The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1953–54 season
35 belt games · 12 title changesOlympique Marseille carried the belt into the 1953–54 season. It changed hands 12 times among 9 franchises, and Lille OSC finished the season with it. Most defenses: Stade Reims, 11.
Who held it, in order
Nimes OlympiqueReimsNancySaint-ÉtienneNimes OlympiqueRoubaixSaint-ÉtienneSochauxLe HavreToulouseReimsLille
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | Aug 23, 1953 | Nimes Olympique beat Olympique Marseille 4–0 | Title change |
| 304 | Aug 30, 1953 | Nimes Olympique beat FC Sete 5–2 | Defense |
| 305 | Sep 6, 1953 | Stade Reims beat Nimes Olympique 2–1 | Title change |
| 306 | Sep 10, 1953 | Stade Reims and RC Lens tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 307 | Sep 13, 1953 | Stade Reims beat FC Sete 2–0 | Defense |
| 308 | Sep 27, 1953 | Stade Reims beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Defense |
| 309 | Oct 8, 1953 | Stade Reims and RC Roubaix tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 310 | Oct 11, 1953 | Stade Reims beat Stade Francais FC 2–1 | Defense |
| 311 | Oct 25, 1953 | Stade Reims beat Le Havre AC 4–2 | Defense |
| 312 | Nov 1, 1953 | Stade Reims beat RC Strasbourg 4–2 | Defense |
| 313 | Nov 8, 1953 | Stade Reims and Toulouse FC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 314 | Nov 15, 1953 | AS Nancy beat Stade Reims 1–0 | Title change |
| 315 | Nov 22, 1953 | AS Nancy and AS Monaco tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 316 | Nov 29, 1953 | AS Nancy and Le Havre AC tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 317 | Dec 6, 1953 | AS Nancy and Stade Francais FC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 318 | Dec 13, 1953 | AS Saint-Étienne beat AS Nancy 3–1 | Title change |
| 319 | Dec 20, 1953 | Nimes Olympique beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |
| 320 | Dec 27, 1953 | RC Roubaix beat Nimes Olympique 4–2 | Title change |
| 321 | Jan 3, 1954 | RC Roubaix and Stade Francais FC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 322 | Jan 10, 1954 | RC Roubaix beat OGC Nice 3–2 | Defense |
| 323 | Jan 24, 1954 | RC Roubaix beat AS Monaco 2–0 | Defense |
| 324 | Jan 31, 1954 | AS Saint-Étienne beat RC Roubaix 2–1 | Title change |
| 325 | Feb 7, 1954 | FC Sochaux beat AS Saint-Étienne 4–2 | Title change |
| 326 | Feb 21, 1954 | FC Sochaux beat AS Monaco 1–0 | Defense |
| 327 | Feb 28, 1954 | Le Havre AC beat FC Sochaux 2–1 | Title change |
| 328 | Mar 11, 1954 | Le Havre AC beat RC Roubaix 3–1 | Defense |
| 329 | Mar 14, 1954 | Le Havre AC and Stade Reims tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 330 | Mar 21, 1954 | Le Havre AC beat Girondins Bordeaux 4–1 | Defense |
| 331 | Mar 25, 1954 | Toulouse FC beat Le Havre AC 5–1 | Title change |
| 332 | Apr 4, 1954 | Stade Reims beat Toulouse FC 3–1 | Title change |
| 333 | Apr 15, 1954 | Stade Reims and OGC Nice tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 334 | Apr 18, 1954 | Stade Reims beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Defense |
| 335 | May 2, 1954 | Stade Reims beat AS Monaco 2–1 | Defense |
| 336 | May 9, 1954 | Lille OSC beat Stade Reims 3–0 | Title change |
| 337 | May 16, 1954 | Lille OSC beat AS Nancy 3–0 | Defense |