| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Caen | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 42:9 | 33 | 58 | |
| 2. | Marseille | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 48:9 | 39 | 53 | |
| 3. | Laval | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 35:17 | 18 | 47 | |
| 4. | Nancy | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36:8 | 28 | 45 | |
| 5. | Chateauroux | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30:11 | 19 | 44 | |
| 6. | Louhans Cuiseaux | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 41:22 | 19 | 42 | |
| 7. | Le Mans | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 22:12 | 10 | 40 | |
| 8. | Canet Roussillon | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 24:17 | 7 | 40 | |
| 9. | Sochaux | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 33:14 | 19 | 39 | |
| 10. | Mulhouse | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 31:16 | 15 | 39 | |
| 11. | Valence | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 22:11 | 11 | 38 | |
| 12. | Red Star | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32:13 | 19 | 37 | |
| 13. | Epinal | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 32:16 | 16 | 36 | |
| 14. | Lorient | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27:17 | 10 | 35 | |
| 15. | Stade Poitevin | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 32 | |
| 16. | Niort | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28:18 | 10 | 31 | |
| 17. | Amiens | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 30 | |
| 18. | Toulouse | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21:16 | 5 | 29 | |
| 19. | Dunkerque | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15:13 | 2 | 28 | |
| 20. | Charleville-Meziere | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18:21 | -3 | 27 | |
| 21. | Angers | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 19:21 | -2 | 22 | |
| 22. | Ales | 21 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 18:24 | -6 | 17 |