| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32:15 | 17 | 40 | |
| 2. | Urawa Reds | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 24:12 | 12 | 39 | |
| 3. | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26:15 | 11 | 38 | |
| 4. | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24:12 | 12 | 34 | |
| 5. | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29:25 | 4 | 34 | |
| 6. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19:13 | 6 | 31 | |
| 7. | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 40:30 | 10 | 30 | |
| 8. | Kyoto | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27:17 | 10 | 30 | |
| 9. | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26:18 | 8 | 30 | |
| 10. | Machida | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23:17 | 6 | 27 | |
| 11. | Verdy | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 15:17 | -2 | 27 | |
| 12. | FC Tokyo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22:25 | -3 | 27 | |
| 13. | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 26 | |
| 14. | Okayama | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17:15 | 2 | 25 | |
| 15. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23:23 | 0 | 25 | |
| 16. | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19:19 | 0 | 25 | |
| 17. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22:20 | 2 | 23 | |
| 18. | Yokohama FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13:19 | -6 | 22 | |
| 19. | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25:27 | -2 | 18 | |
| 20. | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19:28 | -9 | 15 |