| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 10-8-2 10 | 8 | 2 | 37:18 | 19 | 38 | |
| 2 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 11-4-5 11 | 4 | 5 | 40:22 | 18 | 37 | |
| 3 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 20 | 9-8-3 9 | 8 | 3 | 28:20 | 8 | 35 | |
| 4 |
 |
Reysol (M) Kashiwa Reysol (M) | 20 | 10-4-6 10 | 4 | 6 | 42:31 | 11 | 34 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 20 | 9-5-6 9 | 5 | 6 | 31:26 | 5 | 32 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 20 | 9-4-7 9 | 4 | 7 | 40:30 | 10 | 31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 7-10-3 7 | 10 | 3 | 24:17 | 7 | 31 | |
| 8 |
 |
Tosu (N) Sagan Tosu (N) | 20 | 8-7-5 8 | 7 | 5 | 24:18 | 6 | 31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 9-4-7 9 | 4 | 7 | 28:28 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Tokyo (N) FC Tokyo (N) | 20 | 9-2-9 9 | 2 | 9 | 23:25 | -2 | 29 | |
| 11 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 8-4-8 8 | 4 | 8 | 21:23 | -2 | 28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 20 | 7-5-8 7 | 5 | 8 | 28:26 | 2 | 26 | |
| 13 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 20 | 8-2-10 8 | 2 | 10 | 26:32 | -6 | 26 | |
| 14 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 6-4-10 6 | 4 | 10 | 24:28 | -4 | 22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5-6-9 5 | 6 | 9 | 13:22 | -9 | 21 | |
| 16 |
 |
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 20 | 5-5-10 5 | 5 | 10 | 18:36 | -18 | 20 | |
| 17 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 20 | 4-5-11 4 | 5 | 11 | 31:42 | -11 | 17 | |
| 18 |
 |
Sapporo (N) Consadole Sapporo (N) | 20 | 2-1-17 2 | 1 | 17 | 13:47 | -34 | 7 |
