| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auxerre | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Angers | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Rodez | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Paris FC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Caen | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 | Laval | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 23 |
| 8 | Amiens | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Pau | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Grenoble | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 35 |
| 13 | SC Bastia | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Annecy FC | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | AC Ajaccio | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| 16 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Troyes | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 18 | Quevilly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Concarneau | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 20 |
| 20 | Valenciennes | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 18 |
