| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AJ Auxerre | 38 | 74 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 2. | SCO Angers | 38 | 68 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 |
| 3. | AS St. Etienne | 38 | 65 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 4. | Rodez Aveyron | 38 | 60 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| 5. | Paris FC | 38 | 59 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
| 6. | SM Caen | 38 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 14 |
| 7. | Stade Laval | 38 | 55 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 15 | 10 | 13 |
| 8. | Amiens SC | 38 | 53 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 9 |
| 9. | EA Guingamp | 38 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 10. | Pau FC | 38 | 51 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 11. | Grenoble Foot | 38 | 51 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 12. | Girondins Bordeaux -1 * | 38 | 50 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| 13. | SC Bastia -1 * | 38 | 50 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| 14. | FC Annecy | 38 | 46 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 15. | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 46 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 16. | USL Dunkerque | 38 | 46 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 17. | ES Troyes AC | 38 | 41 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
| 18. | US Quevilly Rouen | 38 | 38 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
| 19. | US Concarneau | 38 | 38 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 20. | Valenciennes FC | 38 | 29 | 26 | 54 | -28 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)