| Nancy Lorraine beat Brest Armorique 2-1 (H) on 1 Oct 1988 |
| Brest Armorique beat Valenciennes Anzin Arrondissement 4-2 (A) on 27 Aug 1988 |
| Valenciennes Anzin Arrondissement beat Mulhouse 1893 3-0 (A) on 5 Aug 1988 |
| Mulhouse 1893 beat Gueugnon 2-0 (H) on 22 Jul 1988 |
| Gueugnon beat Angers 2-1 (H) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| Angers beat Quimper Cornouaille 2-1 (H) on 3 Sep 1988 |
| Quimper Cornouaille beat Guingamp 3-2 (H) on 21 Sep 1988 |
| Guingamp beat Dunkerque 3-0 (H) on 27 Aug 1988 |
| Dunkerque beat Union sportive Créteil 2-1 (A) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| Union sportive Créteil beat Le Mans 2-0 (A) on 20 Aug 1988 |
| Le Mans beat Le Touquet ACF 2-1 (A) on 1 Oct 1988 |
| Le Touquet ACF beat Rouen 1-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1988 |
| Rouen beat Reims 2-1 (A) on 21 Sep 1988 |
| Reims beat AEP Le Bourg sous La Roche 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| AEP Le Bourg sous La Roche beat Rennes 1-0 (A) on 9 Sep 1988 |
| Rennes beat SC Abbeville 6-0 (A) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| SC Abbeville beat Beauvais Oise 1-0 (H) on 21 Sep 1988 |
| Beauvais Oise beat Nancy Lorraine 2-1 (H) on 16 Jul 1988 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.