| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Metz | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 54:22 | 32 | 76 | |
| 2. | Caen | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 65:40 | 25 | 71 | |
| 3. | Strasbourg | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 47:33 | 14 | 70 | |
| 4. | Amiens | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 57:42 | 15 | 69 | |
| 5. | Grenoble | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51:39 | 12 | 59 | |
| 6. | Le Havre | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 52:38 | 14 | 56 | |
| 7. | Chateauroux | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 42:44 | -2 | 54 | |
| 8. | Dijon | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44:47 | -3 | 54 | |
| 9. | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52:49 | 3 | 53 | |
| 10. | Gueugnon | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47:52 | -5 | 48 | |
| 11. | Reims | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43:46 | -3 | 47 | |
| 12. | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44:50 | -6 | 47 | |
| 13. | Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45:44 | 1 | 46 | |
| 14. | Brest | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 40:40 | 0 | 45 | |
| 15. | Montpellier | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41:48 | -7 | 44 | |
| 16. | Niort | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36:44 | -8 | 44 | |
| 17. | Libourne | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43:52 | -9 | 44 | |
| 18. | Creteil | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 33:50 | -17 | 40 | |
| 19. | Istres | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 35:63 | -28 | 35 | |
| 20. | Tours | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30:58 | -28 | 26 |