Beforehand, the league utilised a different promotion and relegation format. Previous to 1995, the league's structure was direct relegation of the bottom two teams and also a play-off among the 3rd-past first-division crew plus the winner of the 2nd-division play-offs, much like the Dutch Eredivisie, along with the German Bundesliga. https://waylontfqkr.kylieblog.com/37559814/not-known-details-about-what-is-ligue-1