The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 350

Nimes Olympique

Took the belt from RC Strasbourg, 3–0, on May 8, 1971. Lost it to FC Nantes, 2–0, on August 28, 1971.

10Defenses

112Days

22ndReign for the club

+1Closest call · Jun 12, 1971

2.1Average winning margin

36thLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days

20thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from RC Strasbourg, 3–0, on May 8, 1971.

How it ended

Lost it to FC Nantes, 2–0, on August 28, 1971.

Defended against

Saint-Étienne ×2Angouleme ×2CS SedanAjaccioNancyAngersNantesBastia

1970–71: Nimes Olympique finished 17–10–11, 4th of 20 by record; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
1971–72: Olympique Marseille had the best record (24–6–8); 4 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 18 times that season.

margins from Nimes Olympique’s side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
940	May 8, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat RC Strasbourg 3–0 Game →	+3	Title change
941	May 15, 1971	Nimes Olympique and CS Sedan tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
942	May 18, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat AS Saint-Étienne 5–3	+2	Defense
943	May 22, 1971	Nimes Olympique and AC Ajaccio tied 2–2	0	Tie · defense
944	Jun 5, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat AS Nancy 1–0	+1	Defense
945	Jun 12, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat Angers SCO 2–1	+1	Defense
946	Jun 19, 1971	Nimes Olympique and FC Nantes tied 2–2	0	Tie · defense
947	Jun 26, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat AS Angouleme 2–0	+2	Defense
948	Aug 11, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–1	+2	Defense
949	Aug 18, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat SC Bastia 6–2	+4	Defense
950	Aug 25, 1971	Nimes Olympique beat AS Angouleme 3–0	+3	Defense
951	Aug 28, 1971	FC Nantes beat Nimes Olympique 2–0	−2	Title change