The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 406

AS Saint-Étienne

Took the belt from FC Nantes, 2–0, on January 12, 1975. Lost it to FC Metz, 3–0, on March 22, 1975.

6Defenses

69Days

26thReign for the club

+1Closest call · Mar 12, 1975

1.6Average winning margin

66thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from FC Nantes, 2–0, on January 12, 1975.

How it ended

Lost it to FC Metz, 3–0, on March 22, 1975.

Defended against

LilleRed StarSochauxStrasbourgReimsAngers

1974–75: they had the best record (23–9–6); 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 16 times that season.

margins from AS Saint-Étienne’s side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
1,085	Jan 12, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Nantes 2–0 Game →	+2	Title change
1,086	Jan 19, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne beat Lille OSC 4–1	+3	Defense
1,087	Jan 26, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne beat Red Star FC 2–1	+1	Defense
1,088	Feb 9, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Sochaux 1–0	+1	Defense
1,089	Feb 16, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne and RC Strasbourg tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
1,090	Feb 23, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne beat Stade Reims 3–1	+2	Defense
1,091	Mar 12, 1975	AS Saint-Étienne beat Angers SCO 1–0	+1	Defense
1,092	Mar 22, 1975	FC Metz beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–0 Game →	−3	Title change