FFF: Federation and French League formalise reconciliation, pro/rel play-offs in France from 2016-17

The Federal Assembly of all of French football, organised by the FFF, adopted - with 59.08% of the votes - the installation of a promotion/relegation play-off between the the team which finishes 18^th in Ligue 2 versus the team which finishes 3^rd in the National (French third division) from the 2016-17 season, on 28/05/2016.

This change corresponds with the installation of a promotion/relegation play-off between the team which finishes 18^th in Ligue 1 versus the team which finishes 3^rd in Ligue 2, as decided by the LFP on 14/04/2016. The LFP and the FFF will work together to organise "Une Semaine des Barrages" ("A Week of Play-offs") - based on the model of the English and German play-off formats - after the end of the regular season of the first three French divisions.

 "Une Semaine des Barrages": promotion/relegation play-offs in French professional football from 2016-17

• Ligue 1 18^th place team versus Ligue 2 3^rd place team
  • The 19^th and 20^th place teams in Ligue 1 are automatically relegated; the 1^st and 2^nd place teams in Ligue 2 are automatically promoted.
• Ligue 2 18^th…