All teams in Round two who lost in the first round were drawn against each other in the second round in a phase known as the second round backdoor system. The losers of these backdoor games were knocked out of the championship and went on to play in the relegation playoffs. The winning teams from round one were paired with each other. The losers of these round two games progressed to the third round and the winning teams skipped a round and went on directly to the fourth round.