| Nice beat ES Wasquehal 1-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1997 |
| ES Wasquehal beat Louhans Cuiseaux 2-1 (H) on 20 Sep 1997 |
| Louhans Cuiseaux beat Gueugnon 2-1 (H) on 23 Aug 1997 |
| Gueugnon beat Le Mans 3-2 (A) on 24 Sep 1997 |
| Le Mans beat Sochaux 2-0 (A) on 3 Sep 1997 |
| Sochaux beat ASOA Valence 2-1 (A) on 9 Aug 1997 |
| ASOA Valence beat Beauvais 2-1 (A) on 23 Aug 1997 |
| Beauvais beat Amiens 1-0 (H) on 24 Sep 1997 |
| Amiens beat Nîmes 2-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1997 |
| Nîmes beat Lorient 1-0 (H) on 24 Sep 1997 |
| Lorient beat Lille 2-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1997 |
| Lille beat Mulhouse 1-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1997 |
| Mulhouse beat Chamois Niortais 3-0 (H) on 20 Aug 1997 |
| Chamois Niortais beat Nancy 2-1 (H) on 23 Aug 1997 |
| Nancy beat Toulon 3-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1997 |
| Toulon beat Caen 2-1 (H) on 13 Sep 1997 |
| Caen beat Stade Lavallois 2-0 (A) on 3 Sep 1997 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Troyes 2-1 (H) on 23 Aug 1997 |
| Troyes beat Martigues 4-1 (A) on 24 Sep 1997 |
| Martigues beat Red Star 93 2-0 (H) on 23 Aug 1997 |
| Red Star 93 beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 20 Aug 1997 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.