The Ligue 1 relegation/promotion playoffs is an annual playoff fixture in French football contested by the 16th-placed team in Ligue 1 and the winner of the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs. It takes place after the completion of the regular season and is administered by Ligue de Football Professionnel. Play-offs are a two-legged tie and the winner is decided by aggregate score. Play-offs were introduced in the 2016–17 season, even though similar play-offs were played until 1993 when Ligue 1 was named Division 1. The first leg of play-offs are played on the home ground of the Ligue 2 club with the return leg at the home of the Ligue 1 club.[1][2]
Results edit
2016–17 season edit
Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to 2017–18 Ligue 2.
2017–18 season edit
Toulouse won 4–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
2018–19 season edit
| Lens | 1–1 | Dijon |
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Bellegarde  49' |
Report | Kwon Chang-hoon 81' |
Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
2019–20 season edit
League was suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in France. No playoffs were played. The teams in the play-off positions at the time of suspension (Nîmes from Ligue 1 and Ajaccio from Ligue 2) remained in their respective leagues.
2020–21 season edit
The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nantes, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation.
1st leg
2nd leg
2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
2021–22 season edit
The 2021–22 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Saint-Étienne, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Auxerre, on a two-legged confrontation.
1st leg
| Auxerre | 1–1 | Saint-Étienne |
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2nd leg
2–2 on aggregate. Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.
References edit
- ^ "LFP announces Ligue 1 relegation, promotion playoff for next season". ESPN. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Relegation play-off re-introduced in Ligue 1". Goal. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Troyes vs. Lorient". Soccerway. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Lorient vs. Troyes". Soccerway. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Closed stadium's stands for spectators.