| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Kashima Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9-3-3 9 | 3 | 3 | 26:18 | 8 | 30 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kawasaki (M) Kawasaki Frontale (M) | 15 | 9-3-3 9 | 3 | 3 | 20:16 | 4 | 30 | |
| 3 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 8-4-3 8 | 4 | 3 | 28:17 | 11 | 28 | |
| 4 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 7-3-5 7 | 3 | 5 | 19:13 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6-5-4 6 | 5 | 4 | 21:16 | 5 | 23 | |
| 6 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 15 | 6-4-5 6 | 4 | 5 | 15:13 | 2 | 22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5-6-3 5 | 6 | 3 | 18:13 | 5 | 21 | |
| 8 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 15 | 4-9-2 4 | 9 | 2 | 19:15 | 4 | 21 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5-5-5 5 | 5 | 5 | 14:15 | -1 | 20 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 4-8-3 4 | 8 | 3 | 14:22 | -8 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Avispa Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4-6-5 4 | 6 | 5 | 11:10 | 1 | 18 | |
| 12 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 14 | 4-5-5 4 | 5 | 5 | 16:18 | -2 | 17 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sanga (N) Kyoto Sanga FC (N) | 15 | 4-5-6 4 | 5 | 6 | 15:18 | -3 | 17 | |
| 14 |
 |
Jubilo (N) Jubilo Iwata (N) | 15 | 3-6-6 3 | 6 | 6 | 18:23 | -5 | 15 | |
| 15 |
 |
Urawa Reds (P) Urawa Red Diamonds (P) | 15 | 2-8-5 2 | 8 | 5 | 15:16 | -1 | 14 | |
| 16 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2-7-6 2 | 7 | 6 | 14:21 | -7 | 13 | |
| 17 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3-4-8 3 | 4 | 8 | 13:21 | -8 | 13 | |
| 18 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 15 | 1-5-9 1 | 5 | 9 | 10:21 | -11 | 8 |
