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European systems vary widely. In Italy’s Serie C, promotion involves complex playoff structures; Spain’s Primera Federación offers only two automatic promotion spots with the rest contested via playoff rounds; France’s National features just two promotion spots for an entire nationwide league. These narrower, more chaotic routes to ascendancy often diminish the direct consequence of relegation, which in many cases equates to dropping into amateur or semi-professional tiers, causing severe financial and operational repercussions.