| Metz beat PSG 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1997 |
| PSG beat SC Bastia 2-0 (H) on 12 Sep 1997 |
| SC Bastia beat Bordeaux 4-1 (H) on 5 Sep 1997 |
| Bordeaux beat Auxerre 3-2 (H) on 30 Aug 1997 |
| Auxerre beat Guingamp 1-0 (H) on 22 Aug 1997 |
| Guingamp beat Lens 2-1 (H) on 11 Sep 1997 |
| Lens beat Marseille 3-2 (A) on 22 Aug 1997 |
| Marseille beat Nantes 1-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1997 |
| Nantes beat Le Havre 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1997 |
| Le Havre beat Montpellier 4-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1997 |
| Montpellier beat Toulouse 4-0 (H) on 22 Aug 1997 |
| Toulouse beat Cannes 1-0 (A) on 9 Aug 1997 |
| Cannes beat Châteauroux 2-1 (A) on 30 Aug 1997 |
| Châteauroux beat Rennes 1-0 (H) on 11 Sep 1997 |
| Rennes beat Monaco 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1997 |
| Monaco beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 (A) on 16 Aug 1997 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Strasbourg 3-1 (H) on 12 Sep 1997 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.