The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1938–39 season
30 belt games · 10 title changesOlympique Lillois Lille carried the belt into the 1938–39 season. It changed hands 10 times among 8 franchises, and RC Lens finished the season with it. Most defenses: Olympique Lillois Lille, 7.
Who held it, in order
Olympique Lillois LilleSaint-ÉtienneExcelsior RoubaixOlympique Lillois LilleFives LilleSaint-ÉtienneRacing Club de FranceMetzSochauxSaint-ÉtienneLens
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille beat FC Antibes 3–0 in the first game | First holder |
| 2 | Sep 11, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille beat RC Lens 2–0 | Defense |
| 3 | Sep 18, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille beat RC Roubaix 2–1 | Defense |
| 4 | Sep 25, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille beat FC Metz 1–0 | Defense |
| 5 | Oct 2, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille and AS Cannes tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 6 | Oct 9, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille and Racing Club de France tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 7 | Oct 16, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille and FC Sete tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 8 | Oct 23, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille beat Le Havre AC 1–0 | Defense |
| 9 | Oct 30, 1938 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Lillois Lille 2–0 | Title change |
| 10 | Nov 6, 1938 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Marseille 1–0 | Defense |
| 11 | Nov 11, 1938 | Excelsior Roubaix beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |
| 12 | Nov 13, 1938 | Excelsior Roubaix beat FC Metz 3–1 | Defense |
| 13 | Nov 20, 1938 | Olympique Lillois Lille beat Excelsior Roubaix 4–3 | Title change |
| 14 | Dec 11, 1938 | SC Fives Lille beat Olympique Lillois Lille 3–1 | Title change |
| 15 | Dec 25, 1938 | SC Fives Lille beat FC Metz 3–1 | Defense |
| 16 | Jan 1, 1939 | AS Saint-Étienne beat SC Fives Lille 2–0 | Title change |
| 17 | Jan 15, 1939 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Rouen 2–0 | Defense |
| 18 | Jan 29, 1939 | AS Saint-Étienne beat AS Cannes 2–1 | Defense |
| 19 | Feb 12, 1939 | Racing Club de France beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |
| 20 | Feb 26, 1939 | Racing Club de France beat FC Sete 3–0 | Defense |
| 21 | Mar 5, 1939 | Racing Club de France beat Olympique Lillois Lille 2–0 | Defense |
| 22 | Mar 12, 1939 | Racing Club de France beat AS Cannes 5–1 | Defense |
| 23 | Mar 19, 1939 | Racing Club de France and RC Roubaix tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 24 | Mar 26, 1939 | FC Metz beat Racing Club de France 3–0 | Title change |
| 25 | Apr 2, 1939 | FC Metz and FC Antibes tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 26 | Apr 8, 1939 | FC Sochaux beat FC Metz 3–0 | Title change |
| 27 | Apr 10, 1939 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Sochaux 2–1 | Title change |
| 28 | Apr 16, 1939 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Antibes 4–0 | Defense |
| 29 | Apr 30, 1939 | AS Saint-Étienne and RC Strasbourg tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 30 | May 7, 1939 | RC Lens beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |