| Gueugnon beat Amiens 2-1 (H) on 5 Oct 2001 |
| Amiens beat Caen 4-2 (A) on 29 Aug 2001 |
| Caen beat Nice 1-0 (H) on 14 Sep 2001 |
| Nice beat Nîmes 2-0 (H) on 11 Aug 2001 |
| Nîmes beat Beauvais 3-1 (A) on 29 Sep 2001 |
| Beauvais beat Strasbourg 1-0 (H) on 16 Sep 2001 |
| Strasbourg beat Istres 1-0 (A) on 11 Aug 2001 |
| Istres beat Nancy 1-0 (H) on 8 Sep 2001 |
| Nancy beat Chamois Niortais 2-0 (H) on 29 Sep 2001 |
| Chamois Niortais beat Stade Lavallois 3-1 (A) on 11 Aug 2001 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Le Mans 3-0 (A) on 29 Sep 2001 |
| Le Mans beat Martigues 1-0 (H) on 29 Aug 2001 |
| Martigues beat Châteauroux 3-2 (A) on 29 Sep 2001 |
| Châteauroux beat Le Havre 4-2 (H) on 29 Aug 2001 |
| Le Havre beat Grenoble 4-0 (H) on 25 Aug 2001 |
| Grenoble beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 2001 |
| Saint Étienne beat Ajaccio 1-0 (H) on 28 Aug 2001 |
| Ajaccio beat ES Wasquehal 2-0 (H) on 8 Sep 2001 |
| ES Wasquehal beat Créteil Lusitanos 2-1 (H) on 11 Aug 2001 |
| Créteil Lusitanos beat Gueugnon 3-1 (H) on 29 Aug 2001 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.