The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1958–59 season
38 belt games · 11 title changesUS Valenciennes-Anzin carried the belt into the 1958–59 season. It changed hands 11 times among 11 franchises, and RC Lens finished the season with it. Most defenses: Nimes Olympique, 9.
Who held it, in order
Valenciennes-AnzinAngersStrasbourgValenciennes-AnzinMonacoNiceSochauxSaint-ÉtienneNimes OlympiqueNancyRacing Club de FranceLens
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 474 | Jul 21, 1958 | US Valenciennes-Anzin beat Olympique Marseille 5–1 | Defense |
| 475 | Aug 19, 1958 | Angers SCO beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 4–0 | Title change |
| 476 | Aug 24, 1958 | RC Strasbourg beat Angers SCO 4–2 | Title change |
| 477 | Aug 27, 1958 | RC Strasbourg beat AS Nancy 1–0 | Defense |
| 478 | Aug 31, 1958 | US Valenciennes-Anzin beat RC Strasbourg 4–1 | Title change |
| 479 | Sep 7, 1958 | AS Monaco beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 2–1 | Title change |
| 480 | Sep 10, 1958 | AS Monaco and Nimes Olympique tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 481 | Sep 14, 1958 | AS Monaco and Lille OSC tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 482 | Sep 25, 1958 | AS Monaco beat FC Sochaux 1–0 | Defense |
| 483 | Sep 28, 1958 | OGC Nice beat AS Monaco 2–0 | Title change |
| 484 | Oct 5, 1958 | OGC Nice beat AS Nancy 3–0 | Defense |
| 485 | Oct 12, 1958 | OGC Nice and Racing Club de France tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 486 | Oct 19, 1958 | OGC Nice beat Stade Reims 2–1 | Defense |
| 487 | Nov 2, 1958 | OGC Nice beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Defense |
| 488 | Nov 11, 1958 | FC Sochaux beat OGC Nice 1–0 | Title change |
| 489 | Nov 16, 1958 | FC Sochaux and Angers SCO tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 490 | Nov 23, 1958 | FC Sochaux beat AS Nancy 2–1 | Defense |
| 491 | Nov 30, 1958 | FC Sochaux beat Racing Club de France 2–0 | Defense |
| 492 | Dec 7, 1958 | FC Sochaux beat Stade Reims 3–1 | Defense |
| 493 | Dec 14, 1958 | FC Sochaux and Toulouse FC tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 494 | Dec 21, 1958 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Sochaux 4–3 | Title change |
| 495 | Dec 28, 1958 | Nimes Olympique beat AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 | Title change |
| 496 | Jan 4, 1959 | Nimes Olympique and Racing Club de France tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 497 | Jan 18, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat Stade Rennes 2–1 | Defense |
| 498 | Jan 25, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 2–0 | Defense |
| 499 | Feb 8, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat Olympique Ales 3–0 | Defense |
| 500 | Feb 15, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat Toulouse FC 4–2 | Defense |
| 501 | Mar 8, 1959 | Nimes Olympique and RC Strasbourg tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 502 | Mar 15, 1959 | Nimes Olympique and UA Sedan-Torcy tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 503 | Mar 29, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat RC Lens 1–0 | Defense |
| 504 | Apr 5, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat Angers SCO 5–3 | Defense |
| 505 | Apr 19, 1959 | AS Nancy beat Nimes Olympique 2–1 | Title change |
| 506 | Apr 26, 1959 | AS Nancy and US Valenciennes-Anzin tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 507 | May 7, 1959 | Racing Club de France beat AS Nancy 2–1 | Title change |
| 508 | May 10, 1959 | Racing Club de France beat Lille OSC 7–2 | Defense |
| 509 | May 17, 1959 | RC Lens beat Racing Club de France 2–1 | Title change |
| 510 | May 24, 1959 | RC Lens beat Olympique Ales 6–2 | Defense |
| 511 | May 31, 1959 | RC Lens and OGC Nice tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |