The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 653
FC Metz
Took the belt from Montpellier HSC, 1–0, on August 9, 1995. Lost it to Paris Saint-Germain, 3–0, on October 26, 1995.
10Defenses
78Days
32ndReign for the club
+1Closest call · Oct 4, 1995
1.3Average winning margin
90thLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days
20thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns
Defended against
Le HavreStrasbourgLyonRennesMonacoMartiguesAuxerreNiceBordeauxLille
The season
- 1995–96: AJ Auxerre had the best record (22–10–6); 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 8 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from FC Metz’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,824 | Aug 9, 1995 | FC Metz beat Montpellier HSC 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 1,825 | Aug 19, 1995 | FC Metz and Le Havre AC tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,826 | Aug 26, 1995 | FC Metz beat RC Strasbourg 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,827 | Aug 29, 1995 | FC Metz and Olympique Lyon tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,828 | Sep 10, 1995 | FC Metz and Stade Rennes tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,829 | Sep 16, 1995 | FC Metz beat AS Monaco 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,830 | Sep 22, 1995 | FC Metz beat FC Martigues 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,831 | Sep 30, 1995 | FC Metz beat AJ Auxerre 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,832 | Oct 4, 1995 | FC Metz beat OGC Nice 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,833 | Oct 14, 1995 | FC Metz beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,834 | Oct 21, 1995 | FC Metz and Lille OSC tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,835 | Oct 26, 1995 | Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Metz 3–0 Game → | −3 | Title change |