Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

The Ligue 1 relegation/promotion playoffs, known in French as the Barrages (transl. play-offs),^[1] is an annual play-off 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 originally introduced in the 2015–16 season^[2] but due to legal issues it was adopted in the 2016–17 season, even though similar play-offs were played until 1993 when Ligue 1 was named Division 1.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

Results

2016–17 season

The 2016–17 season saw the return of the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team, Lorient, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Troyes, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

25 May 2017

20:45 CEST

Troyes	2–1	Lorient
Confais 31' Darbion 37' Obiang 65' Giraudon 89' Nivet 90+1' Tinhan 90+2'	Report	Waris 82' Ciani 90+3'

Stade de l'Aube, Troyes

Attendance: 14,081^[7]

Referee: Ruddy Buquet

2nd leg

28 May 2017

21:00 CEST

Lorient	0–0	Troyes
Philippoteaux 72'	Report	Niane 33' Darbion 61' Cordoval 64'

Stade du Moustoir, Lorient

Attendance: 16,000^[8]

Referee: Clément Turpin

Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to the 2017–18 Ligue 2.

2017–18 season

The 2017–18 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Toulouse, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Ajaccio, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

23 May 2018

20:45 CEST

Ajaccio	0–3	Toulouse
Cavalli 45' Marin 45+1' Lejeune 64' Laçi 76'	Report	Gradel 45+3' Jullien 51' Sanogo 65'

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Referee: Ruddy Buquet

2nd leg

27 May 2018

21:00 CEST

Toulouse	1–0	Ajaccio
Durmaz 88'	Report	Vialla 43' Boé-Kane 84'

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

The 2018–19 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Dijon, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Lens, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

30 May 2019

20:45 CEST

Lens	1–1	Dijon
Bellegarde 49' Centonze 78'	Report	Balmont 5' Lautoa 10' Coulibaly 23' Kwon 81'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Attendance: 37,355

Referee: Amaury Delerue

2nd leg

2 June 2019

21:15 CEST

Dijon	3–1	Lens
Sliti 28', 90' Saïd 70'	Report	Duverne 39' Doucouré 51'

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

The leagues were 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

27 May 2021

20:45 CEST

Toulouse	1–2	Nantes
Machado 19' Koné 63' Moreira 72'	Report	Blas 10' Kolo Muani 22' Chirivella 46'

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Referee: Jérémie Pignard

2nd leg

30 May 2021

18:00 CEST

Nantes	0–1	Toulouse
Appiah 5' Kolo Muani 41' Chirivella 77'	Report	Bayo 53', 62' Machado 70' Antiste 81' Ngoumou 87'

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

26 May 2022

19:00 CEST

Auxerre	1–1	Saint-Étienne
Bernard 49' Perrin 87'	Report	Youssouf 15' Bouanga 58'

Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre

Referee: Benoît Millot

2nd leg

29 May 2022

19:00 CEST

Saint-Étienne	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Auxerre
Camara 76'	Report	Sakhi 51' Touré 89'
Penalties
Boudebouz Nordin Trauco Dioussé Bouanga	4–5	Dugimont Jubal Perrin Charbonnier Touré

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Referee: Antony Gautier

2–2 on aggregate. Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to the 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to the 2022–23 Ligue 2.

2022–23 season

No playoffs took place in 2022–23 due to the restructuring of the French football pyramid. 4 teams were relegated from Ligue 1 while only 2 were promoted from Ligue 2.

2023–24 season

The 2023–24 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team, Metz, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Saint-Étienne, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

30 May 2024

20:30 CEST

Saint-Étienne	2–1	Metz
Sissoko 19', 89' Maçon 34' Cardona 80'	Report	Traoré 45' N'Doram 71'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Referee: Benoît Millot

2nd leg

2 June 2024

17:00 CEST

Metz	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Saint-Étienne
Diallo 5' Camara 17' Mikautadze 25' (pen.), 74' Udol 81' N'Doram 85' Oukidja 111'	Report	Tardieu 15' Larsonneur 23' Pétrot 35' Maçon 99' Wadji 116'

Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz

Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Saint-Étienne won 4–3 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2024–25 Ligue 1; Metz were relegated to the 2024–25 Ligue 2.

References

^ "Tout savoir sur les Barrages". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ "Ligue 1 reduces relegation to just 2 clubs". ESPN.com. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ "2 relegation spots / 2 promotion spots to Ligue 1 proposal officially scrapped - Get French Football News". 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ "Ligue 1 to keep three relegation places". ESPN.com. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ "LFP announces Ligue 1 relegation, promotion playoff for next season". ESPN. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^ since 1993, A. playoff has not decided relegation and promotion in France's top-two leagues. "Relegation Playoff Reintroduced In Ligue 1". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 2024-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Troyes vs. Lorient". Soccerway. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
^ "Lorient vs. Troyes". Soccerway. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

[1] "Tout savoir sur les Barrages". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[2] "Ligue 1 reduces relegation to just 2 clubs". ESPN.com. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[3] "2 relegation spots / 2 promotion spots to Ligue 1 proposal officially scrapped - Get French Football News". 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[4] "Ligue 1 to keep three relegation places". ESPN.com. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[5] "LFP announces Ligue 1 relegation, promotion playoff for next season". ESPN. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[6] since 1993, A. playoff has not decided relegation and promotion in France's top-two leagues. "Relegation Playoff Reintroduced In Ligue 1". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 2024-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[7] "Troyes vs. Lorient". Soccerway. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

[8] "Lorient vs. Troyes". Soccerway. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

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Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Results

2016–17 season

2017–18 season

2018–19 season

2019–20 season

2020–21 season

2021–22 season

2022–23 season

2023–24 season

References

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