The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 50

Stade Rennes

Took the belt from Stade Olympique Montpellierain, 4–1, on April 11, 1948. Lost it to Toulouse FC, 2–1, on August 29, 1948.

5Defenses

140Days

4thReign for the club

+2Closest call · May 16, 1948

4.3Average winning margin

21stLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days

89thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from Stade Olympique Montpellierain, 4–1, on April 11, 1948.

How it ended

Lost it to Toulouse FC, 2–1, on August 29, 1948.

Defended against

LilleCannes-GrasseRed Star Olympique AudonienStrasbourgMetz

1947–48: Stade Rennes finished 13–13–8, 9th of 18 by record; 5 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 11 times that season.
1948–49: Stade Reims had the best record (22–8–4); 2 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 17 times that season.

margins from Stade Rennes’ side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
126	Apr 11, 1948	Stade Rennes beat Stade Olympique Montpellierain 4–1 Game →	+3	Title change
127	Apr 25, 1948	Stade Rennes and Lille OSC tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
128	May 2, 1948	Stade Rennes and AS Cannes-Grasse tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
129	May 16, 1948	Stade Rennes beat Red Star Olympique Audonien 5–3	+2	Defense
130	May 30, 1948	Stade Rennes beat RC Strasbourg 7–1	+6	Defense
131	Aug 22, 1948	Stade Rennes beat FC Metz 6–1	+5	Defense
132	Aug 29, 1948	Toulouse FC beat Stade Rennes 2–1	−1	Title change