| CS Cuiseaux Louhans beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 (H) on 30 Aug 1986 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Gueugnon 7-1 (H) on 5 Sep 1986 |
| Gueugnon beat Bourges 1-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1986 |
| Bourges beat Sète 2-0 (H) on 16 Sep 1986 |
| Sète beat CO Le Puy 1-0 (A) on 27 Aug 1986 |
| CO Le Puy beat Limoges 1-0 (A) on 14 Aug 1986 |
| Limoges beat Gazélec Ajaccio 2-1 (A) on 20 Aug 1986 |
| Gazélec Ajaccio beat Sporting Étoile Club Bastia 3-2 (H) on 9 Aug 1986 |
| Sporting Étoile Club Bastia beat Béziers 3-1 (H) on 13 Sep 1986 |
| Béziers beat CS Thonon les Bains 2-0 (H) on 23 Aug 1986 |
| CS Thonon les Bains beat Istres Sports 1-0 (A) on 20 Aug 1986 |
| Istres Sports beat Montceau Bourgogne 2-0 (H) on 8 Aug 1986 |
| Montceau Bourgogne beat Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes 2-1 (H) on 27 Aug 1986 |
| Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes beat Nîmes 4-0 (H) on 8 Aug 1986 |
| Nîmes beat Cannes 3-1 (H) on 20 Aug 1986 |
| Cannes beat Martigues 1-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1986 |
| Martigues beat Montpellier 3-0 (H) on 20 Aug 1986 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.