| Saint Étienne beat Lille 2-1 (H) on 12 Oct 1952 |
| Lille beat Metz 3-0 (A) on 31 Aug 1952 |
| Metz beat Racing 2-0 (A) on 21 Sep 1952 |
| Racing beat Rennes 2-0 (H) on 24 Aug 1952 |
| Rennes beat CO Roubaix Tourcoing 3-2 (H) on 28 Sep 1952 |
| CO Roubaix Tourcoing beat Lens 3-1 (A) on 7 Sep 1952 |
| Lens beat Nîmes 2-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1952 |
| Nîmes beat Sète 3-1 (H) on 31 Aug 1952 |
| Sète beat Reims 2-1 (H) on 21 Sep 1952 |
| Reims beat Le Havre 5-0 (H) on 31 Aug 1952 |
| Le Havre beat Bordeaux 3-1 (H) on 14 Sep 1952 |
| Bordeaux beat Marseille 2-0 (H) on 11 Sep 1952 |
| Marseille beat Montpelliérain 5-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1952 |
| Montpelliérain beat Nice 2-1 (H) on 9 Oct 1952 |
| Nice beat Stade Français 1-0 (A) on 14 Sep 1952 |
| Stade Français beat Sochaux 3-1 (A) on 11 Sep 1952 |
| Sochaux beat Nancy 1-0 (H) on 14 Sep 1952 |
| Nancy beat Saint Étienne 3-2 (H) on 21 Sep 1952 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.