The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1956–57 season
34 belt games · 15 title changesAS Monaco carried the belt into the 1956–57 season. It changed hands 15 times among 11 franchises, and RC Strasbourg finished the season with it. Most defenses: AS Saint-Étienne, 10.
Who held it, in order
MarseilleSaint-ÉtienneRennesReimsRacing Club de FranceLyonNimes OlympiqueMetzLensLyonStrasbourgMarseilleLensValenciennes-AnzinStrasbourg
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 407 | Aug 19, 1956 | Olympique Marseille beat AS Monaco 2–0 | Title change |
| 408 | Aug 26, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Marseille 6–3 | Title change |
| 409 | Sep 2, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat RC Lens 3–1 | Defense |
| 410 | Sep 9, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat AS Nancy 7–1 | Defense |
| 411 | Sep 16, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat UA Sedan-Torcy 6–2 | Defense |
| 412 | Sep 23, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Metz 2–0 | Defense |
| 413 | Sep 30, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Stade Reims 5–4 | Defense |
| 414 | Oct 14, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Angers SCO 3–0 | Defense |
| 415 | Oct 28, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Lyon 3–1 | Defense |
| 416 | Nov 4, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Racing Club de France 2–1 | Defense |
| 417 | Nov 18, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne and RC Strasbourg tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 418 | Nov 25, 1956 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Sochaux 6–0 | Defense |
| 419 | Dec 2, 1956 | Stade Rennes beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |
| 420 | Dec 9, 1956 | Stade Reims beat Stade Rennes 3–1 | Title change |
| 421 | Dec 16, 1956 | Racing Club de France beat Stade Reims 4–2 | Title change |
| 422 | Dec 23, 1956 | Racing Club de France beat AS Monaco 2–1 | Defense |
| 423 | Dec 25, 1956 | Olympique Lyon beat Racing Club de France 2–1 | Title change |
| 424 | Dec 30, 1956 | Olympique Lyon beat Stade Rennes 2–0 | Defense |
| 425 | Jan 1, 1957 | Olympique Lyon beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Defense |
| 426 | Jan 6, 1957 | Olympique Lyon and UA Sedan-Torcy tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 427 | Jan 20, 1957 | Olympique Lyon beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 1–0 | Defense |
| 428 | Jan 27, 1957 | Nimes Olympique beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Title change |
| 429 | Feb 10, 1957 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Strasbourg 4–1 | Defense |
| 430 | Feb 17, 1957 | FC Metz beat Nimes Olympique 3–1 | Title change |
| 431 | Feb 24, 1957 | FC Metz beat Olympique Lyon 3–1 | Defense |
| 432 | Mar 10, 1957 | RC Lens beat FC Metz 3–1 | Title change |
| 433 | Mar 17, 1957 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 3–0 | Title change |
| 434 | Mar 31, 1957 | RC Strasbourg beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Title change |
| 435 | Apr 14, 1957 | RC Strasbourg beat AS Monaco 2–1 | Defense |
| 436 | Apr 21, 1957 | Olympique Marseille beat RC Strasbourg 3–2 | Title change |
| 437 | Apr 28, 1957 | RC Lens beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Title change |
| 438 | May 1, 1957 | US Valenciennes-Anzin beat RC Lens 2–1 | Title change |
| 439 | May 12, 1957 | US Valenciennes-Anzin beat AS Nancy 4–1 | Defense |
| 440 | May 19, 1957 | RC Strasbourg beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 1–0 | Title change |