The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 319
Girondins Bordeaux
Took the belt from Stade Rennes, 1–0, on October 12, 1968. Lost it to AS Saint-Étienne, 3–2, on December 15, 1968.
8Defenses
64Days
19thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to AS Saint-Étienne, 3–2, on December 15, 1968.
Defended against
BastiaRed StarMetzLyonMonacoNantesCS SedanSochaux
The season
- 1968–69: AS Saint-Étienne had the best record (24–5–5); 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Girondins Bordeaux’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Oct 12, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Stade Rennes 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 852 | Oct 19, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat SC Bastia 8–1 | +7 | Defense |
| 853 | Oct 25, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Red Star FC 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 854 | Oct 31, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat FC Metz 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 855 | Nov 10, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 856 | Nov 19, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Monaco 4–2 | +2 | Defense |
| 857 | Nov 24, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux and FC Nantes tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 858 | Dec 1, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat CS Sedan 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 859 | Dec 8, 1968 | Girondins Bordeaux beat FC Sochaux 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 860 | Dec 15, 1968 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–2 | −1 | Title change |