| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ES Troyes AC | 17 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 2. | AS St. Etienne | 17 | 35 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. | Le Mans FC | 17 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 4. | Stade Reims | 17 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 5. | Rodez Aveyron | 17 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 6. | HSC Montpellier | 17 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 7. | Red Star FC | 17 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 8. | FC Annecy | 17 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 9. | Grenoble Foot | 17 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 10. | EA Guingamp | 17 | 23 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 11. | USL Dunkerque | 17 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 12. | Clermont Foot | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 13. | Pau FC | 17 | 20 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 14. | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 17 | 18 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 15. | US Boulogne | 17 | 15 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 16. | Stade Laval | 17 | 14 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 17. | SC Bastia | 16 | 14 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 18. | Amiens SC | 17 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 2 | 3 | 12 |