The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1972–73 season
38 belt games · 12 title changesStade Reims carried the belt into the 1972–73 season. It changed hands 12 times among 11 franchises, and FC Sochaux finished the season with it. Most defenses: Olympique Marseille, 6.
Who held it, in order
StrasbourgAngersNimes OlympiqueStrasbourgLyonCS SedanNantesMarseilleMetzRennesNiceSochaux
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 987 | Aug 9, 1972 | RC Strasbourg beat Stade Reims 4–1 | Title change |
| 988 | Aug 16, 1972 | RC Strasbourg beat AC Ajaccio 2–0 | Defense |
| 989 | Aug 23, 1972 | RC Strasbourg and AS Saint-Étienne tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 990 | Aug 26, 1972 | RC Strasbourg and FC Metz tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 991 | Sep 6, 1972 | RC Strasbourg and Red Star FC tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 992 | Sep 16, 1972 | Angers SCO beat RC Strasbourg 1–0 | Title change |
| 993 | Sep 20, 1972 | Angers SCO beat OGC Nice 4–2 | Defense |
| 994 | Sep 30, 1972 | Nimes Olympique beat Angers SCO 1–0 | Title change |
| 995 | Oct 4, 1972 | Nimes Olympique beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–0 | Defense |
| 996 | Oct 7, 1972 | RC Strasbourg beat Nimes Olympique 2–1 | Title change |
| 997 | Oct 17, 1972 | RC Strasbourg and CS Sedan tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 998 | Oct 20, 1972 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Strasbourg 2–0 | Title change |
| 999 | Oct 27, 1972 | Olympique Lyon beat Nimes Olympique 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,000 | Nov 5, 1972 | Olympique Lyon and OGC Nice tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,001 | Nov 19, 1972 | CS Sedan beat Olympique Lyon 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,002 | Nov 26, 1972 | CS Sedan beat Paris FC 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,003 | Dec 10, 1972 | FC Nantes beat CS Sedan 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,004 | Dec 17, 1972 | FC Nantes beat Red Star FC 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,005 | Jan 7, 1973 | FC Nantes beat Paris FC 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,006 | Jan 14, 1973 | FC Nantes beat AS Nancy 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,007 | Jan 21, 1973 | Olympique Marseille beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,008 | Feb 4, 1973 | Olympique Marseille and Paris FC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,009 | Feb 11, 1973 | Olympique Marseille beat Stade Rennes 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,010 | Feb 25, 1973 | Olympique Marseille and AS Nancy tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,011 | Mar 18, 1973 | Olympique Marseille beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,012 | Mar 24, 1973 | Olympique Marseille beat FC Sochaux 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,013 | Mar 28, 1973 | Olympique Marseille beat Stade Reims 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,014 | Mar 31, 1973 | FC Metz beat Olympique Marseille 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,015 | Apr 4, 1973 | FC Metz beat Paris FC 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,016 | Apr 7, 1973 | FC Metz and FC Nantes tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,017 | Apr 10, 1973 | FC Metz and US Valenciennes-Anzin tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,018 | Apr 20, 1973 | Stade Rennes beat FC Metz 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,019 | Apr 27, 1973 | Stade Rennes and Girondins Bordeaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,020 | May 2, 1973 | Stade Rennes beat RC Strasbourg 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,021 | May 5, 1973 | OGC Nice beat Stade Rennes 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,022 | May 12, 1973 | OGC Nice and Olympique Marseille tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,023 | May 29, 1973 | OGC Nice beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,024 | Jun 2, 1973 | FC Sochaux beat OGC Nice 5–1 | Title change |