| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Etienne | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 21:15 | 6 | 35 | |
| 2. | Caen | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25:16 | 9 | 31 | |
| 3. | Amiens | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21:24 | -3 | 24 | |
| 4. | Niort | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21:26 | -5 | 23 | |
| 5. | Clermont | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20:26 | -6 | 23 | |
| 6. | Istres | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15:16 | -1 | 21 | |
| 7. | Sedan | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11:18 | -7 | 21 | |
| 8. | Lorient | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23:24 | -1 | 20 | |
| 9. | Nancy | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16:20 | -4 | 20 | |
| 10. | Troyes | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14:30 | -16 | 20 | |
| 11. | Gueugnon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25:29 | -4 | 18 | |
| 12. | Grenoble | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15:24 | -9 | 18 | |
| 13. | Creteil | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17:30 | -13 | 16 | |
| 14. | Besancon | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13:26 | -13 | 15 | |
| 15. | Valence | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18:32 | -14 | 13 | |
| 16. | Le Havre | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14:37 | -23 | 13 | |
| 17. | Laval | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20:35 | -15 | 12 | |
| 18. | Angers | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13:29 | -16 | 12 | |
| 19. | Chateauroux | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12:34 | -22 | 11 | |
| 20. | Rouen | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8:27 | -19 | 10 |