| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bastia | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 44:16 | 28 | 49 | |
| 2. | Reims | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36:18 | 18 | 43 | |
| 3. | Troyes | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 28:12 | 16 | 43 | |
| 4. | Nantes | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37:14 | 23 | 40 | |
| 5. | Tours | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27:18 | 9 | 35 | |
| 6. | Clermont | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22:15 | 7 | 33 | |
| 7. | Le Havre | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 26:12 | 14 | 32 | |
| 8. | Guingamp | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25:14 | 11 | 32 | |
| 9. | Laval | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29:21 | 8 | 32 | |
| 10. | Istres | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21:16 | 5 | 31 | |
| 11. | Sedan | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28:20 | 8 | 30 | |
| 12. | Angers | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23:16 | 7 | 30 | |
| 13. | Arles-Avignon | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 20:18 | 2 | 30 | |
| 14. | Chateauroux | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23:22 | 1 | 30 | |
| 15. | Lens | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24:22 | 2 | 29 | |
| 16. | Monaco | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21:22 | -1 | 28 | |
| 17. | Le Mans | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20:19 | 1 | 25 | |
| 18. | Boulogne | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21:19 | 2 | 23 | |
| 19. | Metz | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19:27 | -8 | 21 | |
| 20. | Amiens | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15:22 | -7 | 17 |