The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 802

Olympique Lyon

Took the belt from Olympique Marseille, 2–1, on January 11, 2006. Lost it to Stade Rennes, 4–1, on February 25, 2006.

5Defenses

45Days

37thReign for the club

+2Closest call · Feb 17, 2006

2.0Average winning margin

89thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from Olympique Marseille, 2–1, on January 11, 2006.

How it ended

Lost it to Stade Rennes, 4–1, on February 25, 2006.

Defended against

NancyAuxerreBordeauxLensNantes

2005–06: they had the best record (25–4–9); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 9 times that season.

margins from Olympique Lyon’s side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
2,202	Jan 11, 2006	Olympique Lyon beat Olympique Marseille 2–1 Game →	+1	Title change
2,203	Jan 14, 2006	Olympique Lyon beat AS Nancy 2–0	+2	Defense
2,204	Jan 22, 2006	Olympique Lyon and AJ Auxerre tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
2,205	Feb 5, 2006	Olympique Lyon and Girondins Bordeaux tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
2,206	Feb 11, 2006	Olympique Lyon and RC Lens tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
2,207	Feb 17, 2006	Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 3–1	+2	Defense
2,208	Feb 25, 2006	Stade Rennes beat Olympique Lyon 4–1 Game →	−3	Title change