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| 08/03/1956 | Angers SCO | - | AS Cannes | 3:1 | ||
| RC Franc-Comtois de Besançon | - | CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | 2:1 | |||
| CA de Paris | - | Red Star Olympique Audonien | 1:0 | |||
| AS aixoise | - | FC Sète | 4:0 | |||
| Stade Français FC | - | Olympique Alès | 2:2 | |||
| SO Montpelliérain | - | FC Nantes | 3:2 | |||
| US Valenciennes-Anzin | - | AS Béziers (old) | 0:1 | |||
| Perpignan FC | - | Sporting Club de Toulon | 2:1 | |||
| Stade Rennais | - | FC Grenoble | 3:0 | |||
| 08/04/1956 | Havre AC | - | FC Rouen 1899 | 1:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Stade Rennais | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 48:28 | 20 | 40:16 |
| 2 |
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AS Béziers (old) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 55:31 | 24 | 39:17 |
| 3 |
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US Valenciennes-Anzin | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 53:30 | 23 | 38:18 |
| 4 |
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Red Star Olympique Audonien | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 60:35 | 25 | 35:21 |
| 5 |
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Angers SCO | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 58:35 | 23 | 35:21 |
| 6 |
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Olympique Alès | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 54:39 | 15 | 35:21 |
| 7 |
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Stade Français FC | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 51:42 | 9 | 33:23 |
| 8 |
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CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 52:45 | 7 | 30:26 |
| 9 |
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FC Grenoble | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33:27 | 6 | 28:28 |
| 10 |
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RC Franc-Comtois de Besançon | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 44:46 | -2 | 28:28 |
| 11 |
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AS Cannes | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36:45 | -9 | 28:28 |
| 12 |
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Havre AC | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30:32 | -2 | 25:31 |
| 13 |
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AS aixoise | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 41:51 | -10 | 24:32 |
| 14 |
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FC Nantes | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 44:65 | -21 | 24:32 |
| 15 |
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Perpignan FC | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23:42 | -19 | 22:34 |
| 16 |
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FC Rouen 1899 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 30:38 | -8 | 21:35 |
| 17 |
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Sporting Club de Toulon | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 36:46 | -10 | 21:35 |
| 18 |
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CA de Paris | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29:44 | -15 | 20:36 |
| 19 |
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FC Sète | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26:55 | -29 | 18:38 |
| 20 |
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SO Montpelliérain | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 30:57 | -27 | 16:40 |
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