Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

The Ligue 1 relegation/promotion playoffs is an annual playoff in French football contested by the 18th placed team in Ligue 1 and the winner of the Ligue 2 promotion playoffs. 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 the 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
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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