How it ended
Lost it to AS Monaco, 1–0, on November 28, 1981.
Defended against
NancyBordeauxMontpellier La PailladeStade LavalNiceBastiaToursValenciennes-Anzin
The season
- 1981–82: AS Monaco had the best record (24–7–7); 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 12 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from AS Saint-Étienne’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,337 | Sep 25, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Nantes 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 1,338 | Oct 6, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat AS Nancy 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,339 | Oct 17, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne and Girondins Bordeaux tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,340 | Oct 27, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Montpellier La Paillade SC 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,341 | Oct 30, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne and Stade Laval tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,342 | Nov 3, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat OGC Nice 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,343 | Nov 7, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat SC Bastia 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,344 | Nov 10, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Tours FC 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,345 | Nov 21, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,346 | Nov 28, 1981 | AS Monaco beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | −1 | Title change |