| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nice | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 38:15 | 23 | 46 | |
| 2. | Le Havre | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38:9 | 29 | 44 | |
| 3. | AC Ajaccio | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29:10 | 19 | 44 | |
| 4. | Strasbourg | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27:8 | 19 | 44 | |
| 5. | Caen | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30:21 | 9 | 38 | |
| 6. | Le Mans | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 37 | |
| 7. | Amiens | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26:20 | 6 | 31 | |
| 8. | Beauvais | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18:10 | 8 | 30 | |
| 9. | Laval | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28:22 | 6 | 30 | |
| 10. | Niort | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 20:13 | 7 | 29 | |
| 11. | Chateauroux | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 29 | |
| 12. | Nancy | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21:18 | 3 | 29 | |
| 13. | St Etienne | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19:18 | 1 | 29 | |
| 14. | Grenoble | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26:27 | -1 | 28 | |
| 15. | Creteil | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22:21 | 1 | 27 | |
| 16. | Wasquehal | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26:28 | -2 | 26 | |
| 17. | Gueugnon | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25:23 | 2 | 24 | |
| 18. | Martigues | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20:21 | -1 | 23 | |
| 19. | Istres | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16:20 | -4 | 22 | |
| 20. | Nimes | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | 20 |