| Istres Sports beat Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes 1-0 (A) on 22 Sep 1989 |
| Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes beat Nîmes 3-0 (H) on 1 Aug 1989 |
| Nîmes beat Football Club Grenoble Dauphiné 1-0 (A) on 9 Sep 1989 |
| Football Club Grenoble Dauphiné beat Nancy Lorraine 1-0 (A) on 30 Aug 1989 |
| Nancy Lorraine beat Martigues 1-0 (A) on 2 Aug 1989 |
| Martigues beat Gueugnon 2-1 (A) on 5 Aug 1989 |
| Gueugnon beat Red Star 93 4-0 (A) on 16 Sep 1989 |
| Red Star 93 beat Montceau Bourgogne 1-0 (H) on 28 Jul 1989 |
| Montceau Bourgogne beat Annecy 3-1 (H) on 12 Aug 1989 |
| Annecy beat Cercle Football Dijon 1-0 (H) on 16 Sep 1989 |
| Cercle Football Dijon beat Orléans 1-0 (H) on 12 Aug 1989 |
| Orléans beat Reims 1-0 (H) on 5 Aug 1989 |
| Reims beat Strasbourg Alsace 1-0 (H) on 16 Sep 1989 |
| Strasbourg Alsace beat Entente Chaumont Athlétic des Cheminots 4-0 (H) on 2 Aug 1989 |
| Entente Chaumont Athlétic des Cheminots beat Olympique Avignonnais 1-0 (H) on 29 Jul 1989 |
| Olympique Avignonnais beat Sporting Étoile Club Bastia 2-1 (H) on 9 Sep 1989 |
| Sporting Étoile Club Bastia beat CS Louhans Cuiseaux 71 3-0 (H) on 22 Jul 1989 |
| CS Louhans Cuiseaux 71 beat Istres Sports 1-0 (H) on 29 Jul 1989 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.