The Ligue 1 Belt · reign 968

RC Lens

Took the belt from AS Monaco, 4–1, on August 20, 2022. Lost it to Lille OSC, 1–0, on October 9, 2022.

6Defenses

50Days

38thReign for the club

+1Closest call · Oct 2, 2022

1.5Average winning margin

66thMost defenses of 1,002 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from AS Monaco, 4–1, on August 20, 2022.

How it ended

Lost it to Lille OSC, 1–0, on October 9, 2022.

Defended against

RennesLorientReimsTroyesNantesLyon

2022–23: RC Lens finished 25–4–9, 1st of 20 by record; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 8 times that season.

margins from RC Lens’ side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
2,819	Aug 20, 2022	RC Lens beat AS Monaco 4–1 Game →	+3	Title change
2,820	Aug 27, 2022	RC Lens beat Stade Rennes 2–1	+1	Defense
2,821	Aug 31, 2022	RC Lens beat FC Lorient 5–2	+3	Defense
2,822	Sep 4, 2022	RC Lens and Stade Reims tied 1–1	0	Tie · defense
2,823	Sep 9, 2022	RC Lens beat ESTAC Troyes 1–0	+1	Defense
2,824	Sep 18, 2022	RC Lens and FC Nantes tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
2,825	Oct 2, 2022	RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 1–0	+1	Defense
2,826	Oct 9, 2022	Lille OSC beat RC Lens 1–0	−1	Title change