams are promoted automatically, and the third placed team plays a two-leg playoff against the team that finishes 16th in the Bundesliga. Until the 2007–08 season, the bottom four teams were relegated into the Regional leagues. Since the 2008–09, following the inception of the 3. Liga, only the bottom two teams are relegated into the 3. Liga automatically; the third from bottom team can avoid relegation by winning a two-leg playoff against the team that finishes in third place in the 3. Liga. League rules Since the 2006–07 season there is no longer a limit on non-EU players in the league. Instead clubs are required to have 8 players on the squad who have come up through the youth system of a German club, 4 of which have to come from the club's own youth system. Seven substitutes are permitted to be selected, from which three can be used in the duration of the game. League champions Second Bundesliga North Second Bundesliga South Second Bundesliga Second Bundesliga North Second Bundesliga South Second Bundesliga Bold denotes team earned promotion. Promoted and relegated teams The list of teams that earned promotion to and from the 2. Bundesliga or were relegated from the league: Records The 2. Bundesliga is the only football league in Germany in which teams from all federal states have already played. Greuther Fürth has collected the most points as of the end of the 2021–22 season. Since 1974 the club has won 1,667 points in 1,126 second division games and has been leading the all-time table of the 2. Bundesliga since September 2017. This is followed by FC St. Pauli with 1,563 points from 1,062 games and Alemannia Aachen with 1,481 points from 1,020 games. Greuther Fürth have scored the most goals with 1,674 in 1,126 games. The