The Ligue 1 Belt · rivalry
FC Nantes vs. Olympique Lyon
17Belt meetings
5Nantes wins
10Lyon wins
6Title changes
FC Nantes and Olympique Lyon have met 17 times with the Ligue 1 belt on the line, from May 8, 1965 to March 19, 2016. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Olympique Lyon leads the belt series 10–5, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | May 8, 1965 | FC Nantes beat Olympique Lyon 3–0 | Defense |
| 733 | Aug 22, 1965 | FC Nantes beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,039 | Nov 10, 1973 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,057 | Apr 16, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,123 | Jan 25, 1976 | FC Nantes and Olympique Lyon tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,364 | May 4, 1982 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,389 | Feb 6, 1983 | FC Nantes beat Olympique Lyon 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,693 | Jan 30, 1991 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,937 | Oct 3, 1998 | FC Nantes beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,953 | Feb 13, 1999 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,988 | Feb 15, 2000 | FC Nantes beat Olympique Lyon 6–1 | Title change |
| 2,004 | Sep 17, 2000 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,020 | Jan 27, 2001 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,134 | Mar 20, 2004 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,175 | Apr 9, 2005 | Olympique Lyon and FC Nantes tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,207 | Feb 17, 2006 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,593 | Mar 19, 2016 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 2–0 | Defense |