The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 74

Girondins Bordeaux

Took the belt from Racing Club de France, 4–0, on March 26, 1950. Lost it to Racing Club de France, 3–0, on September 10, 1950.

9Defenses

168Days

6thReign for the club

+1Closest call · May 13, 1950

1.6Average winning margin

17thLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days

29thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from Racing Club de France, 4–0, on March 26, 1950.

How it ended

Lost it to Racing Club de France, 3–0, on September 10, 1950.

Defended against

Nice ×2LensSeteToulouseRoubaixMetzSochauxNimes Olympique

1949–50: Girondins Bordeaux finished 21–4–9, 1st of 18 by record; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 7 times that season.
1950–51: OGC Nice had the best record (18–11–5); 3 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 14 times that season.

margins from Girondins Bordeaux’s side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
190	Mar 26, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat Racing Club de France 4–0 Game →	+4	Title change
191	Apr 9, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat RC Lens 3–1	+2	Defense
192	Apr 15, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat FC Sete 4–2	+2	Defense
193	Apr 23, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat Toulouse FC 2–1	+1	Defense
194	Apr 29, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat RC Roubaix 4–2	+2	Defense
195	May 7, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat FC Metz 3–2	+1	Defense
196	May 13, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat OGC Nice 2–1	+1	Defense
197	May 21, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux and FC Sochaux tied 3–3	0	Tie · defense
198	Aug 26, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux beat OGC Nice 2–0	+2	Defense
199	Sep 3, 1950	Girondins Bordeaux and Nimes Olympique tied 2–2	0	Tie · defense
200	Sep 10, 1950	Racing Club de France beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–0	−3	Title change