The team had survived relegation twice ; first in 2005 after a dreadful start of the campaign, then in 2006 when the team only survived relegation by beating Bryne FK in the relegation playoffs.

In 2007 the team was relegated to the Norwegian First Division after being beaten by FK Bodø / Glimt in the relegation playoffs.

In July 2012, after the relegation of Borac from the SuperLiga, Sseppuya moved to FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in the Montenegrin First League.

— Bodø / Glimt played four seasons at the top level before relegation in 1980, finishing last at 12th place.

A good league performance one season have usually been followed with nearly relegation the next season is illustrated with the 1993 and 1994 seasons when Glimt won the cup and became league runners-up, in 1994 a better goal-difference allowed Bodø / Glimt to stay in the top division.

After relegation into the Third Division south at the end of the 1932 / 33 season the club appointed Jimmy Seed as manager and he oversaw the most successful period in Charlton's history either side of the Second World War.

After each Clausura, the two teams with the lowest points-per-game total for the previous six tournaments ( three years, counting only Primera División games ) are relegated to Primera B Nacional to be replaced by that league's champion and runner-up teams ; the two teams immediately above contest promotion / relegation series with the third and fourth places in Primera B Nacional, counted by its aggregate table.

Some leagues in continental Europe combine automatic promotion / relegation with test matches.

The next two lower-placed teams enter a promotion / relegation mini-league with high-placed teams from the Dutch First Division

In 2010 Excelsior returned to the highest tier of Dutch football, after defeating crosstown rival Sparta Rotterdam in the final of the Eredivisie promotion / relegation play-offs.

Finishing 16th, Excelsior had to face FC Den Bosch and Helmond Sport in the relegation / promotion play-offs.

The club finished the 1990 – 91 season in 17th position, thus having to appear in the promotion / relegation playoffs against Real Murcia: on 19 June 1991, after a 0 – 0 away draw, a 5 – 2 home win meant the team managed to maintain its top level status.

However, his time at Selhurst Park was not a success, as he failed to save Palace from relegation and he resigned the following November as a disappointing start to the 1981 / 82 season saw their promotion hopes effectively written off ( promotion was ultimately not achieved for another seven seasons ).

The main competition is the County Schools League where Gordonstoun plays along side nine other schools in a league system with the chance of promotion / relegation at the end of the season.

Mixed results followed during the autumn as Wolves were some way off the automatic promotion and new promotion / relegation playoff places – though at least they were comfortably clear of the bottom place in the league, which for the first time would mean automatic relegation to the Football Conference.

Their season ended with a 4 – 1 home win over Hartlepool United, in which Steve Bull scored his first Wolves hat-trick, and they finished fourth – one place short of automatic promotion, which placed in them in the promotion / relegation playoffs.

It was the first season of the Football League play-offs, which in their first two seasons operated as a promotion / relegation decider between the First / Second, Second / Third and Third / Fourth divisions before a reorganisation saw them operate solely as promotion deciders.

Losing their best players to other League of Wales clubs severely weakened Thursday ’ s playing resources and, despite the efforts of those who featured in the 1992 / 93 season, relegation back to the Welsh League was confirmed.

In the 2002 / 2003 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria.

Following relegation from the Cymru Alliance League at the end of the ' 09 /' 10 season, the 2010 / 11 season started badly with the club languishing next to bottom of the Welsh National League Premier Division in January.

Unfortunately this proved a step too far with relegation in 2009 / 10.

If the winner of the play offs does not meet these standards, then there is no relegation / promotion, as was the case in the 11-12 season when London Welsh won promotion from the Championship but where denied promotion and so Newcastle Falcons ' relegation wasn't carried out, until London Welsh successfully appealed against their block.

In the 2004 season Glimt finished third last and had to play a two-game qualification match against Kongsvinger to avoid relegation.

On 22 November 2008 Charlton suffered a 2 – 5 loss to Sheffield United at home, which meant that the club had gone eight successive games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone — particularly disastrous considering they were among the pre-season favourites for promotion.

The club again flirted with the prospect of relegation ; however, the incessant poor form of Start and Sarpsborg meant Lillestrøm again saved themselves.

A final day loss to Blackburn put them in danger of relegation, but results elsewhere meant they narrowly survived in 17th place, one point ahead of relegated Birmingham and Blackpool.

However, failing to win a single away game meant that their relegation battle was ultimately lost, and they finished bottom of the table on goal difference, bracketed together on 33 points with the two other relegated teams.

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady stated that Birmingham's relegation meant that the last £ 1. 5 million of the maximum £ 6. 25 million fee for signing Heskey from Liverpool would not be payable.

But a series of defeats and the resurgence of rival strugglers meant Wigan faced the serious threat of relegation.

A 2 – 1 win over Tranmere Rovers, and a win for Blackburn Rovers over Plymouth Argyle, meant United survived relegation by two points.

Aldershot Town's 3 – 0 victory over Lincoln City meant Barnet finished a point above Lincoln City and the relegation zone.

Again Airdrie were given a reprieve as the continued uncertainty over the future of Livingston meant that the West Lothian club were relegated to the Third division, so Airdrie were re-instated to the First by virtue of losing play-off finalists, and 2009 – 10 season as relegation play-off semi-finalists ( losing 3 – 1 on aggregate to Brechin City ).

The relegation meant a total reconstruction of the club ’ s management.

One week later, a resounding 4 – 0 home win ( HSV's first since 1 April ) over relegated Aachen coupled with Dortmund's 2 – 1 defeat in Leverkusen and Nuremberg's 3 – 0 win in Hannover meant that HSV had somehow slipped in at the last possible moment to snatch 7th place, moving from 18th place and certain relegation on 10 February 2007 to 7th place and two games away from UEFA Cup football on 19 May 2007.

This was after a worrying Christmas period where the team were battling against relegation – the capture of 4 or 5 new players, including the influential signing of Raymond Spence from Farnborough, meant that the club stormed up the league winning 9 of their last 12 games.

Only 1 win in the last 18 games meant that Hull finished fourth from yet clear of relegation danger, but the poor form led to his departure.

Reading's relegation from the Premier League in 2008 meant that all expansion plans were put on hold, but appears that these plans will be revived now that promotion was again achieved in 2012 as long as Reading can avoid relegation back to the Championship.

In the 2005 – 06 Guinness Premiership, they avoided relegation and were safe much earlier in the season, which meant that they avoided a repeat of last years relegation battle on the last day of the season.

Finishing the season as 12th ( last ) meant playing Kvalserien in order to avoid relegation for the second time in three years.

In the last round of the season, a 6 – 2 win versus Juventus, in Turin, meant a final relegation escape.

Indifferent league performances that season meant that Ipswich finished just three points above the relegation zone, but the season ended in success in the FA Cup.

His relocation to New York meant a relegation to the bench, as his minutes dropped down to around 17 a game.

The relegation was the first time Crusaders had ever been relegated from any league, and meant an end to 56 consecutive seasons of senior football.

They narrowly lost out in this play-off, drawing 0-0 in the first leg ( away ), and then losing 1-0, to an 85th minute winner from Donegal Celtic's Stephen McAlorum in the second leg ( home ), and this meant relegation to the IFA Championship 1.