| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 12-4-3 12 | 4 | 3 | 32:17 | 15 | 40 | |
| 2 |
 |
Reysol (N) Kashiwa Reysol (N) | 19 | 12-2-5 12 | 2 | 5 | 34:22 | 12 | 38 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nagoya (M) Nagoya Grampus Eight (M) | 18 | 10-6-2 10 | 6 | 2 | 33:19 | 14 | 36 | |
| 4 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 18 | 11-3-4 11 | 3 | 4 | 44:35 | 9 | 36 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 9-3-7 9 | 3 | 7 | 33:27 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 8-5-6 8 | 5 | 6 | 28:25 | 3 | 29 | |
| 7 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 19 | 7-6-6 7 | 6 | 6 | 31:22 | 9 | 27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 6-9-4 6 | 9 | 4 | 19:16 | 3 | 27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 7-6-6 7 | 6 | 6 | 22:29 | -7 | 27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 19 | 5-9-5 5 | 9 | 5 | 22:19 | 3 | 24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 19 | 6-6-7 6 | 6 | 7 | 18:21 | -3 | 24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 18 | 6-4-8 6 | 4 | 8 | 27:28 | -1 | 22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 19 | 6-4-9 6 | 4 | 9 | 21:23 | -2 | 22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 19 | 5-7-7 5 | 7 | 7 | 20:28 | -8 | 22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 5-6-7 5 | 6 | 7 | 31:25 | 6 | 21 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ventforet (N) Ventforet Kofu (N) | 19 | 4-5-10 4 | 5 | 10 | 21:37 | -16 | 17 | |
| 17 |
 |
Montedio Montedio Yamagata | 19 | 3-3-13 3 | 3 | 13 | 13:29 | -16 | 12 | |
| 18 |
 |
Avispa (N) Avispa Fukuoka (N) | 19 | 2-2-15 2 | 2 | 15 | 13:40 | -27 | 8 |
