| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Etienne | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21:13 | 8 | 30 | |
| 2. | Auxerre | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30:21 | 9 | 29 | |
| 3. | Laval | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20:17 | 3 | 29 | |
| 4. | Guingamp | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19:17 | 2 | 29 | |
| 5. | Dunkerque | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19:21 | -2 | 26 | |
| 6. | Pau FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25:25 | 0 | 24 | |
| 7. | Paris FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19:20 | -1 | 24 | |
| 8. | Rodez | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26:28 | -2 | 23 | |
| 9. | Angers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23:26 | -3 | 22 | |
| 10. | Amiens | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14:18 | -4 | 22 | |
| 11. | Annecy | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23:21 | 2 | 21 | |
| 12. | Caen | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24:31 | -7 | 21 | |
| 13. | Grenoble | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18:22 | -4 | 20 | |
| 14. | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 26:26 | 0 | 19 | |
| 15. | Bastia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20:24 | -4 | 19 | |
| 16. | Concarneau | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14:20 | -6 | 18 | |
| 17. | Bordeaux | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17:29 | -12 | 16 | |
| 18. | Troyes | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12:23 | -11 | 13 | |
| 19. | AC Ajaccio | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9:26 | -17 | 10 | |
| 20. | Valenciennes | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10:27 | -17 | 8 |