The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 729

Olympique Lyon

Took the belt from FC Nantes, 3–1, on January 27, 2001. Lost it to RC Lens, 2–0, on July 28, 2001.

10Defenses

182Days

31stReign for the club

+1Closest call · May 19, 2001

1.9Average winning margin

14thLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days

20thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from FC Nantes, 3–1, on January 27, 2001.

How it ended

Lost it to RC Lens, 2–0, on July 28, 2001.

Defended against

EA GuingampMarseilleToulouseBordeauxAuxerreMonacoPSGLilleStrasbourgRennes

2000–01: Olympique Lyon finished 17–4–13, 1st of 18 by record; 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 8 times that season.
2001–02: they had the best record (20–8–6); 1 belt game of this reign; the belt changed hands 16 times that season.

margins from Olympique Lyon’s side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
2,020	Jan 27, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 3–1 Game →	+2	Title change
2,021	Feb 3, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat EA Guingamp 3–2	+1	Defense
2,022	Feb 6, 2001	Olympique Lyon and Olympique Marseille tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
2,023	Feb 17, 2001	Olympique Lyon and Toulouse FC tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
2,024	Mar 3, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–1	+1	Defense
2,025	Mar 17, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat AJ Auxerre 3–0	+3	Defense
2,026	Apr 7, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat AS Monaco 2–1	+1	Defense
2,027	Apr 15, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat Paris Saint-Germain 2–0	+2	Defense
2,028	Apr 28, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat Lille OSC 2–1	+1	Defense
2,029	May 12, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat RC Strasbourg 5–0	+5	Defense
2,030	May 19, 2001	Olympique Lyon beat Stade Rennes 4–3	+1	Defense
2,031	Jul 28, 2001	RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 Game →	−2	Title change