| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Toulouse | 38 | 79 | 82 | 33 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| 2. | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 75 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 7 |
| 3. | AJ Auxerre | 38 | 74 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 4. | Paris FC | 38 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
| 5. | FC Sochaux | 38 | 68 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 6. | EA Guingamp | 38 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| 7. | SM Caen | 38 | 50 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 8. | Havre AC | 38 | 50 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 9. | Nimes Olympique | 38 | 49 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 14 | 7 | 17 |
| 10. | Pau FC | 38 | 49 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 14 | 7 | 17 |
| 11. | Dijon FCO | 38 | 47 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
| 12. | SC Bastia | 38 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
| 13. | Chamois Niortais FC | 38 | 46 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 14. | Amiens SC | 38 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 12 |
| 15. | Grenoble Foot | 38 | 44 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 16. | Valenciennes FC | 38 | 44 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| 17. | Rodez Aveyron | 38 | 43 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| 18. | US Quevilly Rouen | 38 | 40 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 19. | USL Dunkerque | 38 | 31 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 20. | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 38 | 27 | 32 | 69 | -37 | 6 | 9 | 23 |