| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 15-2-1 15 | 2 | 1 | 55:16 | 39 | 47 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 12-3-3 12 | 3 | 3 | 27:16 | 11 | 39 | |
| 3 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 19 | 10-5-4 10 | 5 | 4 | 33:24 | 9 | 35 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 16 | 9-3-4 9 | 3 | 4 | 26:16 | 10 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 18 | 9-3-6 9 | 3 | 6 | 30:25 | 5 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Reysol (N) Kashiwa Reysol (N) | 17 | 8-3-6 8 | 3 | 6 | 33:25 | 8 | 27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. (M) Yokohama F. Marinos (M) | 19 | 8-3-8 8 | 3 | 8 | 37:32 | 5 | 27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 8-3-6 8 | 3 | 6 | 24:31 | -7 | 27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 16 | 8-2-6 8 | 2 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 6-4-6 6 | 4 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 18 | 6-4-8 6 | 4 | 8 | 21:26 | -5 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Kobe (P) Vissel Kobe (P) | 19 | 4-8-7 4 | 8 | 7 | 27:32 | -5 | 20 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 4-5-9 4 | 5 | 9 | 23:35 | -12 | 17 | |
| 14 |
 |
FC Yokohama (N) FC Yokohama (N) | 17 | 5-2-10 5 | 2 | 10 | 21:34 | -13 | 17 | |
| 15 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 14 | 3-5-6 3 | 5 | 6 | 13:18 | -5 | 14 | |
| 16 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 3-3-12 3 | 3 | 12 | 24:40 | -16 | 12 | |
| 17 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 2-5-9 2 | 5 | 9 | 15:29 | -14 | 11 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2-3-11 2 | 3 | 11 | 14:29 | -15 | 9 |
