| PSG beat Metz 1-0 (A) on 12 Oct 1996 |
| Metz beat Nancy 1-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1996 |
| Nancy beat Bordeaux 1-0 (A) on 12 Oct 1996 |
| Bordeaux beat Lille 3-0 (H) on 14 Sep 1996 |
| Lille beat Rennes 3-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1996 |
| Rennes beat Strasbourg 2-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1996 |
| Strasbourg beat Auxerre 2-1 (H) on 3 Sep 1996 |
| Auxerre beat Lens 1-0 (H) on 12 Oct 1996 |
| Lens beat Montpellier 3-2 (H) on 28 Aug 1996 |
| Montpellier beat SC Bastia 3-1 (H) on 5 Oct 1996 |
| SC Bastia beat Marseille 2-0 (H) on 8 Sep 1996 |
| Marseille beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 (H) on 11 Aug 1996 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Cannes 3-1 (H) on 20 Sep 1996 |
| Cannes beat Guingamp 1-0 (A) on 3 Sep 1996 |
| Guingamp beat Monaco 2-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1996 |
| Monaco beat Le Havre 2-1 (A) on 20 Sep 1996 |
| Le Havre beat Nantes 3-1 (H) on 6 Sep 1996 |
| Nantes beat Nice 7-0 (H) on 5 Oct 1996 |
| Nice beat Caen 2-1 (A) on 28 Sep 1996 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.