The Ligue 1 Belt · season
The 1997–98 season
34 belt games · 16 title changesAS Monaco carried the belt into the 1997–98 season. It changed hands 16 times among 10 franchises, and RC Lens finished the season with it. Most defenses: FC Metz, 7.
Who held it, in order
BordeauxMetzStrasbourgLB ChateaurouxMontpellierCannesLensBastiaLyonLensLB ChateaurouxStrasbourgCannesLe HavreBastiaLens
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,896 | Aug 1, 1997 | Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Monaco 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,897 | Aug 9, 1997 | FC Metz beat Girondins Bordeaux 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,898 | Aug 15, 1997 | FC Metz beat LB Chateauroux 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,899 | Aug 22, 1997 | FC Metz beat Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,900 | Aug 29, 1997 | FC Metz beat AS Monaco 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,901 | Sep 5, 1997 | FC Metz and Stade Rennes tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,902 | Sep 12, 1997 | FC Metz beat AS Cannes 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,903 | Sep 21, 1997 | FC Metz and SC Bastia tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,904 | Sep 26, 1997 | FC Metz beat AJ Auxerre 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,905 | Oct 5, 1997 | RC Strasbourg beat FC Metz 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,906 | Oct 8, 1997 | LB Chateauroux beat RC Strasbourg 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,907 | Oct 17, 1997 | Montpellier HSC beat LB Chateauroux 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,908 | Oct 25, 1997 | Montpellier HSC beat FC Metz 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,909 | Nov 2, 1997 | Montpellier HSC beat Stade Rennes 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,910 | Nov 8, 1997 | AS Cannes beat Montpellier HSC 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,911 | Nov 15, 1997 | RC Lens beat AS Cannes 5–4 | Title change |
| 1,912 | Nov 21, 1997 | SC Bastia beat RC Lens 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,913 | Nov 29, 1997 | SC Bastia and EA Guingamp tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,914 | Dec 7, 1997 | SC Bastia and Toulouse FC tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,915 | Dec 13, 1997 | SC Bastia and LB Chateauroux tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,916 | Dec 19, 1997 | Olympique Lyon beat SC Bastia 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,917 | Jan 10, 1998 | Olympique Lyon beat Olympique Marseille 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,918 | Jan 21, 1998 | Olympique Lyon beat RC Strasbourg 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,919 | Jan 24, 1998 | Olympique Lyon beat AJ Auxerre 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,920 | Feb 4, 1998 | RC Lens beat Olympique Lyon 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,921 | Feb 12, 1998 | LB Chateauroux beat RC Lens 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,922 | Feb 20, 1998 | RC Strasbourg beat LB Chateauroux 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,923 | Mar 7, 1998 | AS Cannes beat RC Strasbourg 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,924 | Mar 13, 1998 | Le Havre AC beat AS Cannes 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,925 | Mar 28, 1998 | SC Bastia beat Le Havre AC 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,926 | Apr 7, 1998 | SC Bastia and RC Strasbourg tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,927 | Apr 18, 1998 | SC Bastia beat Montpellier HSC 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,928 | Apr 25, 1998 | RC Lens beat SC Bastia 5–1 | Title change |
| 1,929 | May 9, 1998 | RC Lens and AJ Auxerre tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |