Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 14-1-5 14 | 1 | 5 | 34:22 | 12 | 43 | |
| 2 |
 |
V-Varen V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 11-7-1 11 | 7 | 1 | 36:17 | 19 | 40 | |
| 3 |
 |
FC Yokohama (A) FC Yokohama (A) | 20 | 12-4-4 12 | 4 | 4 | 30:12 | 18 | 40 | |
| 4 |
 |
Renofa Renofa Yamaguchi | 20 | 10-4-6 10 | 4 | 6 | 26:15 | 11 | 34 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fagiano Fagiano Okayama | 20 | 9-7-4 9 | 7 | 4 | 26:16 | 10 | 34 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 9-7-4 9 | 7 | 4 | 25:22 | 3 | 34 | |
| 7 |
 |
JEF United JEF United Chiba | 20 | 10-3-7 10 | 3 | 7 | 40:22 | 18 | 33 | |
| 8 |
 |
Iwaki Iwaki FC | 19 | 7-7-5 7 | 7 | 5 | 27:16 | 11 | 28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Ehime (N) Ehime FC (N) | 20 | 7-7-6 7 | 7 | 6 | 26:27 | -1 | 28 | |
| 10 |
 |
Blaublitz Akita Blaublitz Akita | 20 | 6-7-7 6 | 7 | 7 | 20:19 | 1 | 25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ventforet Ventforet Kofu | 20 | 6-6-8 6 | 6 | 8 | 30:29 | 1 | 24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 20 | 5-9-6 5 | 9 | 6 | 18:20 | -2 | 24 | |
| 13 |
 |
Fujieda MYFC Fujieda MYFC | 20 | 7-3-10 7 | 3 | 10 | 16:28 | -12 | 24 | |
| 14 |
 |
Montedio Montedio Yamagata | 20 | 6-4-10 6 | 4 | 10 | 17:23 | -6 | 22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Vortis Tokushima Vortis | 20 | 6-4-10 6 | 4 | 10 | 18:29 | -11 | 22 | |
| 16 |
 |
Hollyhock Mito Hollyhock | 20 | 5-6-9 5 | 6 | 9 | 18:22 | -4 | 21 | |
| 17 |
 |
Roasso Kumamoto Roasso Kumamoto | 20 | 5-6-9 5 | 6 | 9 | 24:34 | -10 | 21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Kagoshima FC (N) Kagoshima United FC (N) | 20 | 4-7-9 4 | 7 | 9 | 18:34 | -16 | 19 | |
| 19 |
 |
Tochigi Tochigi SC | 20 | 4-5-11 4 | 5 | 11 | 16:37 | -21 | 17 | |
| 20 |
 |
Thespa Thespakusatsu Gunma | 20 | 1-6-13 1 | 6 | 13 | 11:32 | -21 | 9 |
