Editing Playoffs (section)

=== Spain ===
{{Main|La Liga playoffs}}
Since the 2010–11 season, the [[Segunda División]] established promotion playoffs between the 3rd to 6th-placed teams, similar to the rules in the English and Italian systems. However, due to reserve teams being allowed to compete in the same football league system, subsequent places may be allowed to play off depending on reserve teams finishing within the 3rd to 6th places.

At a lower level, playoffs in Segunda División B take place to decide the divisional title between the 4 group winners, and to decide which other teams would be promoted, as follows:

*The first set of matches are an elimination tournament between the 4 group winners. The winners of each match are promoted and then play a final for the tier title.
*After the tier final takes place, the teams who finished 2nd in each of the 4 groups play the teams who finished 4th, whereas the teams who finished third play each other. The 6 winners, along with the 2 Group winners who lost their games in the earlier semifinals, play in each other in a knockout format until there is 2 teams remaining who are promoted.
*If within the qualifying places exist reserve teams whose senior teams are already in Segunda División, subsequent places are allowed to play off. If the senior teams are relegated from Segunda División during the season, the reserve team is automatically disqualified from competing and relegated to Tercera División.

Previously a playoff system had been used in which the teams finishing 3rd and 4th from last in [[La Liga]] had played off against the teams finishing 3rd and 4th in the Segunda División. This system had been introduced in the 1980s but ended in 1998–99.<ref>[[1998-99 La Liga#Relegation playoff]]</ref>

In the women's game, since the 2022–23 season, the [[Primera Federación (women)|Primera Federación Femenina]] has playoffs between the 2nd to 5th-placed teams, as only the champions are automatically promoted to [[Liga F]]. As in the men's game, subsequent places are promoted or allowed to play off if reserve teams finish within the top five.