| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nice | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 18:11 | 7 | 26 | |
| 2. | Rennes | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23:20 | 3 | 23 | |
| 3. | Nimes | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27:25 | 2 | 20 | |
| 4. | Red Star | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23:29 | -6 | 20 | |
| 5. | Charleville-Meziere | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16:23 | -7 | 20 | |
| 6. | Laval | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 18 | |
| 7. | Bastia | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13:20 | -7 | 18 | |
| 8. | Beauvais | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20:27 | -7 | 17 | |
| 9. | Sedan | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19:25 | -6 | 16 | |
| 10. | Niort | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 15 | |
| 11. | Dunkerque | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18:34 | -16 | 15 | |
| 12. | Le Mans | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22:34 | -12 | 14 | |
| 13. | Valenciennes | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15:31 | -16 | 14 | |
| 14. | Ales | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20:34 | -14 | 13 | |
| 15. | Stade Briochin | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21:39 | -18 | 13 | |
| 16. | Rouen | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16:34 | -18 | 13 | |
| 17. | Valence | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18:31 | -13 | 12 | |
| 18. | Gueugnon | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14:29 | -15 | 11 | |
| 19. | Mulhouse | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18:36 | -18 | 11 | |
| 20. | Nancy | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15:33 | -18 | 11 | |
| 21. | Istres | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11:34 | -23 | 8 | |
| 22. | Bourges | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11:35 | -24 | 8 |