The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 844

Olympique Marseille

Took the belt from AS Nancy, 2–1, on May 23, 2009. Lost it to Valenciennes FC, 3–2, on September 26, 2009.

7Defenses

126Days

42ndReign for the club

+1Closest call · Sep 12, 2009

2.0Average winning margin

30thLongest of 1,002 reigns, by days

50thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from AS Nancy, 2–1, on May 23, 2009.

How it ended

Lost it to Valenciennes FC, 3–2, on September 26, 2009.

Defended against

Rennes ×2Grenoble Foot 38LilleBordeauxLe MansMontpellier

2008–09: Olympique Marseille finished 22–5–11, 2nd of 20 by record; 2 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 11 times that season.
2009–10: they had the best record (23–6–9); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 13 times that season.

margins from Olympique Marseille’s side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
2,332	May 23, 2009	Olympique Marseille beat AS Nancy 2–1 Game →	+1	Title change
2,333	May 30, 2009	Olympique Marseille beat Stade Rennes 4–0	+4	Defense
2,334	Aug 8, 2009	Olympique Marseille beat Grenoble Foot 38 2–0	+2	Defense
2,335	Aug 16, 2009	Olympique Marseille beat Lille OSC 1–0	+1	Defense
2,336	Aug 22, 2009	Olympique Marseille and Stade Rennes tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
2,337	Aug 30, 2009	Olympique Marseille and Girondins Bordeaux tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
2,338	Sep 12, 2009	Olympique Marseille beat Le Mans 2–1	+1	Defense
2,339	Sep 19, 2009	Olympique Marseille beat Montpellier HSC 4–2	+2	Defense
2,340	Sep 26, 2009	Valenciennes FC beat Olympique Marseille 3–2	−1	Title change