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The Ligue 1 Losers Belt · current holder

FC Metz

FC Metz picked it up on December 7, 2025, losing to AJ Auxerre 3–1. To get rid of it, they have to win a game.

Same schedule, same rules, flipped: the Losers Belt passes to whoever loses to its holder. It's the crown nobody wants, and some clubs have worn it for years. It started on September 4, 1938, when FC Antibes lost to Olympique Lillois Lille.

764Losers Belt reigns
2,121Losers Belt games
19Losses in a row with it
296Days held

Longest Losers Belt reigns (losses in a row as holder)

FC MetzDec 7, 2025 – now19
Angers SCOOct 9, 2022 – Apr 8, 202319
Toulouse FCOct 27, 2019 – Aug 14, 202218
FC SochauxApr 7, 1946 – Oct 5, 194715
RC RoubaixJan 1, 1939 – Aug 26, 194514
AS CannesNov 16, 1991 – Mar 21, 199213
SC BastiaDec 21, 1985 – Apr 25, 198613
SM CaenMar 11, 2018 – Sep 1, 201812
Stade RennesJan 30, 1977 – May 27, 197711
Dijon FCOSep 1, 2018 – Dec 5, 201811

All 764 Losers Belt reigns, searchable →

Latest handoffs

Dec 7, 2025FC Metz lost to AJ Auxerre 3–1
Oct 29, 2025AJ Auxerre lost to RC Strasbourg 3–0
Oct 26, 2025RC Strasbourg lost to Olympique Lyon 2–1
Oct 18, 2025Olympique Lyon lost to OGC Nice 3–2
Sep 20, 2025OGC Nice lost to Stade Brest 4–1
May 17, 2025Stade Brest lost to OGC Nice 6–0
May 10, 2025OGC Nice lost to Stade Rennes 2–0
May 3, 2025Stade Rennes lost to Toulouse FC 2–1
Apr 6, 2025Toulouse FC lost to Olympique Marseille 3–2
Mar 29, 2025Olympique Marseille lost to Stade Reims 3–1
Feb 21, 2025Stade Reims lost to Stade Rennes 1–0
Feb 16, 2025Stade Rennes lost to Lille OSC 2–0
Feb 8, 2025Lille OSC lost to Le Havre AC 2–1
Dec 15, 2024Le Havre AC lost to RC Strasbourg 3–0
Nov 30, 2024RC Strasbourg lost to Stade Brest 3–1

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