Germany: Tier 3C - 1996-97
| Wattenscheid beat Rot Weiß Oberhausen 2-0 (A) on 17 Nov 1996 |
| Rot Weiß Oberhausen beat FSV Salmrohr 6-0 (A) on 13 Oct 1996 |
| FSV Salmrohr beat Saarbrücken 2-1 (H) on 2 Nov 1996 |
| Saarbrücken beat Elversberg 3-0 (H) on 31 Aug 1996 |
| Elversberg beat SC Hauenstein 1-0 (A) on 19 Aug 1996 |
| SC Hauenstein beat 08 Homburg 4-2 (H) on 4 Oct 1996 |
| 08 Homburg beat LR Ahlen 2-1 (H) on 15 Nov 1996 |
| LR Ahlen beat Remscheid 1-0 (A) on 6 Oct 1996 |
| Remscheid beat Verl 2-1 (H) on 11 Aug 1996 |
| Verl beat Wuppertaler SV 5-2 (A) on 13 Oct 1996 |
| Wuppertaler SV beat 1. FC Bocholt 1-0 (A) on 8 Sep 1996 |
| 1. FC Bocholt beat Germania Teveren 2-1 (A) on 14 Sep 1996 |
| Germania Teveren beat Preußen Münster 1-0 (H) on 12 Oct 1996 |
| Preußen Münster beat SpVgg Erkenschwick 2-0 (A) on 10 Nov 1996 |
| SpVgg Erkenschwick beat Alemannia Aachen 2-1 (A) on 2 Nov 1996 |
| Alemannia Aachen beat TuS Paderborn Neuhaus 3-1 (H) on 20 Oct 1996 |
| TuS Paderborn Neuhaus beat Eintracht Trier 1-0 (A) on 8 Sep 1996 |
| Eintracht Trier beat Wattenscheid 2-0 (H) on 21 Sep 1996 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.