| Nice beat Saint Étienne 2-1 (A) on 19 Aug 1977 |
| Saint Étienne beat Strasbourg 4-3 (H) on 2 Sep 1977 |
| Strasbourg beat Nancy 2-0 (H) on 9 Sep 1977 |
| Nancy beat PSG 4-1 (H) on 3 Aug 1977 |
| PSG beat Rouen 3-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1977 |
| Rouen beat Metz 5-2 (H) on 3 Aug 1977 |
| Metz beat Stade Lavallois 1-0 (H) on 9 Sep 1977 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Valenciennes Anzin 3-1 (H) on 9 Aug 1977 |
| Valenciennes Anzin beat Troyes 6-1 (H) on 3 Aug 1977 |
| Troyes beat Nantes 1-0 (H) on 19 Aug 1977 |
| Nantes beat Sochaux 2-0 (H) on 9 Sep 1977 |
| Sochaux beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 (A) on 30 Aug 1977 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Nîmes 3-1 (H) on 3 Aug 1977 |
| Nîmes beat Lens 2-1 (H) on 9 Sep 1977 |
| Lens beat Marseille 3-2 (H) on 19 Aug 1977 |
| Marseille beat Monaco 3-2 (A) on 2 Sep 1977 |
| Monaco beat Bordeaux 4-0 (A) on 16 Aug 1977 |
| Bordeaux beat SC Bastia 2-1 (A) on 9 Aug 1977 |
| SC Bastia beat Reims 3-0 (H) on 19 Aug 1977 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.