The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1961–62 season
39 belt games · 15 title changesFC Rouen carried the belt into the 1961–62 season. It changed hands 15 times among 10 franchises, and FC Sochaux finished the season with it. Most defenses: RC Lens, 8.
Who held it, in order
Nimes OlympiqueSaint-ÉtienneLensToulouseSaint-ÉtienneUA Sedan-TorcyRennesMetzAngersLensStrasbourgToulouseUA Sedan-TorcyAngersSochaux
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 587 | Aug 19, 1961 | Nimes Olympique beat FC Rouen 2–1 | Title change |
| 588 | Aug 27, 1961 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Nimes Olympique 5–0 | Title change |
| 589 | Sep 2, 1961 | AS Saint-Étienne and Stade Olympique Montpellierain tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 590 | Sep 6, 1961 | AS Saint-Étienne and Stade Reims tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 591 | Sep 10, 1961 | RC Lens beat AS Saint-Étienne 4–3 | Title change |
| 592 | Sep 17, 1961 | RC Lens and RC Strasbourg tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 593 | Sep 20, 1961 | RC Lens beat Angers SCO 2–0 | Defense |
| 594 | Sep 25, 1961 | RC Lens beat AS Monaco 5–0 | Defense |
| 595 | Oct 1, 1961 | RC Lens beat OGC Nice 4–2 | Defense |
| 596 | Oct 4, 1961 | RC Lens and UA Sedan-Torcy tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 597 | Oct 8, 1961 | RC Lens beat Stade Francais FC 2–1 | Defense |
| 598 | Oct 15, 1961 | Toulouse FC beat RC Lens 2–0 | Title change |
| 599 | Oct 22, 1961 | Toulouse FC beat FC Rouen 1–0 | Defense |
| 600 | Oct 25, 1961 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Toulouse FC 4–1 | Title change |
| 601 | Oct 29, 1961 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |
| 602 | Oct 31, 1961 | UA Sedan-Torcy and FC Metz tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 603 | Nov 15, 1961 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat Nimes Olympique 5–1 | Defense |
| 604 | Nov 19, 1961 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat RC Strasbourg 5–0 | Defense |
| 605 | Nov 23, 1961 | Stade Rennes beat UA Sedan-Torcy 1–0 | Title change |
| 606 | Nov 26, 1961 | FC Metz beat Stade Rennes 2–1 | Title change |
| 607 | Dec 3, 1961 | FC Metz and Stade Olympique Montpellierain tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 608 | Dec 24, 1961 | Angers SCO beat FC Metz 3–1 | Title change |
| 609 | Dec 31, 1961 | RC Lens beat Angers SCO 2–1 | Title change |
| 610 | Jan 14, 1962 | RC Lens and Stade Francais FC tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 611 | Jan 21, 1962 | RC Lens beat AS Nancy 4–1 | Defense |
| 612 | Feb 4, 1962 | RC Strasbourg beat RC Lens 3–1 | Title change |
| 613 | Feb 11, 1962 | RC Strasbourg and Racing Club de France tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 614 | Feb 25, 1962 | RC Strasbourg beat Olympique Lyon 5–2 | Defense |
| 615 | Mar 18, 1962 | RC Strasbourg beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Defense |
| 616 | Mar 21, 1962 | RC Strasbourg and Stade Francais FC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 617 | Mar 25, 1962 | RC Strasbourg and FC Sochaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 618 | Apr 1, 1962 | Toulouse FC beat RC Strasbourg 4–1 | Title change |
| 619 | Apr 7, 1962 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat Toulouse FC 1–0 | Title change |
| 620 | Apr 15, 1962 | UA Sedan-Torcy beat Nimes Olympique 1–0 | Defense |
| 621 | Apr 18, 1962 | Angers SCO beat UA Sedan-Torcy 2–0 | Title change |
| 622 | Apr 21, 1962 | Angers SCO and Olympique Lyon tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 623 | Apr 24, 1962 | Angers SCO beat Nimes Olympique 8–3 | Defense |
| 624 | Apr 29, 1962 | Angers SCO and RC Strasbourg tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 625 | May 19, 1962 | FC Sochaux beat Angers SCO 5–2 | Title change |