| Olympique Lyonnais beat Nice 4-1 (H) on 18 Sep 1976 |
| Nice beat Angers 4-1 (H) on 27 Aug 1976 |
| Angers beat Nancy 3-1 (H) on 6 Aug 1976 |
| Nancy beat Bordeaux 7-3 (H) on 18 Sep 1976 |
| Bordeaux beat Lille 2-1 (H) on 13 Aug 1976 |
| Lille beat Reims 2-1 (H) on 6 Aug 1976 |
| Reims beat Nîmes 2-0 (H) on 10 Sep 1976 |
| Nîmes beat Rennes 1-0 (A) on 6 Aug 1976 |
| Rennes beat Lens 2-1 (H) on 18 Aug 1976 |
| Lens beat SC Bastia 4-3 (H) on 13 Aug 1976 |
| SC Bastia beat Nantes 3-0 (H) on 18 Aug 1976 |
| Nantes beat Metz 2-1 (A) on 6 Aug 1976 |
| Metz beat Troyes 2-1 (H) on 10 Sep 1976 |
| Troyes beat Valenciennes Anzin 2-1 (A) on 13 Aug 1976 |
| Valenciennes Anzin beat Marseille 3-1 (H) on 27 Aug 1976 |
| Marseille beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 18 Aug 1976 |
| Saint Étienne beat Sochaux 2-0 (H) on 10 Sep 1976 |
| Sochaux beat Stade Lavallois 2-0 (A) on 13 Aug 1976 |
| Stade Lavallois beat PSG 2-1 (H) on 27 Aug 1976 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.