| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Troyes | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 51:30 | 21 | 58 | |
| 2. | St Etienne | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 51:30 | 21 | 54 | |
| 3. | Le Mans | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 45:29 | 16 | 53 | |
| 4. | Red Star | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32:27 | 5 | 48 | |
| 5. | Reims | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 41:26 | 15 | 47 | |
| 6. | Rodez | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 36:34 | 2 | 45 | |
| 7. | Montpellier | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 35:27 | 8 | 43 | |
| 8. | Annecy | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36:34 | 2 | 42 | |
| 9. | Dunkerque | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 44:35 | 9 | 40 | |
| 10. | Guingamp | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38:41 | -3 | 39 | |
| 11. | Pau FC | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40:48 | -8 | 39 | |
| 12. | Boulogne | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30:38 | -8 | 35 | |
| 13. | Grenoble | 29 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 28:35 | -7 | 31 | |
| 14. | Clermont | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32:39 | -7 | 29 | |
| 15. | Nancy | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25:41 | -16 | 29 | |
| 16. | Amiens | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 34:51 | -17 | 24 | |
| 17. | Laval | 29 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 24:41 | -17 | 24 | |
| 18. | Bastia | 29 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 16:32 | -16 | 21 |