The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1988–89 season
38 belt games · 13 title changesAS Saint-Étienne carried the belt into the 1988–89 season. It changed hands 13 times among 10 franchises, and AS Monaco finished the season with it. Most defenses: AS Monaco, 7.
Who held it, in order
NiceStrasbourgMontpellier La PailladeNantesMatra RacingCannesMetzSporting Toulon VarCannesToulouseNantesStrasbourgMonaco
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,594 | Jul 16, 1988 | OGC Nice beat AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,595 | Jul 23, 1988 | OGC Nice and Montpellier La Paillade SC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,596 | Jul 27, 1988 | RC Strasbourg beat OGC Nice 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,597 | Jul 30, 1988 | Montpellier La Paillade SC beat RC Strasbourg 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,598 | Aug 6, 1988 | Montpellier La Paillade SC beat SM Caen 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,599 | Aug 13, 1988 | Montpellier La Paillade SC and Matra Racing tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,600 | Aug 17, 1988 | Montpellier La Paillade SC and RC Lens tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,601 | Aug 20, 1988 | FC Nantes beat Montpellier La Paillade SC 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,602 | Aug 27, 1988 | FC Nantes and AS Saint-Étienne tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,603 | Sep 3, 1988 | FC Nantes beat FC Sochaux 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,604 | Sep 10, 1988 | FC Nantes and RC Strasbourg tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,605 | Sep 17, 1988 | Matra Racing beat FC Nantes 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,606 | Sep 21, 1988 | AS Cannes beat Matra Racing 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,607 | Oct 1, 1988 | AS Cannes and RC Lens tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,608 | Oct 8, 1988 | AS Cannes beat Stade Laval 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,609 | Oct 15, 1988 | AS Cannes and Montpellier La Paillade SC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,610 | Oct 29, 1988 | AS Cannes and Girondins Bordeaux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,611 | Nov 5, 1988 | FC Metz beat AS Cannes 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,612 | Nov 12, 1988 | FC Metz and AS Monaco tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,613 | Nov 26, 1988 | Sporting Toulon Var beat FC Metz 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,614 | Dec 3, 1988 | Sporting Toulon Var beat FC Nantes 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,615 | Dec 10, 1988 | AS Cannes beat Sporting Toulon Var 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,616 | Dec 11, 1988 | AS Cannes beat OGC Nice 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,617 | Dec 14, 1988 | Toulouse FC beat AS Cannes 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,618 | Dec 17, 1988 | Toulouse FC and FC Metz tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,619 | Feb 4, 1989 | FC Nantes beat Toulouse FC 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,620 | Feb 18, 1989 | FC Nantes and AS Saint-Étienne tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,621 | Feb 22, 1989 | FC Nantes and FC Sochaux tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,622 | Mar 11, 1989 | RC Strasbourg beat FC Nantes 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,623 | Mar 17, 1989 | RC Strasbourg and FC Metz tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,624 | Mar 25, 1989 | AS Monaco beat RC Strasbourg 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,625 | Apr 1, 1989 | AS Monaco beat Montpellier La Paillade SC 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,626 | Apr 11, 1989 | AS Monaco and Olympique Marseille tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,627 | Apr 22, 1989 | AS Monaco beat Stade Laval 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,628 | May 6, 1989 | AS Monaco and RC Lens tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,629 | May 13, 1989 | AS Monaco beat Girondins Bordeaux 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,630 | May 20, 1989 | AS Monaco beat FC Metz 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,631 | May 31, 1989 | AS Monaco beat FC Nantes 4–1 | Defense |