| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Metz | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 38:8 | 30 | 48 | |
| 2. | Toulouse | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 32:8 | 24 | 47 | |
| 3. | Le Mans | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 28:9 | 19 | 44 | |
| 4. | Lorient | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24:9 | 15 | 40 | |
| 5. | St Etienne | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26:11 | 15 | 39 | |
| 6. | Chateauroux | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 26:12 | 14 | 38 | |
| 7. | Laval | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 24:15 | 9 | 37 | |
| 8. | Niort | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30:16 | 14 | 36 | |
| 9. | Clermont | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26:17 | 9 | 36 | |
| 10. | Amiens | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19:11 | 8 | 34 | |
| 11. | Caen | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 23:11 | 12 | 33 | |
| 12. | Grenoble | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29:11 | 18 | 31 | |
| 13. | Istres | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 20:20 | 0 | 31 | |
| 14. | Valence | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22:12 | 10 | 29 | |
| 15. | Nancy | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20:19 | 1 | 29 | |
| 16. | Gueugnon | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22:20 | 2 | 28 | |
| 17. | Creteil | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 24:17 | 7 | 26 | |
| 18. | Reims | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19:20 | -1 | 22 | |
| 19. | Wasquehal | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 15:16 | -1 | 21 | |
| 20. | Beauvais | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13:15 | -2 | 21 |