The International belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 2011: 8 title changes among 8 franchises; Uruguay finished with it.
2. 2000: 7 title changes among 7 franchises; France finished with it.
3. 2013: 7 title changes among 8 franchises; Russia finished with it.
4. 1957: 6 title changes among 5 franchises; Argentina finished with it.
5. 2008: 6 title changes among 6 franchises; Spain finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 1874: 1 title change. England carried it in and Scotland carried it out.
2. 1879: 1 title change. Scotland carried it in and England carried it out.
3. 1880: 1 title change. England carried it in and Scotland carried it out.
4. 1888: 1 title change. Scotland carried it in and England carried it out.
5. 1889: 1 title change. England carried it in and Scotland carried it out.

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