| Tavaux Damparis beat Marseille 2-1 (H) on 18 Oct 1980 |
| Marseille beat Angoulême 2-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1980 |
| Angoulême beat Toulouse 1-0 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| Toulouse beat Football Club Association Sportive Grenoble 3-0 (A) on 18 Oct 1980 |
| Football Club Association Sportive Grenoble beat Gueugnon 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Gueugnon beat Montpellier 1-0 (H) on 4 Oct 1980 |
| Montpellier beat Martigues 3-0 (H) on 27 Sep 1980 |
| Martigues beat SR Saint Dié 2-1 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| SR Saint Dié beat Béziers 1-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Béziers beat Corbeil Essonnes 3-0 (H) on 18 Oct 1980 |
| Corbeil Essonnes beat CS Thonon les Bains 1-0 (A) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| CS Thonon les Bains beat Gazélec Ajaccio 2-0 (A) on 11 Oct 1980 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio beat Association Sportive Libourne 1-0 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| Association Sportive Libourne beat Olympique Avignonnais 2-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Olympique Avignonnais beat Racing Club Franc Comtois 2-1 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| Racing Club Franc Comtois beat EDS Montluçon 2-0 (A) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| EDS Montluçon beat Cannes 1-0 (H) on 11 Oct 1980 |
| Cannes beat Tavaux Damparis 2-1 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.