The Ligue 1 Belt · rivalry
Olympique Lyon vs. RC Lens
17Belt meetings
8Lyon wins
6Lens wins
8Title changes
Olympique Lyon and RC Lens have met 17 times with the Ligue 1 belt on the line, from March 24, 1946 to October 2, 2022. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Olympique Lyon lead the belt series 8–6, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Mar 24, 1946 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 9–2 | Title change |
| 433 | Mar 17, 1957 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 3–0 | Title change |
| 529 | Nov 22, 1959 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 1–0 | Defense |
| 547 | May 22, 1960 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 1–0 | Defense |
| 683 | Jan 19, 1964 | Olympique Lyon and RC Lens tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,049 | Feb 10, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,920 | Feb 4, 1998 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,935 | Sep 19, 1998 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,979 | Nov 20, 1999 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,003 | Sep 9, 2000 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 3–0 | Title change |
| 2,031 | Jul 28, 2001 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,131 | Feb 28, 2004 | Olympique Lyon and RC Lens tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,174 | Apr 2, 2005 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,206 | Feb 11, 2006 | Olympique Lyon and RC Lens tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,236 | Dec 17, 2006 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 4–0 | Title change |
| 2,255 | May 9, 2007 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,825 | Oct 2, 2022 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 1–0 | Defense |