| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kawasaki (M, P) Kawasaki Frontale (M, P) | 12 | 10-2-0 10 | 2 | 0 | 30:8 | 22 | 32 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 12 | 9-2-1 9 | 2 | 1 | 16:3 | 13 | 29 | |
| 3 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 11 | 7-2-2 7 | 2 | 2 | 17:4 | 13 | 23 | |
| 4 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 6-3-1 6 | 3 | 1 | 20:8 | 12 | 21 | |
| 5 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6-2-4 6 | 2 | 4 | 18:13 | 5 | 20 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 11 | 5-5-1 5 | 5 | 1 | 15:10 | 5 | 20 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 4-5-3 4 | 5 | 3 | 16:12 | 4 | 17 | |
| 8 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 11 | 5-2-4 5 | 2 | 4 | 11:15 | -4 | 17 | |
| 9 |
 |
Avispa (N) Avispa Fukuoka (N) | 12 | 4-4-4 4 | 4 | 4 | 14:16 | -2 | 16 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 11 | 4-3-4 4 | 3 | 4 | 17:18 | -1 | 15 | |
| 11 |
 |
Vortis (N) Tokushima Vortis (N) | 12 | 4-2-6 4 | 2 | 6 | 12:16 | -4 | 14 | |
| 12 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 4-1-6 4 | 1 | 6 | 12:13 | -1 | 13 | |
| 13 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:13 | -1 | 12 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3-2-5 3 | 2 | 5 | 17:17 | 0 | 11 | |
| 15 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2-5-4 2 | 5 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 11 | |
| 16 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2-5-4 2 | 5 | 4 | 10:14 | -4 | 11 | |
| 17 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 10 | 1-2-7 1 | 2 | 7 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | |
| 18 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 6 | 0-3-3 0 | 3 | 3 | 0:4 | -4 | 3 | |
| 19 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 10 | 0-3-7 0 | 3 | 7 | 7:23 | -16 | 3 | |
| 20 |
 |
FC Yokohama FC Yokohama | 11 | 0-2-9 0 | 2 | 9 | 7:32 | -25 | 2 |
