| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 14-2-1 14 | 2 | 1 | 52:16 | 36 | 44 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 12-3-2 12 | 3 | 2 | 26:14 | 12 | 39 | |
| 3 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 18 | 9-5-4 9 | 5 | 4 | 32:24 | 8 | 32 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 8-3-4 8 | 3 | 4 | 24:15 | 9 | 27 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8-3-6 8 | 3 | 6 | 28:24 | 4 | 27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 16 | 8-3-5 8 | 3 | 5 | 24:28 | -4 | 27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Reysol (N) Kashiwa Reysol (N) | 16 | 8-2-6 8 | 2 | 6 | 32:24 | 8 | 26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. (M) Yokohama F. Marinos (M) | 18 | 7-3-8 7 | 3 | 8 | 34:31 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7-2-6 7 | 2 | 6 | 21:21 | 0 | 23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6-3-6 6 | 3 | 6 | 23:19 | 4 | 21 | |
| 11 |
 |
Kobe (P) Vissel Kobe (P) | 18 | 4-8-6 4 | 8 | 6 | 26:30 | -4 | 20 | |
| 12 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 17 | 5-4-8 5 | 4 | 8 | 20:26 | -6 | 19 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sapporo Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4-5-8 4 | 5 | 8 | 23:34 | -11 | 17 | |
| 14 |
 |
FC Yokohama (N) FC Yokohama (N) | 16 | 5-2-9 5 | 2 | 9 | 21:33 | -12 | 17 | |
| 15 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 13 | 3-5-5 3 | 5 | 5 | 12:15 | -3 | 14 | |
| 16 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 2-5-8 2 | 5 | 8 | 15:28 | -13 | 11 | |
| 17 |
 |
Shonan Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 2-3-10 2 | 3 | 10 | 14:26 | -12 | 9 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 2-3-12 2 | 3 | 12 | 21:40 | -19 | 9 |
