| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyoto | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33:23 | 10 | 35 | |
| 2. | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33:19 | 14 | 34 | |
| 3. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25:14 | 11 | 34 | |
| 4. | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24:15 | 9 | 33 | |
| 5. | Machida | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26:20 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6. | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 29 | |
| 7. | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 27 | |
| 8. | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 33:36 | -3 | 22 | |
| 9. | FC Tokyo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18:22 | -4 | 22 | |
| 10. | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14:19 | -5 | 20 | |
| 11. | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20:29 | -9 | 20 | |
| 12. | Okayama | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17:27 | -10 | 20 | |
| 13. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17:26 | -9 | 19 | |
| 14. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21:26 | -5 | 17 | |
| 15. | Urawa Reds | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17:27 | -10 | 17 | |
| 16. | Verdy | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8:23 | -15 | 16 | |
| 17. | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17:31 | -14 | 14 | |
| 18. | Yokohama FC | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14:25 | -11 | 13 | |
| 19. | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10:36 | -26 | 11 | |
| 20. | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16:36 | -20 | 9 |