| Rouen beat Angoulême 1-0 (H) on 10 Oct 1981 |
| Angoulême beat Angers 2-1 (H) on 8 Aug 1981 |
| Angers beat Stade Quimpérois 1-0 (H) on 15 Aug 1981 |
| Stade Quimpérois beat RUFC Calais 3-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| RUFC Calais beat Mulhouse 1893 2-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Mulhouse 1893 beat SC Abbeville 4-1 (H) on 26 Sep 1981 |
| SC Abbeville beat EDS Montluçon 2-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| EDS Montluçon beat Le Havre 1-0 (H) on 2 Sep 1981 |
| Le Havre beat Rennes 2-1 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Rennes beat Châteauroux 2-0 (H) on 8 Aug 1981 |
| Châteauroux beat Limoges 3-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| Limoges beat Union sportive Nœux les Mines 3-0 (H) on 10 Oct 1981 |
| Union sportive Nœux les Mines beat Stade Français 2-1 (A) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| Stade Français beat Guingamp 1-0 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Guingamp beat Dunkerque 1-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Dunkerque beat Racing Club Franc Comtois 1-0 (A) on 5 Sep 1981 |
| Racing Club Franc Comtois beat Reims 3-1 (A) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| Reims beat Rouen 3-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1981 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.