| Marseille beat Rennes 2-1 (A) on 25 Aug 1971 |
| Rennes beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 (A) on 18 Aug 1971 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Nancy 3-2 (H) on 11 Sep 1971 |
| Nancy beat Metz 1-0 (A) on 28 Aug 1971 |
| Metz beat Nîmes 3-1 (H) on 22 Sep 1971 |
| Nîmes beat Saint Étienne 3-1 (A) on 11 Aug 1971 |
| Saint Étienne beat Angoulême 4-0 (H) on 1 Sep 1971 |
| Angoulême beat SC Bastia 2-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1971 |
| SC Bastia beat Reims 2-0 (A) on 11 Sep 1971 |
| Reims beat Nantes 2-0 (A) on 18 Sep 1971 |
| Nantes beat PSG 6-0 (H) on 1 Sep 1971 |
| PSG beat Lille 4-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1971 |
| Lille beat Ajaccio 3-1 (H) on 25 Aug 1971 |
| Ajaccio beat Bordeaux 3-1 (H) on 22 Sep 1971 |
| Bordeaux beat Monaco 3-1 (H) on 25 Aug 1971 |
| Monaco beat Angers 3-0 (H) on 18 Aug 1971 |
| Angers beat Red Star 1-0 (H) on 22 Sep 1971 |
| Red Star beat Sochaux 2-1 (H) on 25 Aug 1971 |
| Sochaux beat Nice 2-1 (A) on 18 Sep 1971 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.