The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1996–97 season
38 belt games · 12 title changesOlympique Lyon carried the belt into the 1996–97 season. It changed hands 12 times among 12 franchises, and AS Monaco finished the season with it. Most defenses: FC Metz, 8.
Who held it, in order
MarseilleMetzPSGRennesLyonBastiaEA GuingampNiceBordeauxMontpellierStrasbourgMonaco
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,858 | Aug 11, 1996 | Olympique Marseille beat Olympique Lyon 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,859 | Aug 17, 1996 | Olympique Marseille and Le Havre AC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,860 | Aug 24, 1996 | FC Metz beat Olympique Marseille 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,861 | Aug 28, 1996 | FC Metz beat RC Strasbourg 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,862 | Sep 3, 1996 | FC Metz and SM Caen tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,863 | Sep 6, 1996 | FC Metz beat AS Nancy 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,864 | Sep 14, 1996 | FC Metz beat FC Nantes 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,865 | Sep 20, 1996 | FC Metz and Montpellier HSC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,866 | Sep 28, 1996 | FC Metz and AS Monaco tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,867 | Oct 2, 1996 | FC Metz and AS Cannes tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,868 | Oct 5, 1996 | FC Metz and RC Lens tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,869 | Oct 12, 1996 | Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Metz 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,870 | Oct 19, 1996 | Paris Saint-Germain and AJ Auxerre tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,871 | Oct 26, 1996 | Stade Rennes beat Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,872 | Nov 2, 1996 | Olympique Lyon beat Stade Rennes 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,873 | Nov 6, 1996 | SC Bastia beat Olympique Lyon 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,874 | Nov 13, 1996 | SC Bastia beat Le Havre AC 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,875 | Nov 16, 1996 | SC Bastia beat FC Metz 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,876 | Nov 23, 1996 | SC Bastia beat AJ Auxerre 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,877 | Nov 29, 1996 | EA Guingamp beat SC Bastia 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,878 | Dec 7, 1996 | EA Guingamp and AS Monaco tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,879 | Dec 14, 1996 | OGC Nice beat EA Guingamp 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,880 | Dec 20, 1996 | OGC Nice and Lille OSC tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,881 | Jan 25, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux beat OGC Nice 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,882 | Feb 1, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux and Lille OSC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,883 | Feb 14, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux and EA Guingamp tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,884 | Feb 22, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux beat Olympique Marseille 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,885 | Mar 8, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux and RC Strasbourg tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,886 | Mar 15, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux beat SM Caen 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,887 | Mar 22, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux and AS Nancy tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,888 | Mar 25, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux and FC Nantes tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,889 | Apr 5, 1997 | Montpellier HSC beat Girondins Bordeaux 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,890 | Apr 16, 1997 | Montpellier HSC and Olympique Marseille tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,891 | Apr 26, 1997 | RC Strasbourg beat Montpellier HSC 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,892 | Apr 29, 1997 | AS Monaco beat RC Strasbourg 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,893 | May 4, 1997 | AS Monaco and SM Caen tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,894 | May 17, 1997 | AS Monaco beat AS Nancy 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,895 | May 24, 1997 | AS Monaco beat FC Nantes 2–1 | Defense |