| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Troyes | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31:16 | 15 | 38 | |
| 2. | Reims | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34:21 | 13 | 32 | |
| 3. | Red Star | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24:16 | 8 | 32 | |
| 4. | St Etienne | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35:25 | 10 | 31 | |
| 5. | Le Mans | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22:17 | 5 | 31 | |
| 6. | Dunkerque | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32:20 | 12 | 30 | |
| 7. | Pau FC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26:28 | -2 | 27 | |
| 8. | Guingamp | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28:30 | -2 | 26 | |
| 9. | Montpellier | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19:19 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10. | Annecy | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22:20 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11. | Clermont | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20:22 | -2 | 22 | |
| 12. | Rodez | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21:26 | -5 | 22 | |
| 13. | Grenoble | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19:22 | -3 | 21 | |
| 14. | Nancy | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17:23 | -6 | 21 | |
| 15. | Amiens | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22:28 | -6 | 18 | |
| 16. | Boulogne | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18:29 | -11 | 16 | |
| 17. | Laval | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14:26 | -12 | 15 | |
| 18. | Bastia | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9:25 | -16 | 11 |