| Union sportive Nœux les Mines beat Dunkerque 1-0 (H) on 19 Sep 1981 |
| Dunkerque beat Angers 1-0 (H) on 26 Sep 1981 |
| Angers beat Châteauroux 2-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Châteauroux beat Limoges 3-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| Limoges beat Racing Club Franc Comtois 3-1 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Racing Club Franc Comtois beat Reims 3-1 (A) on 12 Sep 1981 |
| Reims beat Rouen 3-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1981 |
| Rouen beat Stade Français 2-0 (H) on 1 Aug 1981 |
| Stade Français beat RUFC Calais 4-0 (H) on 26 Sep 1981 |
| RUFC Calais beat Mulhouse 1893 2-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Mulhouse 1893 beat Angoulême 4-1 (H) on 11 Sep 1981 |
| Angoulême beat EDS Montluçon 2-0 (H) on 19 Sep 1981 |
| EDS Montluçon beat Le Havre 1-0 (H) on 2 Sep 1981 |
| Le Havre beat Rennes 2-1 (H) on 3 Oct 1981 |
| Rennes beat Guingamp 1-0 (A) on 5 Sep 1981 |
| Guingamp beat Stade Quimpérois 1-0 (A) on 8 Aug 1981 |
| Stade Quimpérois beat SC Abbeville 3-1 (A) on 12 Sep 1981 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.