| Club | Pts | J. | G. | N. | P. | BP. | BC. | Diff. | |
| 1 | ST-ETIENNE | 57 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 68 | 39 | 29 |
| 2 | NICE | 54 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 67 | 40 | 27 |
| 3 | SOCHAUX | 52 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 50 | 9 |
| 4 | NANTES | 50 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 23 |
| 5 | REIMS | 47 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 49 | 19 |
| 6 | METZ | 47 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 62 | 10 |
| 7 | NANCY | 45 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 59 | 8 |
| 8 | BASTIA | 45 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 53 | 6 |
| 9 | MARSEILLE | 42 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| 10 | BORDEAUX | 40 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| 11 | NIMES | 40 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 53 | -3 |
| 12 | VALENCIENNES | 40 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| 13 | LILLE | 40 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 73 | -14 |
| 14 | PARIS-SG | 39 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 60 | 3 |
| 15 | LENS | 38 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 66 | -8 |
| 16 | TROYES | 37 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 54 | -6 |
| 17 | LYON | 37 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 61 | -6 |
| 18 | MONACO | 35 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 73 | -20 |
| 19 | STRASBOURG | 32 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 56 | -17 |
| 20 | AVIGNON | 20 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 80 | -50 |