| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Metz | 19 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 2. | ES Troyes AC | 19 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 3. | Stade Brest 29 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 4. | FC Lorient | 19 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 5. | Paris FC | 19 | 27 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 6. | US Orleans 45 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. | RC Lens | 19 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 8. | LB Chateauroux | 19 | 25 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 9. | Clermont Foot | 19 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 10. | Havre AC | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 11. | Grenoble Foot | 19 | 21 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 12. | Chamois Niortais FC | 19 | 20 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 13. | AS Béziers | 19 | 20 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. | GFCO Ajaccio | 19 | 20 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 15. | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 16. | Valenciennes FC | 19 | 18 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 17. | AJ Auxerre | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 18. | FC Sochaux | 19 | 17 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 19. | AC Ajaccio | 19 | 15 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 20. | Red Star FC | 19 | 13 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 2 | 7 | 10 |