| Stade Quimpérois beat Rennes 2-1 (H) on 25 Oct 1980 |
| Rennes beat Guingamp 2-0 (A) on 27 Sep 1980 |
| Guingamp beat Union sportive Nœux les Mines 1-0 (H) on 25 Oct 1980 |
| Union sportive Nœux les Mines beat Rouen 2-1 (H) on 18 Oct 1980 |
| Rouen beat Caen 2-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1980 |
| Caen beat Le Havre 1-0 (H) on 18 Oct 1980 |
| Le Havre beat Orléans 2-1 (A) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Orléans beat Thionville 3-0 (H) on 25 Oct 1980 |
| Thionville beat Châteauroux 2-0 (H) on 11 Oct 1980 |
| Châteauroux beat UES Montmorillon 1-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| UES Montmorillon beat Dunkerque 3-1 (H) on 18 Oct 1980 |
| Dunkerque beat SC Abbeville 5-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1980 |
| SC Abbeville beat Paris FC 4-1 (H) on 25 Oct 1980 |
| Paris FC beat Limoges 6-1 (H) on 17 Oct 1980 |
| Limoges beat AAJ Blois 1-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1980 |
| AAJ Blois beat Brest 2-1 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Brest beat Reims 1-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| Reims beat Stade Quimpérois 4-0 (H) on 18 Oct 1980 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.