| 18/11/1956 | AS Saint-Étienne | - | RC Strasbourg | 2:2 | ||
| Toulouse FC | - | Stade Rennais | 6:0 | |||
| FC Sochaux | - | Racing Club de France | 3:5 | |||
| Angers SCO | - | Stade de Reims | 2:2 | |||
| Olympique Marseille | - | RC Lens | 1:4 | |||
| US Valenciennes-Anzin | - | Nîmes Olympique | 0:0 | |||
| FC Metz | - | OGC Nice | 3:3 | |||
| UA Sedan-Torcy | - | FC Nancy | 1:1 | |||
| 19/11/1956 | AS Monaco | - | Olympique Lyonnais | 2:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AS Saint-Étienne | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 41:17 | 24 | 20:2 |
| 2 |
|
Toulouse FC | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28:12 | 16 | 14:8 |
| 3 |
|
Racing Club de France | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 34:19 | 15 | 14:8 |
| 4 |
|
Stade de Reims | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28:17 | 11 | 14:8 |
| 5 |
|
RC Lens | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26:17 | 9 | 14:8 |
| 6 |
|
FC Sochaux | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22:18 | 4 | 13:9 |
| 7 |
|
Nîmes Olympique | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15:12 | 3 | 12:10 |
| 8 |
|
Angers SCO | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15:19 | -4 | 11:11 |
| 9 |
|
Olympique Lyonnais | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16:18 | -2 | 10:12 |
| 10 |
|
Olympique Marseille | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19:23 | -4 | 10:12 |
| 11 |
|
OGC Nice | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20:26 | -6 | 10:12 |
| 12 |
|
RC Strasbourg | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17:19 | -2 | 9:13 |
| 13 |
|
AS Monaco | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16:21 | -5 | 9:13 |
| 14 |
|
UA Sedan-Torcy | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14:22 | -8 | 9:13 |
| 15 |
|
US Valenciennes-Anzin | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9:22 | -13 | 9:13 |
| 16 |
|
FC Nancy | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13:29 | -16 | 8:14 |
| 17 |
|
FC Metz | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16:24 | -8 | 7:15 |
| 18 |
|
Stade Rennais | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11:25 | -14 | 5:17 |