The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1945–46 season
34 belt games · 15 title changesRC Lens carried the belt into the 1945–46 season. It changed hands 15 times among 10 franchises, and RC Roubaix finished the season with it. Most defenses: AS Saint-Étienne, 5.
Who held it, in order
LensCannesBordeauxLilleRacing Club de FranceBordeauxSaint-ÉtienneRoubaixRouenLyonLensRennesBordeauxSaint-ÉtienneRacing Club de FranceRoubaix
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Aug 26, 1945 | RC Lens beat FC Sete 5–1 | Defense |
| 32 | Sep 2, 1945 | RC Lens beat Stade Reims 2–1 | Defense |
| 33 | Sep 9, 1945 | RC Lens and Red Star Olympique tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 34 | Sep 16, 1945 | AS Cannes beat RC Lens 1–0 | Title change |
| 35 | Sep 23, 1945 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Cannes 4–1 | Title change |
| 36 | Sep 30, 1945 | Lille OSC beat Girondins Bordeaux 5–0 | Title change |
| 37 | Oct 7, 1945 | Lille OSC beat Stade Rennes 4–1 | Defense |
| 38 | Oct 14, 1945 | Racing Club de France beat Lille OSC 1–0 | Title change |
| 39 | Oct 21, 1945 | Racing Club de France beat FC Metz 2–0 | Defense |
| 40 | Oct 28, 1945 | Racing Club de France beat Le Havre AC 5–3 | Defense |
| 41 | Nov 4, 1945 | Racing Club de France beat RC Lens 2–0 | Defense |
| 42 | Nov 11, 1945 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Racing Club de France 3–1 | Title change |
| 43 | Nov 18, 1945 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–1 | Title change |
| 44 | Dec 2, 1945 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Stade Rennes 3–2 | Defense |
| 45 | Dec 9, 1945 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Racing Club de France 3–2 | Defense |
| 46 | Dec 23, 1945 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Lyon 4–0 | Defense |
| 47 | Dec 30, 1945 | AS Saint-Étienne and FC Sochaux tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 48 | Jan 13, 1946 | RC Roubaix beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–2 | Title change |
| 49 | Jan 20, 1946 | RC Roubaix beat FC Sochaux 1–0 | Defense |
| 50 | Jan 27, 1946 | RC Roubaix beat Olympique Lyon 5–0 | Defense |
| 51 | Feb 10, 1946 | RC Roubaix and Olympique Marseille tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 52 | Feb 17, 1946 | FC Rouen beat RC Roubaix 2–1 | Title change |
| 53 | Feb 24, 1946 | FC Rouen beat Olympique Marseille 3–2 | Defense |
| 54 | Mar 10, 1946 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Rouen 2–1 | Title change |
| 55 | Mar 24, 1946 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 9–2 | Title change |
| 56 | Apr 7, 1946 | RC Lens and Girondins Bordeaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 57 | Apr 14, 1946 | Stade Rennes beat RC Lens 3–0 | Title change |
| 58 | Apr 21, 1946 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Stade Rennes 4–1 | Title change |
| 59 | Apr 28, 1946 | Girondins Bordeaux and Racing Club de France tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 60 | May 5, 1946 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–1 | Title change |
| 61 | May 12, 1946 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Stade Rennes 4–2 | Defense |
| 62 | May 19, 1946 | Racing Club de France beat AS Saint-Étienne 4–1 | Title change |
| 63 | May 26, 1946 | Racing Club de France beat FC Sochaux 4–2 | Defense |
| 64 | Jun 2, 1946 | RC Roubaix beat Racing Club de France 2–0 | Title change |