France: Ligue 2 - 1996-97

France: Ligue 2 - 1996-97 - Earliest Hamiltonian win cycle
Perpignan beat Chamois Niortais 3-0 (H) on 21 Sep 1996
Chamois Niortais beat Beauvais 2-0 (A) on 7 Sep 1996
Beauvais beat Gueugnon 2-1 (H) on 18 Sep 1996
Gueugnon beat Mulhouse 2-1 (A) on 10 Aug 1996
Mulhouse beat Martigues 1-0 (H) on 20 Aug 1996
Martigues beat Stade Briochin 2-1 (H) on 16 Aug 1996
Stade Briochin beat Toulouse 1-0 (A) on 4 Sep 1996
Toulouse beat Red Star 93 3-2 (H) on 14 Sep 1996
Red Star 93 beat Le Mans 1-0 (A) on 16 Aug 1996
Le Mans beat Amiens 2-0 (H) on 24 Aug 1996
Amiens beat Louhans Cuiseaux 2-0 (H) on 21 Sep 1996
Louhans Cuiseaux beat Épinal 1-0 (A) on 4 Sep 1996
Épinal beat ASOA Valence 1-0 (H) on 14 Sep 1996
ASOA Valence beat Châteauroux 1-0 (H) on 18 Sep 1996
Châteauroux beat FCO Charleville 1-0 (H) on 14 Sep 1996
FCO Charleville beat Lorient 2-1 (H) on 10 Aug 1996
Lorient beat Sochaux 1-0 (A) on 7 Sep 1996
Sochaux beat Saint  Étienne 4-1 (H) on 20 Aug 1996
Saint  Étienne beat Troyes 2-0 (A) on 11 Aug 1996
Troyes beat Toulon 5-0 (H) on 18 Sep 1996
Toulon beat Stade Lavallois 4-1 (H) on 14 Sep 1996
Stade Lavallois beat Perpignan 4-0 (A) on 4 Sep 1996

HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.