| Rennes beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 2 Dec 1956 |
| Saint Étienne beat Marseille 6-3 (H) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Marseille beat Monaco 2-0 (H) on 19 Aug 1956 |
| Monaco beat Valenciennes Anzin 6-0 (H) on 30 Sep 1956 |
| Valenciennes Anzin beat Racing 3-1 (H) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Racing beat Strasbourg 2-0 (H) on 28 Oct 1956 |
| Strasbourg beat Lens 2-0 (A) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Lens beat Metz 5-1 (A) on 19 Aug 1956 |
| Metz beat Toulouse 2-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1956 |
| Toulouse beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 (A) on 4 Nov 1956 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Angers 2-0 (A) on 23 Sep 1956 |
| Angers beat Nancy 3-0 (H) on 2 Sep 1956 |
| Nancy beat Nîmes 1-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Nîmes beat Sedan Torcy 2-1 (H) on 4 Nov 1956 |
| Sedan Torcy beat Sochaux 1-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Sochaux beat Reims 2-0 (H) on 19 Aug 1956 |
| Reims beat Nice 3-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Nice beat Rennes 3-2 (A) on 30 Sep 1956 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.