| Clermont Football Club beat Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 (H) on 17 Sep 1988 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Istres Sports 4-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| Istres Sports beat CO Le Puy 2-1 (H) on 13 Aug 1988 |
| CO Le Puy beat Sète 1-0 (H) on 16 Jul 1988 |
| Sète beat Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes 1-0 (H) on 10 Sep 1988 |
| Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes beat Orléans 2-1 (H) on 12 Aug 1988 |
| Orléans beat Montceau Bourgogne 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| Montceau Bourgogne beat Rodez 3-2 (H) on 30 Jul 1988 |
| Rodez beat Chamois Niortais 2-1 (H) on 6 Aug 1988 |
| Chamois Niortais beat Nîmes 2-0 (H) on 16 Sep 1988 |
| Nîmes beat Annecy 5-1 (H) on 17 Aug 1988 |
| Annecy beat Martigues 1-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1988 |
| Martigues beat Le Havre 1-0 (H) on 27 Aug 1988 |
| Le Havre beat Football Club Grenoble Dauphiné 2-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1988 |
| Football Club Grenoble Dauphiné beat CS Cuiseaux Louhans 2-0 (H) on 12 Aug 1988 |
| CS Cuiseaux Louhans beat Cercle Football Dijon 1-0 (H) on 27 Jul 1988 |
| Cercle Football Dijon beat Sporting Étoile Club Bastia 2-1 (H) on 3 Sep 1988 |
| Sporting Étoile Club Bastia beat Clermont Football Club 2-1 (H) on 27 Aug 1988 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.