| Marseille beat Béziers 1-0 (H) on 18 Sep 1981 |
| Béziers beat CS Thonon les Bains 2-1 (H) on 25 Sep 1981 |
| CS Thonon les Bains beat Toulouse 1-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Toulouse beat Football Club Association Sportive Grenoble 1-0 (H) on 18 Sep 1981 |
| Football Club Association Sportive Grenoble beat AAJ Blois 1-0 (H) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| AAJ Blois beat SR Saint Dié 2-1 (H) on 19 Sep 1981 |
| SR Saint Dié beat Gazélec Ajaccio 2-0 (H) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio beat Nîmes 3-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Nîmes beat Toulon 3-2 (A) on 2 Sep 1981 |
| Toulon beat Association Sportive Libourne 1-0 (H) on 8 Aug 1981 |
| Association Sportive Libourne beat Paris FC 3-0 (H) on 14 Aug 1981 |
| Paris FC beat Martigues 3-2 (A) on 19 Sep 1981 |
| Martigues beat Club sportif Fontainebleau 1-0 (A) on 2 Sep 1981 |
| Club sportif Fontainebleau beat Orléans 3-2 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Orléans beat Cannes 1-0 (H) on 26 Sep 1981 |
| Cannes beat CS Cuiseaux Louhans 1-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| CS Cuiseaux Louhans beat Gueugnon 1-0 (H) on 12 Sep 1981 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.