The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1952–53 season
35 belt games · 16 title changesLille OSC carried the belt into the 1952–53 season. It changed hands 16 times among 12 franchises, and Olympique Marseille finished the season with it. Most defenses: Stade Reims, 5.
Who held it, in order
LilleReimsSeteLilleSaint-ÉtienneMetzReimsStade FrancaisStade Olympique MontpellierainSaint-ÉtienneStade FrancaisSochauxRacing Club de FranceReimsBordeauxNimes OlympiqueMarseille
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 268 | Aug 24, 1952 | Lille OSC beat AS Nancy 3–1 | Defense |
| 269 | Aug 31, 1952 | Lille OSC beat FC Metz 3–0 | Defense |
| 270 | Sep 7, 1952 | Stade Reims beat Lille OSC 5–2 | Title change |
| 271 | Sep 14, 1952 | Stade Reims beat RC Lens 5–0 | Defense |
| 272 | Sep 18, 1952 | Stade Reims beat OGC Nice 4–0 | Defense |
| 273 | Sep 21, 1952 | FC Sete beat Stade Reims 2–1 | Title change |
| 274 | Sep 28, 1952 | FC Sete and Stade Olympique Montpellierain tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 275 | Oct 9, 1952 | Lille OSC beat FC Sete 5–0 | Title change |
| 276 | Oct 12, 1952 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Lille OSC 2–1 | Title change |
| 277 | Oct 26, 1952 | FC Metz beat AS Saint-Étienne 5–0 | Title change |
| 278 | Nov 2, 1952 | FC Metz beat Nimes Olympique 2–0 | Defense |
| 279 | Nov 9, 1952 | FC Metz beat OGC Nice 2–1 | Defense |
| 280 | Nov 23, 1952 | Stade Reims beat FC Metz 2–1 | Title change |
| 281 | Nov 30, 1952 | Stade Reims beat Stade Olympique Montpellierain 3–2 | Defense |
| 282 | Dec 7, 1952 | Stade Reims and AS Nancy tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 283 | Dec 14, 1952 | Stade Francais FC beat Stade Reims 2–1 | Title change |
| 284 | Dec 21, 1952 | Stade Olympique Montpellierain beat Stade Francais FC 4–2 | Title change |
| 285 | Dec 28, 1952 | Stade Olympique Montpellierain beat Olympique Marseille 2–1 | Defense |
| 286 | Jan 4, 1953 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Stade Olympique Montpellierain 2–0 | Title change |
| 287 | Jan 11, 1953 | Stade Francais FC beat AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 | Title change |
| 288 | Jan 25, 1953 | FC Sochaux beat Stade Francais FC 2–1 | Title change |
| 289 | Feb 1, 1953 | FC Sochaux beat AS Nancy 2–1 | Defense |
| 290 | Feb 12, 1953 | Racing Club de France beat FC Sochaux 2–1 | Title change |
| 291 | Feb 15, 1953 | Racing Club de France beat FC Metz 2–0 | Defense |
| 292 | Feb 22, 1953 | Stade Reims beat Racing Club de France 3–1 | Title change |
| 293 | Mar 8, 1953 | Stade Reims and RC Roubaix tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 294 | Mar 15, 1953 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Stade Reims 3–2 | Title change |
| 295 | Mar 22, 1953 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Stade Olympique Montpellierain 6–0 | Defense |
| 296 | Apr 5, 1953 | Girondins Bordeaux and Racing Club de France tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 297 | Apr 12, 1953 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Nancy 4–1 | Defense |
| 298 | Apr 19, 1953 | Nimes Olympique beat Girondins Bordeaux 5–1 | Title change |
| 299 | May 3, 1953 | Nimes Olympique and AS Saint-Étienne tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 300 | May 10, 1953 | Olympique Marseille beat Nimes Olympique 4–1 | Title change |
| 301 | May 17, 1953 | Olympique Marseille and RC Roubaix tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 302 | May 24, 1953 | Olympique Marseille and RC Lens tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |