The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 460
FC Nantes
Took the belt from AS Saint-Étienne, 3–1, on January 27, 1979. Lost it to SC Bastia, 1–0, on April 20, 1979.
6Defenses
83Days
14thReign for the club
+1Closest call · Mar 16, 1979
2.0Average winning margin
85thLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days
66thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to SC Bastia, 1–0, on April 20, 1979.
Defended against
AngersMarseilleParisBordeauxMetzSochaux
The season
- 1978–79: RC Strasbourg had the best record (22–4–12); 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from FC Nantes’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,238 | Jan 27, 1979 | FC Nantes beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 1,239 | Feb 3, 1979 | FC Nantes and Angers SCO tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,240 | Feb 17, 1979 | FC Nantes and Olympique Marseille tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,241 | Mar 2, 1979 | FC Nantes beat Paris FC 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,242 | Mar 16, 1979 | FC Nantes beat Girondins Bordeaux 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,243 | Mar 28, 1979 | FC Nantes beat FC Metz 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,244 | Apr 7, 1979 | FC Nantes beat FC Sochaux 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,245 | Apr 20, 1979 | SC Bastia beat FC Nantes 1–0 | −1 | Title change |