| Istres beat Angers 1-0 (A) on 24 Aug 2012 |
| Angers beat Lens 3-1 (A) on 3 Sep 2012 |
| Lens beat Le Havre 1-0 (H) on 13 Aug 2012 |
| Le Havre beat Monaco 2-1 (H) on 31 Aug 2012 |
| Monaco beat Arles Avignon 3-0 (H) on 24 Aug 2012 |
| Arles Avignon beat Nantes 2-1 (H) on 31 Aug 2012 |
| Nantes beat Le Mans 2-0 (H) on 27 Aug 2012 |
| Le Mans beat Caen 2-0 (A) on 14 Sep 2012 |
| Caen beat Stade Lavallois 2-1 (A) on 21 Sep 2012 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Chamois Niortais 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 2012 |
| Chamois Niortais beat Dijon 4-2 (H) on 28 Sep 2012 |
| Dijon beat Gazélec Ajaccio 2-1 (H) on 31 Aug 2012 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio beat Nîmes 1-0 (A) on 17 Sep 2012 |
| Nîmes beat Guingamp 2-1 (H) on 28 Sep 2012 |
| Guingamp beat Châteauroux 2-1 (H) on 31 Aug 2012 |
| Châteauroux beat Tours 3-0 (H) on 24 Aug 2012 |
| Tours beat Auxerre 1-0 (H) on 31 Aug 2012 |
| Auxerre beat Sedan 1-0 (H) on 11 Aug 2012 |
| Sedan beat Clermont Foot 2-0 (A) on 24 Aug 2012 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.