| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kashima (M) Kashima Antlers (M) | 32 | 23-1-8 23 | 1 | 8 | 53:31 | 22 | 70 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 19-9-4 19 | 9 | 4 | 65:32 | 33 | 66 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cerezo (N) Cerezo Osaka (N) | 32 | 18-6-8 18 | 6 | 8 | 62:41 | 21 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 32 | 17-7-8 17 | 7 | 8 | 48:33 | 15 | 58 | |
| 5 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | 16-7-9 16 | 7 | 9 | 42:34 | 8 | 55 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 32 | 15-9-8 15 | 9 | 8 | 48:30 | 18 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 32 | 14-7-11 14 | 7 | 11 | 64:52 | 12 | 49 | |
| 8 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 32 | 13-8-11 13 | 8 | 11 | 39:39 | 0 | 47 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 32 | 13-5-14 13 | 5 | 14 | 38:39 | -1 | 44 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 32 | 11-9-12 11 | 9 | 12 | 48:40 | 8 | 42 | |
| 11 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 11-7-14 11 | 7 | 14 | 42:50 | -8 | 40 | |
| 12 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 32 | 10-9-13 10 | 9 | 13 | 36:40 | -4 | 39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sapporo (N) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (N) | 32 | 10-7-15 10 | 7 | 15 | 35:45 | -10 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Shimizu (N) Shimizu S-Pulse (N) | 32 | 7-10-15 7 | 10 | 15 | 31:50 | -19 | 31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 7-9-16 7 | 9 | 16 | 30:47 | -17 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ventforet Ventforet Kofu | 32 | 6-10-16 6 | 10 | 16 | 22:39 | -17 | 28 | |
| 17 |
 |
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 32 | 5-9-18 5 | 9 | 18 | 28:55 | -27 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 32 | 5-7-20 5 | 7 | 20 | 24:58 | -34 | 22 |
