CREATE TABLE table_204_179 (id NUMBER, "season" NUMBER, "division" NUMBER, "tms." NUMBER, "pos." NUMBER, "fa cup" CLOB, "afc cl" NUMBER)

what year had the least amount of teams that competed ?
SELECT "season" FROM table_204_179 ORDER BY "tms." LIMIT 1
SELECT "season" FROM "table_204_179" ORDER BY "tms." FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY