| Thionville beat Le Havre 2-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| Le Havre beat Rouen 2-1 (H) on 23 Aug 1980 |
| Rouen beat Guingamp 1-0 (A) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Guingamp beat Stade Quimpérois 2-0 (A) on 6 Sep 1980 |
| Stade Quimpérois beat Dunkerque 2-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1980 |
| Dunkerque beat SC Abbeville 5-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1980 |
| SC Abbeville beat Reims 4-2 (A) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| Reims beat Orléans 1-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1980 |
| Orléans beat Union sportive Nœux les Mines 3-2 (H) on 13 Sep 1980 |
| Union sportive Nœux les Mines beat Châteauroux 5-2 (H) on 6 Sep 1980 |
| Châteauroux beat UES Montmorillon 1-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1980 |
| UES Montmorillon beat Paris FC 2-1 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Paris FC beat Rennes 1-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
| Rennes beat Limoges 2-1 (H) on 20 Sep 1980 |
| Limoges beat AAJ Blois 1-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1980 |
| AAJ Blois beat Brest 2-1 (H) on 9 Aug 1980 |
| Brest beat Caen 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1980 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.