| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 9-1-0 9 | 1 | 0 | 29:7 | 22 | 28 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 6-3-1 6 | 3 | 1 | 12:6 | 6 | 21 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 9 | 6-1-2 6 | 1 | 2 | 14:9 | 5 | 19 | |
| 4 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 10 | 5-3-2 5 | 3 | 2 | 15:12 | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 9 | 5-2-2 5 | 2 | 2 | 17:8 | 9 | 17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 12:16 | -4 | 17 | |
| 7 |
 |
Reysol (N) Kashiwa Reysol (N) | 10 | 5-1-4 5 | 1 | 4 | 21:16 | 5 | 16 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 4-1-4 4 | 1 | 4 | 11:6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kobe (P) Vissel Kobe (P) | 10 | 3-4-3 3 | 4 | 3 | 12:14 | -2 | 13 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 16:21 | -5 | 12 | |
| 11 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3-2-5 3 | 2 | 5 | 15:16 | -1 | 11 | |
| 12 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. (M) Yokohama F. Marinos (M) | 10 | 3-2-5 3 | 2 | 5 | 14:16 | -2 | 11 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 10 | 2-4-4 2 | 4 | 4 | 11:16 | -5 | 10 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 10 | 3-1-6 3 | 1 | 6 | 10:18 | -8 | 10 | |
| 15 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 2-3-5 2 | 3 | 5 | 13:17 | -4 | 9 | |
| 16 |
 |
FC Yokohama (N) FC Yokohama (N) | 10 | 2-2-6 2 | 2 | 6 | 12:22 | -10 | 8 | |
| 17 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1-4-4 1 | 4 | 4 | 5:10 | -5 | 7 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 1-1-8 1 | 1 | 8 | 10:19 | -9 | 4 |
