| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Auxerre | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 72:36 | 36 | 74 | |
| 2. | Angers | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 56:42 | 14 | 68 | |
| 3. | St Etienne | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48:31 | 17 | 65 | |
| 4. | Rodez | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 62:51 | 11 | 60 | |
| 5. | Paris FC | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 49:42 | 7 | 59 | |
| 6. | Caen | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51:45 | 6 | 58 | |
| 7. | Laval | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 40:45 | -5 | 55 | |
| 8. | Amiens | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 36:36 | 0 | 53 | |
| 9. | Guingamp | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 44:40 | 4 | 51 | |
| 10. | Pau FC | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 60:57 | 3 | 51 | |
| 11. | Grenoble | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 43:44 | -1 | 51 | |
| 12. | Bordeaux | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50:52 | -2 | 50 | |
| 13. | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44:48 | -4 | 50 | |
| 14. | Annecy | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49:50 | -1 | 46 | |
| 15. | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 35:46 | -11 | 46 | |
| 16. | Dunkerque | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36:52 | -16 | 46 | |
| 17. | Troyes | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 42:50 | -8 | 41 | |
| 18. | Quevilly Rouen | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 51:55 | -4 | 38 | |
| 19. | Concarneau | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39:57 | -18 | 38 | |
| 20. | Valenciennes | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 26:54 | -28 | 29 |