ESTAC Troyes took the lineal Ligue 1 belt on March 12, 2022, beating FC Nantes 1–0 at home. It is reign 966 in the belt's history and the 2nd for the club.
FC Nantes had held it since February 13, 2022: 27 days and 3 defenses.
ESTAC Troyes last held the belt in 2001–02, 7,336 days before this one; that reign lasted 17 days with 3 defenses.
The reign lasted 29 days and 2 defenses, ending April 10, 2022 against AS Monaco.