The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1980–81 season
37 belt games · 13 title changesFC Nantes carried the belt into the 1980–81 season. It changed hands 13 times among 10 franchises, and Paris Saint-Germain finished the season with it. Most defenses: Paris Saint-Germain, 8.
Who held it, in order
NantesNiceLensBordeauxLyonNancyBastiaNiceStrasbourgNancyPSGStrasbourgSaint-ÉtiennePSG
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,290 | Jul 24, 1980 | FC Nantes beat Nimes Olympique 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,291 | Jul 29, 1980 | FC Nantes beat Girondins Bordeaux 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,292 | Aug 5, 1980 | OGC Nice beat FC Nantes 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,293 | Aug 12, 1980 | RC Lens beat OGC Nice 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,294 | Aug 19, 1980 | Girondins Bordeaux beat RC Lens 5–1 | Title change |
| 1,295 | Aug 22, 1980 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Nimes Olympique 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,296 | Aug 26, 1980 | Girondins Bordeaux and Tours FC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,297 | Aug 29, 1980 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Angers SCO 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,298 | Sep 9, 1980 | Girondins Bordeaux and OGC Nice tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,299 | Sep 12, 1980 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Nancy 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,300 | Sep 23, 1980 | Olympique Lyon beat Girondins Bordeaux 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,301 | Sep 26, 1980 | AS Nancy beat Olympique Lyon 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,302 | Oct 4, 1980 | SC Bastia beat AS Nancy 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,303 | Oct 14, 1980 | OGC Nice beat SC Bastia 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,304 | Oct 17, 1980 | RC Strasbourg beat OGC Nice 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,305 | Oct 31, 1980 | AS Nancy beat RC Strasbourg 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,306 | Nov 7, 1980 | Paris Saint-Germain beat AS Nancy 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,307 | Nov 23, 1980 | Paris Saint-Germain beat RC Lens 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,308 | Nov 28, 1980 | RC Strasbourg beat Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,309 | Dec 6, 1980 | RC Strasbourg and AJ Auxerre tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,310 | Dec 14, 1980 | RC Strasbourg beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,311 | Dec 21, 1980 | AS Saint-Étienne beat RC Strasbourg 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,312 | Jan 25, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne and Angers SCO tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,313 | Feb 1, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat AJ Auxerre 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,314 | Feb 6, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Lille OSC 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,315 | Feb 22, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat Olympique Lyon 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,316 | Feb 28, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat US Valenciennes-Anzin 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,317 | Mar 14, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne beat AS Monaco 5–1 | Defense |
| 1,318 | Mar 28, 1981 | AS Saint-Étienne and FC Metz tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,319 | Apr 7, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain beat AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,320 | Apr 15, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain beat Tours FC 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,321 | Apr 21, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain beat Girondins Bordeaux 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,322 | May 5, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain beat SC Bastia 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,323 | May 12, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain and AS Nancy tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,324 | May 22, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyon tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,325 | May 29, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain beat RC Lens 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,326 | Jun 2, 1981 | Paris Saint-Germain and Angers SCO tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |