| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Havre | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | Metz | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | SC Bastia | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 23 |
| 5 | Caen | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 20 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Paris FC | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Grenoble | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Quevilly | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Amiens | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Pau | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Laval | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -15 | 17 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 16 |
| 16 | Annecy FC | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Rodez | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 18 | Dijon | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Nimes | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -22 | 7 |
| 20 | Niort | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -20 | 10 |
