| Guingamp beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 5 Dec 1998 |
| Saint Étienne beat ES Wasquehal 3-0 (H) on 26 Sep 1998 |
| ES Wasquehal beat Amiens 5-2 (A) on 24 Oct 1998 |
| Amiens beat Sedan 3-1 (H) on 4 Sep 1998 |
| Sedan beat Nice 4-0 (H) on 15 Aug 1998 |
| Nice beat Ajaccio 3-0 (H) on 18 Nov 1998 |
| Ajaccio beat Troyes 4-0 (A) on 17 Oct 1998 |
| Troyes beat Red Star 93 3-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1998 |
| Red Star 93 beat Le Mans 2-1 (A) on 29 Aug 1998 |
| Le Mans beat ASOA Valence 6-0 (H) on 3 Oct 1998 |
| ASOA Valence beat Stade Lavallois 2-1 (H) on 18 Nov 1998 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Caen 2-1 (H) on 26 Sep 1998 |
| Caen beat Châteauroux 1-0 (H) on 23 Sep 1998 |
| Châteauroux beat Nîmes 1-0 (H) on 7 Nov 1998 |
| Nîmes beat Beauvais 4-0 (H) on 22 Aug 1998 |
| Beauvais beat Cannes 3-1 (H) on 18 Nov 1998 |
| Cannes beat Lille 2-0 (A) on 4 Sep 1998 |
| Lille beat Chamois Niortais 1-0 (H) on 2 Dec 1998 |
| Chamois Niortais beat Gueugnon 3-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1998 |
| Gueugnon beat Guingamp 2-0 (A) on 22 Nov 1998 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.