| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Lorient | 28 | 54 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 |
| 2. | RC Lens | 28 | 53 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 3. | AC Ajaccio | 28 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
| 4. | ES Troyes AC | 28 | 51 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 9 |
| 5. | Clermont Foot | 28 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 6. | Havre AC | 28 | 44 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 7. | Valenciennes FC | 28 | 42 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| 8. | EA Guingamp | 28 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 9. | Grenoble Foot | 28 | 35 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| 10. | FC Chambly | 28 | 35 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| 11. | AJ Auxerre | 28 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 12. | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 28 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| 13. | SM Caen | 28 | 34 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 14. | FC Sochaux | 28 | 34 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 15. | LB Chateauroux | 28 | 34 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| 16. | Rodez Aveyron | 28 | 32 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 17. | Paris FC | 28 | 28 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 18. | Chamois Niortais FC | 28 | 26 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 19. | Le Mans UC 72 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 20. | US Orleans 45 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 4 | 7 | 17 |