| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 38 | L W D W W |
| 2 |  Reims | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 32 | W W W D W |
| 3 |  Red Star | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 | W D D D L |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 31 | W W L D D |
| 5 |  Le Mans | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 31 | D W W W D |
| 6 |  Dunkerque | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 30 | D D W W W |
| 7 |  Pau | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 27 | D L W L D |
| 8 |  Guingamp | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 26 | D W L L W |
| 9 |  Montpellier | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | W L L D L |
| 10 |  FC Annecy | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 22 | L W W L L |
| 11 |  Clermont Foot 63 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 22 | W D D L W |
| 12 |  Rodez | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 | L D D W D |
| 13 |  Grenoble | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 | W L W D L |
| 14 |  Nancy | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 21 | L L L W W |
| 15 |  Amiens | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 18 | L L L W L |
| 16 |  Boulogne | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 | D W D L L |
| 17 |  Laval | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 15 | L W L L L |
| 18 |  SC Bastia | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 11 | L L L D W |