| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Metz | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 28:8 | 20 | 46 | |
| 2. | Dijon | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 37:19 | 18 | 39 | |
| 3. | Caen | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33:16 | 17 | 38 | |
| 4. | Niort | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30:16 | 14 | 37 | |
| 5. | Tours | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39:24 | 15 | 36 | |
| 6. | Troyes | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35:20 | 15 | 35 | |
| 7. | Lens | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 28:15 | 13 | 35 | |
| 8. | Arles-Avignon | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24:13 | 11 | 35 | |
| 9. | Nancy | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28:19 | 9 | 35 | |
| 10. | Brest | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22:13 | 9 | 32 | |
| 11. | Auxerre | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24:17 | 7 | 31 | |
| 12. | Chateauroux | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28:22 | 6 | 31 | |
| 13. | Angers | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23:18 | 5 | 31 | |
| 14. | Laval | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32:24 | 8 | 30 | |
| 15. | Clermont | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17:14 | 3 | 29 | |
| 16. | Le Havre | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26:19 | 7 | 28 | |
| 17. | Nimes | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29:23 | 6 | 28 | |
| 18. | Creteil | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29:24 | 5 | 28 | |
| 19. | Istres | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28:31 | -3 | 26 | |
| 20. | Bastia-Borgo | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15:29 | -14 | 15 |