CREATE TABLE "year_by_year" (
  "year" real,
  "division" real,
  "league" text,
  "regular_season" text,
  "playoffs" text,
  "open_cup" text
);

Question: Which Playoffs have a Year smaller than 2012, and an Open Cup of did not enter?
SQL: SELECT "playoffs" FROM "year_by_year" WHERE "year"<2012 AND "open_cup"='did not enter';

Question: Which Year is the lowest one that has a Regular Season of 5th, atlantic, and a Division larger than 4?
SQL: SELECT MIN("year") FROM "year_by_year" WHERE "regular_season"='5th, atlantic' AND "division">4;

Question: Which Year has Playoffs which did not qualify?
SQL: SELECT AVG("year") FROM "year_by_year" WHERE "playoffs"='did not qualify';