| AZ 67 Alkmaar beat PEC Zwolle 3-0 (A) on 28 Sep 1980 |
| PEC Zwolle beat Den Haag 3-2 (A) on 21 Sep 1980 |
| Den Haag beat Ajax 4-3 (H) on 5 Oct 1980 |
| Ajax beat Roda JC 4-2 (H) on 27 Aug 1980 |
| Roda JC beat Feyenoord 3-2 (A) on 14 Sep 1980 |
| Feyenoord beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 (A) on 5 Oct 1980 |
| PSV Eindhoven beat Twente 1-0 (A) on 28 Sep 1980 |
| Twente beat Wageningen 2-1 (H) on 14 Sep 1980 |
| Wageningen beat Willem II 2-1 (A) on 28 Sep 1980 |
| Willem II beat Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 (H) on 31 Aug 1980 |
| Sparta Rotterdam beat Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 (A) on 28 Sep 1980 |
| Go Ahead Eagles beat Utrecht 2-1 (H) on 21 Sep 1980 |
| Utrecht beat MVV Maastricht 3-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1980 |
| MVV Maastricht beat Excelsior 2-0 (H) on 28 Sep 1980 |
| Excelsior beat Groningen 3-2 (H) on 24 Aug 1980 |
| Groningen beat NEC Nijmegen 2-0 (H) on 21 Sep 1980 |
| NEC Nijmegen beat NAC Breda 4-2 (H) on 31 Aug 1980 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.