| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30:14 | 16 | 36 | |
| 2. | Urawa Reds | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 23:12 | 11 | 35 | |
| 3. | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24:12 | 12 | 33 | |
| 4. | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 28:19 | 9 | 33 | |
| 5. | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22:15 | 7 | 29 | |
| 6. | Kyoto | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25:12 | 13 | 28 | |
| 7. | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24:18 | 6 | 27 | |
| 8. | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34:26 | 8 | 26 | |
| 9. | Machida | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23:16 | 7 | 26 | |
| 10. | Okayama | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16:13 | 3 | 25 | |
| 11. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14:12 | 2 | 24 | |
| 12. | FC Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19:24 | -5 | 24 | |
| 13. | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24:22 | 2 | 23 | |
| 14. | Verdy | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14:17 | -3 | 23 | |
| 15. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20:18 | 2 | 21 | |
| 16. | Yokohama FC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11:17 | -6 | 21 | |
| 17. | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17:19 | -2 | 19 | |
| 18. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15:20 | -5 | 17 | |
| 19. | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 14 | |
| 20. | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16:25 | -9 | 13 |