The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1951–52 season
36 belt games · 15 title changesStade Reims carried the belt into the 1951–52 season. It changed hands 15 times among 11 franchises, and Lille OSC finished the season with it. Most defenses: Girondins Bordeaux, 7.
Who held it, in order
ReimsRennesMetzReimsLe HavreNancyBordeauxNiceNimes OlympiqueSochauxBordeauxMetzLilleRacing Club de FranceNiceLille
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Aug 26, 1951 | Stade Reims and AS Nancy tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 233 | Sep 2, 1951 | Stade Reims and RC Strasbourg tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 234 | Sep 9, 1951 | Stade Rennes beat Stade Reims 2–0 | Title change |
| 235 | Sep 13, 1951 | FC Metz beat Stade Rennes 4–0 | Title change |
| 236 | Sep 16, 1951 | Stade Reims beat FC Metz 2–0 | Title change |
| 237 | Sep 23, 1951 | Le Havre AC beat Stade Reims 4–2 | Title change |
| 238 | Sep 30, 1951 | Le Havre AC beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Defense |
| 239 | Oct 7, 1951 | Le Havre AC beat FC Metz 4–0 | Defense |
| 240 | Oct 18, 1951 | Le Havre AC and Stade Rennes tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 241 | Oct 21, 1951 | Le Havre AC beat Nimes Olympique 2–0 | Defense |
| 242 | Oct 28, 1951 | Le Havre AC and Girondins Bordeaux tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 243 | Nov 4, 1951 | AS Nancy beat Le Havre AC 2–1 | Title change |
| 244 | Nov 11, 1951 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Nancy 4–1 | Title change |
| 245 | Nov 18, 1951 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Nimes Olympique 3–2 | Defense |
| 246 | Nov 25, 1951 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Saint-Étienne 9–0 | Defense |
| 247 | Dec 2, 1951 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Olympique Marseille 6–1 | Defense |
| 248 | Dec 9, 1951 | Girondins Bordeaux and Stade Rennes tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 249 | Dec 16, 1951 | Girondins Bordeaux beat RC Strasbourg 5–2 | Defense |
| 250 | Dec 23, 1951 | OGC Nice beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–1 | Title change |
| 251 | Dec 30, 1951 | OGC Nice beat RC Roubaix 2–1 | Defense |
| 252 | Jan 6, 1952 | Nimes Olympique beat OGC Nice 3–1 | Title change |
| 253 | Jan 20, 1952 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 1–0 | Defense |
| 254 | Jan 27, 1952 | Nimes Olympique beat AS Saint-Étienne 5–1 | Defense |
| 255 | Feb 11, 1952 | FC Sochaux beat Nimes Olympique 2–0 | Title change |
| 256 | Feb 14, 1952 | Girondins Bordeaux beat FC Sochaux 2–0 | Title change |
| 257 | Feb 17, 1952 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Stade Reims 2–0 | Defense |
| 258 | Feb 26, 1952 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Racing Club de France 3–0 | Defense |
| 259 | Mar 2, 1952 | FC Metz beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–1 | Title change |
| 260 | Mar 9, 1952 | FC Metz and AS Nancy tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 261 | Mar 23, 1952 | FC Metz beat RC Roubaix 3–0 | Defense |
| 262 | Mar 30, 1952 | FC Metz beat FC Sete 3–1 | Defense |
| 263 | Apr 13, 1952 | Lille OSC beat FC Metz 3–2 | Title change |
| 264 | Apr 27, 1952 | Racing Club de France beat Lille OSC 2–1 | Title change |
| 265 | May 11, 1952 | OGC Nice beat Racing Club de France 1–0 | Title change |
| 266 | May 18, 1952 | Lille OSC beat OGC Nice 6–0 | Title change |
| 267 | May 25, 1952 | Lille OSC and FC Sochaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |