Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

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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]

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Results

2016–17 season

Troyes 2–1 Lorient
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 Report
Stade de l'Aube, Troyes
Attendance: 14,081 [3]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Lorient 0–0 Troyes
Report
Stade du Moustoir, Lorient
Attendance: 16,000 [4]
Referee: Clément Turpin

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

Ajaccio 0–3 Toulouse
Report
Stade de la Mosson , Montpellier
Attendance: 0 [5]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Toulouse 1–0 Ajaccio
Report
Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
Attendance: 16,519
Referee: Benoît Bastien

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

2018–19 season

Lens 1–1 Dijon
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Stade Bollaert-Delelis , Lens
Attendance: 37,355
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Dijon 3–1 Lens
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Stade Gaston Gérard , Dijon
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

Toulouse 1–2 Nantes
Report
Stadium de Toulouse , Toulouse
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard

2nd leg

Nantes0–1Toulouse
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire , Nantes
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Benoît Bastien

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

2021–22 season

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
Report
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps , Auxerre
Referee: Benoît Millot

2nd leg

Saint-Étienne1–1 (a.e.t.)Auxerre
 Report
Penalties
4–5
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard , Saint-Étienne
Referee: Antony Gautier

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.

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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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