| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lens | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19:9 | 10 | 30 | |
| 2. | Lorient | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22:12 | 10 | 28 | |
| 3. | Valenciennes | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14:7 | 7 | 26 | |
| 4. | Troyes | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20:17 | 3 | 25 | |
| 5. | Clermont | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21:14 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6. | Nancy | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16:9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7. | Sochaux | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17:11 | 6 | 23 | |
| 8. | Le Havre | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18:10 | 8 | 22 | |
| 9. | Auxerre | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19:12 | 7 | 22 | |
| 10. | AC Ajaccio | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17:12 | 5 | 22 | |
| 11. | Guingamp | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20:14 | 6 | 21 | |
| 12. | Rodez | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22:18 | 4 | 21 | |
| 13. | Le Mans | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16:17 | -1 | 18 | |
| 14. | Niort | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16:16 | 0 | 17 | |
| 15. | Grenoble | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13:13 | 0 | 17 | |
| 16. | Caen | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14:17 | -3 | 17 | |
| 17. | Chambly | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12:21 | -9 | 16 | |
| 18. | Chateauroux | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11:23 | -12 | 13 | |
| 19. | Paris FC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9:22 | -13 | 11 | |
| 20. | Orleans | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8:23 | -15 | 8 |