| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 33 | 25-5-3 25 | 5 | 3 | 85:29 | 56 | 80 | |
| 2 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 33 | 20-5-8 20 | 5 | 8 | 46:40 | 6 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 33 | 18-6-9 18 | 6 | 9 | 44:28 | 16 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 33 | 18-5-10 18 | 5 | 10 | 45:36 | 9 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 33 | 18-4-11 18 | 4 | 11 | 54:43 | 11 | 58 | |
| 6 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 33 | 16-6-11 16 | 6 | 11 | 46:42 | 4 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Reysol (N) Kashiwa Reysol (N) | 33 | 15-7-11 15 | 7 | 11 | 58:43 | 15 | 52 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 33 | 13-9-11 13 | 9 | 11 | 46:36 | 10 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. (M) Yokohama F. Marinos (M) | 33 | 14-5-14 14 | 5 | 14 | 68:56 | 12 | 47 | |
| 10 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 33 | 13-7-13 13 | 7 | 13 | 43:54 | -11 | 46 | |
| 11 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 33 | 11-9-13 11 | 9 | 13 | 34:43 | -9 | 42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Kobe (P) Vissel Kobe (P) | 33 | 9-9-15 9 | 9 | 15 | 50:58 | -8 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 33 | 9-9-15 9 | 9 | 15 | 45:58 | -13 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 33 | 7-14-12 7 | 14 | 12 | 35:41 | -6 | 35 | |
| 15 |
 |
FC Yokohama (N) FC Yokohama (N) | 33 | 8-6-19 8 | 6 | 19 | 35:59 | -24 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 33 | 6-9-18 6 | 9 | 18 | 36:61 | -25 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 33 | 6-8-19 6 | 8 | 19 | 29:48 | -19 | 26 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 33 | 6-7-20 6 | 7 | 20 | 46:70 | -24 | 25 |
