The Ligue 1 Belt · rivalry
OGC Nice vs. RC Lens
10Belt meetings
4Nice wins
4Lens wins
3Title changes
OGC Nice and RC Lens have met 10 times with the Ligue 1 belt on the line, from May 31, 1959 to August 31, 2003. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. The belt series is level at 4–4, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 511 | May 31, 1959 | RC Lens and OGC Nice tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 512 | Aug 16, 1959 | OGC Nice beat RC Lens 3–0 | Title change |
| 595 | Oct 1, 1961 | RC Lens beat OGC Nice 4–2 | Defense |
| 654 | Mar 3, 1963 | OGC Nice beat RC Lens 3–1 | Defense |
| 783 | Oct 30, 1966 | OGC Nice beat RC Lens 3–1 | Defense |
| 815 | Sep 30, 1967 | OGC Nice and RC Lens tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,107 | Sep 20, 1975 | OGC Nice beat RC Lens 5–0 | Defense |
| 1,186 | Sep 17, 1977 | RC Lens beat OGC Nice 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,293 | Aug 12, 1980 | RC Lens beat OGC Nice 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,111 | Aug 31, 2003 | RC Lens beat OGC Nice 1–0 | Defense |