| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kashima (M) Kashima Antlers (M) | 30 | 21-1-8 21 | 1 | 8 | 50:30 | 20 | 64 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 18-8-4 18 | 8 | 4 | 62:30 | 32 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 16-7-7 16 | 7 | 7 | 40:28 | 12 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
Cerezo (N) Cerezo Osaka (N) | 30 | 16-6-8 16 | 6 | 8 | 56:39 | 17 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 16-6-8 16 | 6 | 8 | 45:31 | 14 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 30 | 14-9-7 14 | 9 | 7 | 46:28 | 18 | 51 | |
| 7 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 13-7-10 13 | 7 | 10 | 63:51 | 12 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 30 | 12-8-10 12 | 8 | 10 | 37:37 | 0 | 44 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 30 | 11-8-11 11 | 8 | 11 | 47:38 | 9 | 41 | |
| 10 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 30 | 12-5-13 12 | 5 | 13 | 34:35 | -1 | 41 | |
| 11 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 30 | 10-8-12 10 | 8 | 12 | 35:38 | -3 | 38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 10-6-14 10 | 6 | 14 | 38:49 | -11 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sapporo (N) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (N) | 30 | 9-7-14 9 | 7 | 14 | 32:43 | -11 | 34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Shimizu (N) Shimizu S-Pulse (N) | 30 | 7-9-14 7 | 9 | 14 | 31:48 | -17 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Ventforet Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 6-10-14 6 | 10 | 14 | 20:35 | -15 | 28 | |
| 16 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 6-9-15 6 | 9 | 15 | 28:45 | -17 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 30 | 5-9-16 5 | 9 | 16 | 27:50 | -23 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 30 | 3-7-20 3 | 7 | 20 | 22:58 | -36 | 16 |
