| Chamois Niortais beat Lorient 2-0 (H) on 14 Sep 1996 |
| Lorient beat Sochaux 1-0 (A) on 7 Sep 1996 |
| Sochaux beat Beauvais 4-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1996 |
| Beauvais beat Troyes 1-0 (H) on 16 Aug 1996 |
| Troyes beat Perpignan 1-0 (H) on 28 Aug 1996 |
| Perpignan beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 14 Sep 1996 |
| Saint Étienne beat Stade Lavallois 4-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1996 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Gueugnon 3-0 (H) on 7 Sep 1996 |
| Gueugnon beat ASOA Valence 2-0 (A) on 28 Aug 1996 |
| ASOA Valence beat Châteauroux 1-0 (H) on 18 Sep 1996 |
| Châteauroux beat Louhans Cuiseaux 1-0 (A) on 7 Sep 1996 |
| Louhans Cuiseaux beat Le Mans 1-0 (A) on 13 Sep 1996 |
| Le Mans beat Amiens 2-0 (H) on 24 Aug 1996 |
| Amiens beat Épinal 3-0 (A) on 16 Aug 1996 |
| Épinal beat Mulhouse 3-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1996 |
| Mulhouse beat Martigues 1-0 (H) on 20 Aug 1996 |
| Martigues beat Stade Briochin 2-1 (H) on 16 Aug 1996 |
| Stade Briochin beat Toulouse 1-0 (A) on 4 Sep 1996 |
| Toulouse beat Red Star 93 3-2 (H) on 14 Sep 1996 |
| Red Star 93 beat Toulon 2-1 (H) on 20 Aug 1996 |
| Toulon beat FCO Charleville 3-0 (A) on 28 Aug 1996 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.