The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1959–60 season
37 belt games · 16 title changesRC Lens carried the belt into the 1959–60 season. It changed hands 16 times among 11 franchises, and Angers SCO finished the season with it. Most defenses: RC Lens, 5.
Who held it, in order
NiceRacing Club de FranceNimes OlympiqueLimogesAngersToulouseLensMonacoBordeauxAngersRacing Club de FranceUA Sedan-TorcyNimes OlympiqueValenciennes-AnzinLensAngers
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | Aug 16, 1959 | OGC Nice beat RC Lens 3–0 | Title change |
| 513 | Aug 23, 1959 | OGC Nice beat FC Sochaux 3–0 | Defense |
| 514 | Aug 30, 1959 | OGC Nice beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Defense |
| 515 | Sep 6, 1959 | OGC Nice beat UA Sedan-Torcy 3–0 | Defense |
| 516 | Sep 13, 1959 | OGC Nice and Angers SCO tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 517 | Sep 17, 1959 | Racing Club de France beat OGC Nice 5–2 | Title change |
| 518 | Sep 20, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat Racing Club de France 2–1 | Title change |
| 519 | Sep 27, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat Le Havre AC 3–0 | Defense |
| 520 | Oct 1, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 3–0 | Defense |
| 521 | Oct 4, 1959 | Nimes Olympique beat OGC Nice 5–1 | Defense |
| 522 | Oct 11, 1959 | Nimes Olympique and Angers SCO tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 523 | Oct 18, 1959 | Limoges FC beat Nimes Olympique 2–1 | Title change |
| 524 | Oct 25, 1959 | Limoges FC and AS Monaco tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 525 | Oct 29, 1959 | Limoges FC beat OGC Nice 2–1 | Defense |
| 526 | Nov 1, 1959 | Angers SCO beat Limoges FC 1–0 | Title change |
| 527 | Nov 8, 1959 | Toulouse FC beat Angers SCO 5–1 | Title change |
| 528 | Nov 15, 1959 | RC Lens beat Toulouse FC 4–0 | Title change |
| 529 | Nov 22, 1959 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 1–0 | Defense |
| 530 | Nov 29, 1959 | AS Monaco beat RC Lens 2–1 | Title change |
| 531 | Dec 6, 1959 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Monaco 4–2 | Title change |
| 532 | Dec 20, 1959 | Angers SCO beat Girondins Bordeaux 4–1 | Title change |
| 533 | Dec 27, 1959 | Racing Club de France beat Angers SCO 4–1 | Title change |
| 534 | Jan 3, 1960 | Racing Club de France beat RC Strasbourg 5–2 | Defense |
| 535 | Jan 10, 1960 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat Racing Club de France 3–2 | Title change |
| 536 | Jan 17, 1960 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat Stade Rennes 2–0 | Defense |
| 537 | Jan 31, 1960 | UA Sedan-Torcy and RC Strasbourg tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 538 | Feb 7, 1960 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 | Defense |
| 539 | Feb 21, 1960 | UA Sedan-Torcy and Le Havre AC tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 540 | Mar 13, 1960 | Nimes Olympique beat UA Sedan-Torcy 2–0 | Title change |
| 541 | Mar 20, 1960 | US Valenciennes-Anzin beat Nimes Olympique 3–1 | Title change |
| 542 | Mar 27, 1960 | US Valenciennes-Anzin beat UA Sedan-Torcy 2–1 | Defense |
| 543 | Apr 10, 1960 | RC Lens beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 1–0 | Title change |
| 544 | Apr 17, 1960 | RC Lens beat Stade Francais FC 1–0 | Defense |
| 545 | May 1, 1960 | RC Lens beat Sporting Toulon Var 6–2 | Defense |
| 546 | May 8, 1960 | RC Lens beat Limoges FC 2–1 | Defense |
| 547 | May 22, 1960 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 1–0 | Defense |
| 548 | May 28, 1960 | Angers SCO beat RC Lens 4–1 | Title change |