| Saint Étienne beat Angers 3-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Angers beat Metz 1-0 (A) on 30 Sep 1956 |
| Metz beat Toulouse 2-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1956 |
| Toulouse beat Reims 4-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Reims beat Sedan Torcy 4-0 (A) on 23 Sep 1956 |
| Sedan Torcy beat Sochaux 1-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Sochaux beat Marseille 3-2 (A) on 30 Sep 1956 |
| Marseille beat Nice 3-1 (H) on 16 Sep 1956 |
| Nice beat Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Nîmes 4-1 (H) on 30 Sep 1956 |
| Nîmes beat Strasbourg 4-0 (A) on 2 Sep 1956 |
| Strasbourg beat Lens 2-0 (A) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Lens beat Rennes 4-1 (A) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Rennes beat Valenciennes Anzin 3-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1956 |
| Valenciennes Anzin beat Racing 3-1 (H) on 14 Oct 1956 |
| Racing beat Nancy 6-1 (H) on 30 Sep 1956 |
| Nancy beat Monaco 2-0 (A) on 16 Sep 1956 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.