| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Girondins Bordeaux | 19 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 2. | Havre AC | 19 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 3. | SM Caen | 19 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 4. | FC Metz | 19 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 5. | SC Bastia | 19 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 6. | Grenoble Foot | 19 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 7. | FC Sochaux | 19 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 8. | AS St. Etienne -3 * | 19 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 9. | FC Annecy | 19 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 10. | Valenciennes FC | 19 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 11. | Nimes Olympique | 19 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 12. | Stade Laval | 19 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 13. | Dijon FCO | 19 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 14. | US Quevilly Rouen | 19 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 15. | Paris FC | 19 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 16. | Amiens SC | 19 | 27 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 17. | EA Guingamp | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 18. | Pau FC | 19 | 24 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 19. | Rodez Aveyron | 19 | 19 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 20. | Chamois Niortais FC | 19 | 19 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
*) 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)