| ŁKS Łódź beat Śląsk Wrocław 1-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1981 |
| Śląsk Wrocław beat Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec beat Gwardia Warszawa 2-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1981 |
| Gwardia Warszawa beat Bałtyk Gdynia 2-0 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Bałtyk Gdynia beat Pogoń Szczecin 2-1 (A) on 8 Aug 1981 |
| Pogoń Szczecin beat Szombierki Bytom 2-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1981 |
| Szombierki Bytom beat Lech Poznań 1-0 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Lech Poznań beat Motor Lublin 1-0 (H) on 15 Aug 1981 |
| Motor Lublin beat Stal Mielec 5-1 (H) on 29 Aug 1981 |
| Stal Mielec beat Górnik Zabrze 2-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1981 |
| Górnik Zabrze beat Widzew Łódź 4-0 (H) on 15 Aug 1981 |
| Widzew Łódź beat Legia Warszawa 2-0 (H) on 29 Aug 1981 |
| Legia Warszawa beat Ruch Chorzów 1-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1981 |
| Ruch Chorzów beat Wisła Kraków 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1981 |
| Wisła Kraków beat Arka Gdynia 3-0 (H) on 15 Aug 1981 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.