The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1973–74 season
38 belt games · 11 title changesFC Sochaux carried the belt into the 1973–74 season. It changed hands 11 times among 11 franchises, and AS Saint-Étienne finished the season with it. Most defenses: Olympique Lyon, 15.
Who held it, in order
SochauxNiceBastiaCS SedanMarseilleTroyes AFNantesLyonRennesLensLyonSaint-Étienne
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,025 | Aug 7, 1973 | FC Sochaux beat Girondins Bordeaux 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,026 | Aug 10, 1973 | FC Sochaux and Nimes Olympique tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,027 | Aug 14, 1973 | OGC Nice beat FC Sochaux 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,028 | Aug 17, 1973 | OGC Nice beat Olympique Lyon 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,029 | Aug 24, 1973 | SC Bastia beat OGC Nice 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,030 | Sep 1, 1973 | CS Sedan beat SC Bastia 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,031 | Sep 12, 1973 | Olympique Marseille beat CS Sedan 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,032 | Sep 22, 1973 | Troyes AF beat Olympique Marseille 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,033 | Sep 25, 1973 | Troyes AF and AS Monaco tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,034 | Oct 6, 1973 | Troyes AF beat Paris FC 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,035 | Oct 17, 1973 | FC Nantes beat Troyes AF 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,036 | Oct 27, 1973 | FC Nantes beat CS Sedan 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,037 | Oct 30, 1973 | FC Nantes and OGC Nice tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,038 | Nov 2, 1973 | FC Nantes and Stade Rennes tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,039 | Nov 10, 1973 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,040 | Nov 16, 1973 | Olympique Lyon and AS Saint-Étienne tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,041 | Dec 2, 1973 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Strasbourg 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,042 | Dec 9, 1973 | Olympique Lyon beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,043 | Dec 16, 1973 | Olympique Lyon and Nimes Olympique tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,044 | Dec 23, 1973 | Olympique Lyon beat Troyes AF 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,045 | Jan 6, 1974 | Olympique Lyon and CS Sedan tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,046 | Jan 13, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat OGC Nice 5–2 | Defense |
| 1,047 | Jan 20, 1974 | Stade Rennes beat Olympique Lyon 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,048 | Jan 27, 1974 | RC Lens beat Stade Rennes 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,049 | Feb 10, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Lens 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,050 | Feb 17, 1974 | Olympique Lyon and FC Sochaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,051 | Feb 24, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat SC Bastia 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,052 | Mar 13, 1974 | Olympique Lyon and Olympique Marseille tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,053 | Mar 16, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Metz 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,054 | Mar 27, 1974 | Olympique Lyon and AS Monaco tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,055 | Apr 9, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat Paris FC 5–4 | Defense |
| 1,056 | Apr 12, 1974 | Olympique Lyon and Stade Reims tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,057 | Apr 16, 1974 | Olympique Lyon beat FC Nantes 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,058 | Apr 19, 1974 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Lyon 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,059 | Apr 30, 1974 | AS Saint-Étienne beat RC Lens 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,060 | May 11, 1974 | AS Saint-Étienne beat FC Sochaux 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,061 | May 22, 1974 | AS Saint-Étienne beat SC Bastia 6–1 | Defense |
| 1,062 | May 25, 1974 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Marseille 3–1 | Defense |