| Club | Pts | J. | G. | N. | P. | BP. | BC. | Diff. | |
| 1 | ST-ETIENNE | 57 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 78 | 30 | 48 |
| 2 | NICE | 46 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 8 |
| 3 | SOCHAUX | 43 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 9 |
| 4 | MARSEILLE | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 |
| 5 | VALENCIENNES | 42 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 34 | 8 |
| 6 | METZ | 42 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 5 |
| 7 | NANTES | 41 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 50 | 5 |
| 8 | BORDEAUX | 40 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 44 | 13 |
| 9 | AC-AJACCIO | 39 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| 10 | SEDAN | 38 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 9 |
| 11 | MONACO | 37 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 48 | -3 |
| 12 | LYON | 36 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 2 |
| 13 | RED STAR | 36 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 1 |
| 14 | RENNES | 36 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 57 | -8 |
| 15 | ROUEN | 35 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| 16 | STRASBOURG | 34 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 40 | -6 |
| 17 | LENS | 34 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 61 | -13 |
| 18 | ANGERS | 34 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 70 | -14 |
| 19 | LILLE | 27 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 52 | -17 |
| 20 | AIX-EN-PROVENCE | 20 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 95 | -47 |