| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Caen | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31:15 | 16 | 41 | |
| 2. | Valenciennes | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 25:10 | 15 | 41 | |
| 3. | Sedan | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 29:18 | 11 | 37 | |
| 4. | Creteil | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33:16 | 17 | 36 | |
| 5. | Lorient | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29:15 | 14 | 36 | |
| 6. | Istres | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22:15 | 7 | 36 | |
| 7. | Gueugnon | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 23:11 | 12 | 35 | |
| 8. | Le Havre | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28:16 | 12 | 34 | |
| 9. | Grenoble | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28:17 | 11 | 33 | |
| 10. | Bastia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28:16 | 12 | 32 | |
| 11. | Amiens | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21:13 | 8 | 32 | |
| 12. | Montpellier | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22:18 | 4 | 31 | |
| 13. | Dijon | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24:17 | 7 | 29 | |
| 14. | Guingamp | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19:12 | 7 | 28 | |
| 15. | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19:20 | -1 | 28 | |
| 16. | Reims | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18:11 | 7 | 27 | |
| 17. | Chateauroux | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 25:21 | 4 | 27 | |
| 18. | Brest | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21:22 | -1 | 25 | |
| 19. | Laval | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16:21 | -5 | 23 | |
| 20. | Sete | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23:30 | -7 | 19 |