| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 21-5-6 21 | 5 | 6 | 66:30 | 36 | 68 | |
| 2 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 32 | 20-8-4 20 | 8 | 4 | 63:37 | 26 | 68 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gamba (M, P) Gamba Osaka (M, P) | 32 | 17-9-6 17 | 9 | 6 | 52:35 | 17 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 32 | 18-5-9 18 | 5 | 9 | 44:33 | 11 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | 15-9-8 15 | 9 | 8 | 45:30 | 15 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 16-5-11 16 | 5 | 11 | 60:47 | 13 | 53 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 32 | 16-5-11 16 | 5 | 11 | 54:41 | 13 | 53 | |
| 8 |
 |
Shonan (N) Shonan Bellmare (N) | 32 | 12-9-11 12 | 9 | 11 | 38:39 | -1 | 45 | |
| 9 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 32 | 12-8-12 12 | 8 | 12 | 45:41 | 4 | 44 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 32 | 12-7-13 12 | 7 | 13 | 40:45 | -5 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ventforet Ventforet Kofu | 32 | 10-6-16 10 | 6 | 16 | 22:37 | -15 | 36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 32 | 8-12-12 8 | 12 | 12 | 36:54 | -18 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 9-8-15 9 | 8 | 15 | 44:46 | -2 | 35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 32 | 9-8-15 9 | 8 | 15 | 40:43 | -3 | 35 | |
| 15 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 32 | 8-9-15 8 | 9 | 15 | 40:55 | -15 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Matsumoto (N) Matsumoto Yamaga FC (N) | 32 | 7-6-19 7 | 6 | 19 | 29:52 | -23 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Montedio (N) Montedio Yamagata (N) | 32 | 4-12-16 4 | 12 | 16 | 23:47 | -24 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 32 | 4-9-19 4 | 9 | 19 | 33:62 | -29 | 21 |
