| Pos | Club | Pts | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff. |
| 1 |  Caen |
52 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 |
| 2 |  Brest |
52 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 |
| 3 |  Metz |
45 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 |
| 4 |  Nimes |
41 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| 5 |  Angers |
40 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
| 6 |  Arles |
39 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 |
| 7 |  Laval |
38 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 |
| 8 |  Le Havre |
38 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
| 9 |  Ajaccio |
37 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 25 | +6 |
| 10 |  Sedan |
35 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 |
| 11 |  Tours |
35 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| 12 |  Nantes |
34 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 |
| 13 |  Strasbourg |
32 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 35 | -2 |
| 14 |  Vannes |
32 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 35 | -5 |
| 15 |  Dijon |
31 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 |
| 16 |  Clermont Ferrand |
31 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 32 | -2 |
| 17 |  Guingamp |
28 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 |
| 18 |  Châteauroux |
28 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 41 | -7 |
| 19 |  Istres |
26 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | -18 |
| 20 |  Bastia |
19 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 38 | -12 |
