| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tours | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37:16 | 21 | 45 | |
| 2. | Montpellier | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35:17 | 18 | 41 | |
| 3. | Strasbourg | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32:14 | 18 | 41 | |
| 4. | Lens | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25:13 | 12 | 38 | |
| 5. | Dijon | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 27:17 | 10 | 38 | |
| 6. | Metz | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26:15 | 11 | 37 | |
| 7. | Boulogne | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29:19 | 10 | 35 | |
| 8. | Vannes | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20:12 | 8 | 35 | |
| 9. | Clermont | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 33 | |
| 10. | Bastia | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29:20 | 9 | 33 | |
| 11. | Chateauroux | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20:10 | 10 | 32 | |
| 12. | Angers | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31:22 | 9 | 30 | |
| 13. | Nimes | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20:18 | 2 | 30 | |
| 14. | Guingamp | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21:13 | 8 | 29 | |
| 15. | Sedan | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26:23 | 3 | 28 | |
| 16. | Troyes | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26:23 | 3 | 26 | |
| 17. | Amiens | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 18:15 | 3 | 24 | |
| 18. | AC Ajaccio | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22:23 | -1 | 24 | |
| 19. | Brest | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26:24 | 2 | 22 | |
| 20. | Reims | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22:27 | -5 | 22 |