| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ES Troyes AC | 26 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 2. | AS St. Etienne | 26 | 49 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 3. | Le Mans FC | 27 | 47 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| 4. | Stade Reims | 27 | 44 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 5. | Red Star FC | 27 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| 6. | HSC Montpellier | 27 | 41 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| 7. | Rodez Aveyron | 27 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 8. | USL Dunkerque | 27 | 40 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 9. | FC Annecy | 26 | 39 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| 10. | EA Guingamp | 27 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| 11. | Pau FC | 27 | 38 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 12. | US Boulogne | 27 | 33 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| 13. | Grenoble Foot | 26 | 29 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| 14. | Clermont Foot | 27 | 28 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 15. | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 27 | 27 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 16. | Amiens SC | 27 | 23 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 17. | Stade Laval | 27 | 20 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 18. | SC Bastia | 27 | 19 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 3 | 10 | 14 |