| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Auxerre | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 68:35 | 33 | 70 | |
| 2. | St Etienne | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 46:28 | 18 | 64 | |
| 3. | Angers | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 54:41 | 13 | 64 | |
| 4. | Rodez | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 59:50 | 9 | 56 | |
| 5. | Paris FC | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 46:40 | 6 | 55 | |
| 6. | Caen | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 46:43 | 3 | 54 | |
| 7. | Laval | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 38:43 | -5 | 52 | |
| 8. | Guingamp | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 43:37 | 6 | 51 | |
| 9. | Pau FC | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 57:52 | 5 | 51 | |
| 10. | Amiens | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 33:35 | -2 | 49 | |
| 11. | Grenoble | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40:40 | 0 | 48 | |
| 12. | Bordeaux | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 45:46 | -1 | 47 | |
| 13. | Bastia | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 41:46 | -5 | 46 | |
| 14. | AC Ajaccio | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34:42 | -8 | 46 | |
| 15. | Annecy | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47:47 | 0 | 45 | |
| 16. | Dunkerque | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 34:50 | -16 | 44 | |
| 17. | Troyes | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 39:47 | -8 | 37 | |
| 18. | Quevilly Rouen | 36 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 48:52 | -4 | 35 | |
| 19. | Concarneau | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 34:51 | -17 | 35 | |
| 20. | Valenciennes | 35 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 23:50 | -27 | 23 |