| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Nagoya (M) Nagoya Grampus Eight (M) | 20 | 12-6-2 12 | 6 | 2 | 38:20 | 18 | 42 | |
| 2 |
 |
Reysol (N) Kashiwa Reysol (N) | 21 | 13-2-6 13 | 2 | 6 | 37:28 | 9 | 41 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 20 | 12-4-4 12 | 4 | 4 | 47:36 | 11 | 40 | |
| 4 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 12-4-5 12 | 4 | 5 | 32:21 | 11 | 40 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9-5-7 9 | 5 | 7 | 30:28 | 2 | 32 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 38:25 | 13 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 9-3-9 9 | 3 | 9 | 35:31 | 4 | 30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 25:33 | -8 | 30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8-4-8 8 | 4 | 8 | 31:29 | 2 | 28 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 6-10-5 6 | 10 | 5 | 21:19 | 2 | 28 | |
| 11 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 21 | 8-4-9 8 | 4 | 9 | 26:25 | 1 | 28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 21 | 6-9-6 6 | 9 | 6 | 27:24 | 3 | 27 | |
| 13 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 21 | 7-6-8 7 | 6 | 8 | 24:24 | 0 | 27 | |
| 14 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 6-7-7 6 | 7 | 7 | 34:27 | 7 | 25 | |
| 15 |
 |
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 21 | 5-8-8 5 | 8 | 8 | 22:33 | -11 | 23 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ventforet (N) Ventforet Kofu (N) | 21 | 4-5-12 4 | 5 | 12 | 22:42 | -20 | 17 | |
| 17 |
 |
Montedio Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 4-3-14 4 | 3 | 14 | 17:33 | -16 | 15 | |
| 18 |
 |
Avispa (N) Avispa Fukuoka (N) | 21 | 3-2-16 3 | 2 | 16 | 15:43 | -28 | 11 |
