| Club | Pts | J. | G. | N. | P. | BP. | BC. | Diff. | |
| 1 | MARSEILLE | 56 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 37 | 41 |
| 2 | NIMES | 51 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 37 | 39 |
| 3 | SOCHAUX | 47 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 42 | 15 |
| 4 | ANGERS | 45 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 40 | 16 |
| 5 | LYON | 45 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 45 | 13 |
| 6 | ST-ETIENNE | 44 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 59 | 22 |
| 7 | NANTES | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 48 | 22 |
| 8 | NICE | 42 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 44 | 14 |
| 9 | BASTIA | 42 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 1 |
| 10 | NANCY | 40 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 49 | 7 |
| 11 | RENNES | 38 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 54 | -1 |
| 12 | BORDEAUX | 35 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 52 | -13 |
| 13 | AC-AJACCIO | 33 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 53 | -4 |
| 14 | METZ | 33 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 49 | -5 |
| 15 | REIMS | 31 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 69 | -23 |
| 16 | PARIS-SG | 30 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 67 | -16 |
| 17 | RED STAR | 30 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 64 | -30 |
| 18 | LILLE | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 68 | -25 |
| 19 | MONACO | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 68 | -27 |
| 20 | ANGOULEME | 23 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 85 | -46 |