| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kawasaki (M, P) Kawasaki Frontale (M, P) | 14 | 12-2-0 12 | 2 | 0 | 37:10 | 27 | 38 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 14 | 9-2-3 9 | 2 | 3 | 18:10 | 8 | 29 | |
| 3 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 12 | 8-2-2 8 | 2 | 2 | 19:4 | 15 | 26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 7-3-1 7 | 3 | 1 | 23:8 | 15 | 24 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6-5-1 6 | 5 | 1 | 18:10 | 8 | 23 | |
| 6 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 6-3-4 6 | 3 | 4 | 19:14 | 5 | 21 | |
| 7 |
 |
Avispa (N) Avispa Fukuoka (N) | 13 | 5-4-4 5 | 4 | 4 | 16:16 | 0 | 19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4-5-4 4 | 5 | 4 | 16:15 | 1 | 17 | |
| 9 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 | 5-2-5 5 | 2 | 5 | 11:17 | -6 | 17 | |
| 10 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 11 | 4-3-4 4 | 3 | 4 | 15:13 | 2 | 15 | |
| 11 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 12 | 4-3-5 4 | 3 | 5 | 17:21 | -4 | 15 | |
| 12 |
 |
Vortis (N) Tokushima Vortis (N) | 13 | 4-2-7 4 | 2 | 7 | 12:18 | -6 | 14 | |
| 13 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 4-1-7 4 | 1 | 7 | 12:14 | -2 | 13 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 11 | 3-3-5 3 | 3 | 5 | 17:17 | 0 | 12 | |
| 15 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 2-6-4 2 | 6 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 12 | |
| 16 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 12 | 2-5-5 2 | 5 | 5 | 10:15 | -5 | 11 | |
| 17 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 11 | 2-2-7 2 | 2 | 7 | 8:17 | -9 | 8 | |
| 18 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 1-3-7 1 | 3 | 7 | 8:23 | -15 | 6 | |
| 19 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 7 | 0-4-3 0 | 4 | 3 | 1:5 | -4 | 4 | |
| 20 |
 |
FC Yokohama FC Yokohama | 12 | 0-2-10 0 | 2 | 10 | 7:35 | -28 | 2 |
