| Angers beat Sochaux 3-1 (H) on 10 Sep 1961 |
| Sochaux beat Racing 4-3 (H) on 6 Sep 1961 |
| Racing beat Strasbourg 3-1 (A) on 3 Sep 1961 |
| Strasbourg beat Le Havre 2-0 (A) on 27 Aug 1961 |
| Le Havre beat Metz 2-1 (H) on 17 Sep 1961 |
| Metz beat Nice 2-1 (H) on 9 Sep 1961 |
| Nice beat Nancy 3-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Nancy beat Toulouse 2-1 (H) on 6 Sep 1961 |
| Toulouse beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 (A) on 19 Aug 1961 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Rouen 4-3 (A) on 2 Sep 1961 |
| Rouen beat Montpelliérain 3-2 (H) on 9 Sep 1961 |
| Montpelliérain beat Sedan Torcy 5-0 (H) on 20 Aug 1961 |
| Sedan Torcy beat Monaco 2-0 (H) on 17 Sep 1961 |
| Monaco beat Rennes 4-2 (H) on 30 Aug 1961 |
| Rennes beat Lens 2-1 (H) on 27 Aug 1961 |
| Lens beat Saint Étienne 4-3 (A) on 10 Sep 1961 |
| Saint Étienne beat Nîmes 5-0 (H) on 27 Aug 1961 |
| Nîmes beat Reims 2-1 (H) on 10 Sep 1961 |
| Reims beat Stade Français 4-2 (A) on 16 Sep 1961 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.