The heartbreak list
Belt games decided by 3 points or less2,015 belt games have come down to 3 points or less. These are the clubs who got closest without taking it, and the holders who survived by a whisker.
So close: challengers
Lost a belt game by 3 or less
| OGC Nice | 53 |
| AS Nancy | 51 |
| FC Metz | 50 |
| Toulouse FC | 50 |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 47 |
| Stade Rennes | 45 |
| RC Lens | 44 |
| FC Nantes | 42 |
| Olympique Marseille | 39 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 39 |
| Olympique Lyon | 39 |
| Lille OSC | 37 |
Lost it by a whisker
Holders beaten by 3 or less
| Girondins Bordeaux | 51 |
| Olympique Marseille | 50 |
| Stade Rennes | 48 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 45 |
| Olympique Lyon | 44 |
| RC Strasbourg | 40 |
| FC Nantes | 40 |
| AS Monaco | 39 |
| Lille OSC | 37 |
| FC Metz | 36 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 36 |
| RC Lens | 35 |
Escape artists
Holders who defended by 3 or less
| Paris Saint-Germain | 136 |
| AS Monaco | 85 |
| FC Nantes | 76 |
| Olympique Marseille | 74 |
| Olympique Lyon | 73 |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 55 |
| Lille OSC | 53 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 49 |
| RC Lens | 43 |
| Stade Rennes | 39 |
| FC Metz | 38 |
| Nimes Olympique | 36 |
Latest nail-biters
| Sep 19, 2026 | Paris FC beat RC Strasbourg 2–1 | Title change |
| Aug 29, 2026 | RC Strasbourg beat RC Lens 2–1 | Title change |
| Aug 22, 2026 | RC Lens beat AJ Auxerre 5–2 | Title change |
| May 17, 2026 | AJ Auxerre beat Lille OSC 2–0 | Title change |
| May 10, 2026 | Lille OSC beat AS Monaco 1–0 | Defense |
| Apr 26, 2026 | Lille OSC beat Paris FC 1–0 | Title change |
| Apr 19, 2026 | Paris FC beat FC Metz 3–1 | Defense |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Paris FC beat AS Monaco 4–1 | Title change |
| Apr 5, 2026 | AS Monaco beat Olympique Marseille 2–1 | Defense |
| Mar 22, 2026 | AS Monaco beat Olympique Lyon 2–1 | Defense |
| Mar 14, 2026 | AS Monaco beat Stade Brest 2–0 | Title change |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Stade Brest beat Le Havre AC 2–0 | Defense |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Stade Brest beat FC Metz 1–0 | Defense |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Stade Brest beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Defense |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Stade Brest beat FC Lorient 2–0 | Title change |
| Jan 31, 2026 | FC Lorient beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Defense |
| Jan 24, 2026 | FC Lorient beat Stade Rennes 2–0 | Title change |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Stade Rennes beat Lille OSC 2–0 | Defense |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Stade Rennes beat Stade Brest 3–1 | Title change |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Stade Brest beat AS Monaco 1–0 | Defense |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Stade Brest beat RC Strasbourg 2–1 | Defense |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Stade Brest beat FC Metz 3–2 | Title change |
| Nov 9, 2025 | FC Metz beat OGC Nice 2–1 | Defense |
| Nov 2, 2025 | FC Metz beat FC Nantes 2–0 | Defense |
| Oct 29, 2025 | FC Metz beat RC Lens 2–0 | Title change |