| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nancy | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35:14 | 21 | 45 | |
| 2. | Dijon | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35:14 | 21 | 40 | |
| 3. | Le Havre | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 29:16 | 13 | 39 | |
| 4. | Metz | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30:16 | 14 | 37 | |
| 5. | Clermont | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32:21 | 11 | 36 | |
| 6. | Lens | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21:13 | 8 | 34 | |
| 7. | Nimes | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 31:21 | 10 | 33 | |
| 8. | Bourg en Bresse | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32:23 | 9 | 33 | |
| 9. | Auxerre | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29:19 | 10 | 32 | |
| 10. | AC Ajaccio | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23:14 | 9 | 31 | |
| 11. | Brest | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19:13 | 6 | 31 | |
| 12. | Red Star | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 28 | |
| 13. | Laval | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 27 | |
| 14. | Tours | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20:20 | 0 | 26 | |
| 15. | Sochaux | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19:18 | 1 | 25 | |
| 16. | Thonon-Evian | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21:17 | 4 | 22 | |
| 17. | Niort | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18:20 | -2 | 21 | |
| 18. | Valenciennes | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 18:21 | -3 | 20 | |
| 19. | Paris FC | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16:22 | -6 | 17 | |
| 20. | Creteil | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17:29 | -12 | 16 |