| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bastia | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 31:9 | 22 | 35 | |
| 2. | Stade Briochin | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 32:13 | 19 | 34 | |
| 3. | Nimes | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 32:13 | 19 | 30 | |
| 4. | Rennes | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 34:18 | 16 | 30 | |
| 5. | Red Star | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38:16 | 22 | 29 | |
| 6. | Nancy | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34:15 | 19 | 29 | |
| 7. | Mulhouse | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 31:16 | 15 | 29 | |
| 8. | Gueugnon | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29:14 | 15 | 29 | |
| 9. | Nice | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 29:14 | 15 | 28 | |
| 10. | Laval | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38:24 | 14 | 28 | |
| 11. | Ales | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 27:16 | 11 | 28 | |
| 12. | Valence | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29:16 | 13 | 27 | |
| 13. | Dunkerque | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26:17 | 9 | 27 | |
| 14. | Le Mans | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21:16 | 5 | 25 | |
| 15. | Rouen | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29:19 | 10 | 24 | |
| 16. | Sedan | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25:17 | 8 | 24 | |
| 17. | Niort | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16:11 | 5 | 24 | |
| 18. | Bourges | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32:25 | 7 | 23 | |
| 19. | Valenciennes | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30:28 | 2 | 23 | |
| 20. | Beauvais | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25:24 | 1 | 22 | |
| 21. | Charleville-Meziere | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25:25 | 0 | 22 | |
| 22. | Istres | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24:28 | -4 | 18 |