| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Metz | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27:20 | 7 | 30 | |
| 2. | Lens | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30:25 | 5 | 30 | |
| 3. | Caen | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32:28 | 4 | 26 | |
| 4. | Nancy | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19:18 | 1 | 26 | |
| 5. | Brest | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16:19 | -3 | 24 | |
| 6. | Angers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | 24 | |
| 7. | Creteil | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28:34 | -6 | 22 | |
| 8. | Niort | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21:31 | -10 | 21 | |
| 9. | Le Havre | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17:24 | -7 | 20 | |
| 10. | Tours | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 19 | |
| 11. | Dijon | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16:23 | -7 | 18 | |
| 12. | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21:24 | -3 | 17 | |
| 13. | Clermont | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14:24 | -10 | 16 | |
| 14. | Nimes | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20:31 | -11 | 16 | |
| 15. | Laval | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12:28 | -16 | 12 | |
| 16. | Auxerre | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11:28 | -17 | 12 | |
| 17. | Arles-Avignon | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12:25 | -13 | 11 | |
| 18. | Istres | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20:43 | -23 | 10 | |
| 19. | Chateauroux | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15:37 | -22 | 9 | |
| 20. | Bastia-Borgo | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6:34 | -28 | 9 |