The Ligue 1 Belt · rivalry
Nimes Olympique vs. RC Lens
7Belt meetings
5Nimes Olympique wins
1Lens wins
3Title changes
Nimes Olympique and RC Lens have met 7 times with the Ligue 1 belt on the line, from January 20, 1952 to September 27, 2020. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Nimes Olympique leads the belt series 5–1, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | Jan 20, 1952 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 1–0 | Defense |
| 363 | Jan 30, 1955 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 1–0 | Title change |
| 398 | Apr 2, 1956 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 3–1 | Defense |
| 503 | Mar 29, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 1–0 | Defense |
| 584 | May 20, 1961 | RC Lens beat Nimes Olympique 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,079 | Nov 20, 1974 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,746 | Sep 27, 2020 | RC Lens and Nimes Olympique tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |