| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stade Reims | 38 | 88 | 74 | 24 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 6 |
| 2. | Nimes Olympique | 38 | 73 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| 3. | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 10 |
| 4. | Havre AC | 38 | 66 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 5. | Stade Brest 29 | 38 | 65 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 9 |
| 6. | Clermont Foot | 38 | 63 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| 7. | FC Lorient | 38 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
| 8. | Paris FC | 38 | 61 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| 9. | LB Chateauroux | 38 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 12 |
| 10. | FC Sochaux | 38 | 53 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| 11. | AJ Auxerre | 38 | 47 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
| 12. | US Orleans 45 | 38 | 46 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 13. | Valenciennes FC | 38 | 45 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| 14. | RC Lens | 38 | 43 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| 15. | Chamois Niortais FC | 38 | 42 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 16. | GFCO Ajaccio | 38 | 41 | 35 | 60 | -25 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 17. | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 38 | 38 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
| 18. | FC Bourg-Peronnas | 38 | 36 | 50 | 87 | -37 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 19. | US Quevilly Rouen | 38 | 33 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 20. | Tours FC | 38 | 23 | 34 | 68 | -34 | 5 | 8 | 25 |