Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

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The Ligue 1 relegation/promotion playoffs is an annual French football playoffs contested by 18th placed team in Ligue 1 and 3rd placed team in Ligue 2. It takes place after the completion of regular season and is administered by Ligue de Football Professionnel. Playoffs are a two-legged tie and the winner is decided by aggregate score. Playoffs were introduced in 2016–17 season, even though similar playoffs were played until 1993 when Ligue 1 was named Division 1. The first leg of playoffs 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[]

2016–17 season[]

Troyes2–1Lorient
  • Darbion 37'
  • Nivet 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 14,081[3]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Lorient0–0Troyes
Report
Attendance: 16,000[4]

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[]

Ajaccio0–3Toulouse
Report
Attendance: 0[5]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Toulouse1–0Ajaccio
 Report
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 16,519

Toulouse won 4–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

2018–19 season[]

Lens1–1Dijon
Bellegarde 49' Report Kwon Chang-hoon 81'
Attendance: 37,355
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Dijon3–1Lens
Sliti 28', 90'
Saïd 70'		 Report Duverne 39'
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

2019–20 season[]

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[]

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

Toulouse1–2Nantes
 Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard

2nd leg

Nantes0–1Toulouse
Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.


References[]

  1. ^ "LFP announces Ligue 1 relegation, promotion playoff for next season". ESPN. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Relegation play-off re-introduced in Ligue 1". Goal. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Troyes vs. Lorient". Soccerway. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Lorient vs. Troyes". Soccerway. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ Closed stadium's stands for spectators.
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