| Saint Étienne beat Nantes 4-2 (H) on 14 Sep 1979 |
| Nantes beat PSG 4-2 (H) on 11 Sep 1979 |
| PSG beat Stade Lavallois 3-1 (H) on 17 Aug 1979 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Angers 3-2 (H) on 22 Sep 1979 |
| Angers beat Metz 1-0 (A) on 11 Sep 1979 |
| Metz beat Nancy 2-1 (H) on 10 Aug 1979 |
| Nancy beat Marseille 5-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1979 |
| Marseille beat Lens 3-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1979 |
| Lens beat Sochaux 2-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1979 |
| Sochaux beat Nîmes 2-1 (H) on 22 Sep 1979 |
| Nîmes beat Bordeaux 2-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1979 |
| Bordeaux beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 (H) on 28 Sep 1979 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Valenciennes Anzin 3-1 (H) on 11 Sep 1979 |
| Valenciennes Anzin beat Nice 1-0 (H) on 3 Aug 1979 |
| Nice beat SC Bastia 2-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1979 |
| SC Bastia beat Strasbourg 2-1 (H) on 10 Aug 1979 |
| Strasbourg beat Lille 3-2 (H) on 28 Aug 1979 |
| Lille beat Monaco 3-1 (H) on 28 Sep 1979 |
| Monaco beat Brest 2-1 (A) on 17 Aug 1979 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.