| Metz beat ES Wasquehal 2-0 (H) on 11 Sep 2002 |
| ES Wasquehal beat Amiens 2-1 (A) on 31 Aug 2002 |
| Amiens beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 2002 |
| Saint Étienne beat Gueugnon 2-0 (A) on 31 Aug 2002 |
| Gueugnon beat ASOA Valence 1-0 (A) on 14 Sep 2002 |
| ASOA Valence beat Grenoble 1-0 (H) on 4 Sep 2002 |
| Grenoble beat Chamois Niortais 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 2002 |
| Chamois Niortais beat Toulouse 2-0 (H) on 4 Sep 2002 |
| Toulouse beat Caen 2-0 (H) on 31 Aug 2002 |
| Caen beat Châteauroux 4-1 (H) on 10 Aug 2002 |
| Châteauroux beat Créteil Lusitanos 2-0 (H) on 17 Aug 2002 |
| Créteil Lusitanos beat Clermont Foot 2-1 (A) on 30 Aug 2002 |
| Clermont Foot beat Nancy 3-1 (H) on 11 Sep 2002 |
| Nancy beat Stade Lavallois 2-1 (H) on 4 Sep 2002 |
| Stade Lavallois beat Beauvais 2-0 (H) on 17 Aug 2002 |
| Beauvais beat Istres 2-0 (H) on 4 Sep 2002 |
| Istres beat Le Mans 1-0 (H) on 10 Sep 2002 |
| Le Mans beat Lorient 4-3 (A) on 1 Sep 2002 |
| Lorient beat Reims 3-1 (A) on 2 Aug 2002 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.