The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1971–72 season
39 belt games · 18 title changesNimes Olympique carried the belt into the 1971–72 season. It changed hands 18 times among 14 franchises, and Stade Reims finished the season with it. Most defenses: Angers SCO, 6.
Who held it, in order
Nimes OlympiqueNantesReimsMetzSochauxPSGLyonSochauxAngersRennesBordeauxAngersRed StarAjaccioBastiaAngersAngoulemeBordeauxReims
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 948 | Aug 11, 1971 | Nimes Olympique beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 | Defense |
| 949 | Aug 18, 1971 | Nimes Olympique beat SC Bastia 6–2 | Defense |
| 950 | Aug 25, 1971 | Nimes Olympique beat AS Angouleme 3–0 | Defense |
| 951 | Aug 28, 1971 | FC Nantes beat Nimes Olympique 2–0 | Title change |
| 952 | Sep 1, 1971 | FC Nantes beat Paris Saint-Germain 6–0 | Defense |
| 953 | Sep 11, 1971 | FC Nantes beat AS Angouleme 5–2 | Defense |
| 954 | Sep 18, 1971 | Stade Reims beat FC Nantes 2–0 | Title change |
| 955 | Sep 22, 1971 | Stade Reims beat AS Angouleme 3–1 | Defense |
| 956 | Oct 2, 1971 | Stade Reims and Olympique Lyon tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 957 | Oct 13, 1971 | Stade Reims and FC Sochaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 958 | Oct 16, 1971 | FC Metz beat Stade Reims 1–0 | Title change |
| 959 | Oct 23, 1971 | FC Sochaux beat FC Metz 1–0 | Title change |
| 960 | Oct 27, 1971 | FC Sochaux beat Nimes Olympique 1–0 | Defense |
| 961 | Oct 30, 1971 | FC Sochaux beat AC Ajaccio 3–1 | Defense |
| 962 | Nov 13, 1971 | Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Sochaux 1–0 | Title change |
| 963 | Nov 17, 1971 | Olympique Lyon beat Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 | Title change |
| 964 | Nov 21, 1971 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Metz 2–1 | Defense |
| 965 | Nov 28, 1971 | FC Sochaux beat Olympique Lyon 4–0 | Title change |
| 966 | Dec 12, 1971 | Angers SCO beat FC Sochaux 2–0 | Title change |
| 967 | Dec 19, 1971 | Angers SCO and FC Metz tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 968 | Jan 9, 1972 | Angers SCO beat AS Monaco 4–1 | Defense |
| 969 | Jan 16, 1972 | Angers SCO beat Olympique Lyon 2–1 | Defense |
| 970 | Jan 30, 1972 | Angers SCO beat Olympique Marseille 1–0 | Defense |
| 971 | Feb 6, 1972 | Stade Rennes beat Angers SCO 3–1 | Title change |
| 972 | Feb 13, 1972 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Stade Rennes 2–1 | Title change |
| 973 | Feb 27, 1972 | Angers SCO beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–1 | Title change |
| 974 | Mar 5, 1972 | Red Star FC beat Angers SCO 2–1 | Title change |
| 975 | Mar 19, 1972 | AC Ajaccio beat Red Star FC 1–0 | Title change |
| 976 | Mar 26, 1972 | SC Bastia beat AC Ajaccio 2–1 | Title change |
| 977 | Mar 29, 1972 | SC Bastia beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Defense |
| 978 | Apr 1, 1972 | SC Bastia and Olympique Lyon tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 979 | Apr 12, 1972 | Angers SCO beat SC Bastia 2–0 | Title change |
| 980 | Apr 21, 1972 | Angers SCO beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Defense |
| 981 | Apr 29, 1972 | Angers SCO beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Defense |
| 982 | May 3, 1972 | AS Angouleme beat Angers SCO 1–0 | Title change |
| 983 | May 6, 1972 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Angouleme 2–0 | Title change |
| 984 | May 17, 1972 | Stade Reims beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–1 | Title change |
| 985 | May 20, 1972 | Stade Reims and Lille OSC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 986 | May 27, 1972 | Stade Reims beat AS Nancy 3–2 | Defense |