| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43:20 | 23 | 39 | |
| 2. | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 28:13 | 15 | 39 | |
| 3. | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30:19 | 11 | 37 | |
| 4. | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30:17 | 13 | 34 | |
| 5. | Machida | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30:19 | 11 | 31 | |
| 6. | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36:24 | 12 | 30 | |
| 7. | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24:24 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8. | Urawa Reds | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30:21 | 9 | 29 | |
| 9. | FC Tokyo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 27 | |
| 10. | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 20:21 | -1 | 27 | |
| 11. | Verdy | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29:27 | 2 | 26 | |
| 12. | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17:22 | -5 | 26 | |
| 13. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28:24 | 4 | 23 | |
| 14. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 23 | |
| 15. | Iwata | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26:29 | -3 | 22 | |
| 16. | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20:25 | -5 | 22 | |
| 17. | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27:29 | -2 | 21 | |
| 18. | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27:28 | -1 | 19 | |
| 19. | Kyoto | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23:31 | -8 | 19 | |
| 20. | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25:33 | -8 | 18 | |
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