| Montpellier beat Racing Club Franc Comtois 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Racing Club Franc Comtois beat Angoulême 2-0 (H) on 26 Sep 1980 |
| Angoulême beat Toulouse 1-0 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| Toulouse beat EDS Montluçon 4-0 (H) on 29 Aug 1980 |
| EDS Montluçon beat Football Club Association Sportive Grenoble 2-1 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Football Club Association Sportive Grenoble beat Gueugnon 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Gueugnon beat Marseille 1-0 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| Marseille beat Association Sportive Libourne 2-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| Association Sportive Libourne beat Olympique Avignonnais 2-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Olympique Avignonnais beat Gazélec Ajaccio 5-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio beat Corbeil Essonnes 2-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Corbeil Essonnes beat CS Thonon les Bains 1-0 (A) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| CS Thonon les Bains beat Martigues 1-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Martigues beat SR Saint Dié 2-1 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| SR Saint Dié beat Cannes 1-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| Cannes beat Béziers 3-0 (H) on 23 Aug 1980 |
| Béziers beat Tavaux Damparis 2-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1980 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.