| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auxerre | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 74 |
| 2 | Angers | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 68 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 65 |
| 4 | Rodez | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 60 |
| 5 | Paris FC | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | Caen | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 58 |
| 7 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 55 |
| 8 | Amiens | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 53 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 51 |
| 10 | Pau | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 51 |
| 11 | Grenoble | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 51 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 50 |
| 13 | SC Bastia | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 50 |
| 14 | Annecy FC | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 46 |
| 15 | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 46 |
| 16 | Dunkerque | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 46 |
| 17 | Troyes | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -7 | 41 |
| 18 | Quevilly | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | -4 | 38 |
| 19 | Concarneau | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 38 |
| 20 | Valenciennes | 37 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -29 | 26 |