| # | East | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | 15 | |
| 2. | Verdy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:5 | 10 | |
| 3. | FC Tokyo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 7 | |
| 4. | Mito | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:3 | 6 | |
| 5. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:7 | 6 | |
| 6. | Machida | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:6 | 5 | |
| 7. | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:12 | 5 | |
| 8. | Urawa Reds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6:7 | 4 | |
| 9. | Chiba | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 4 | |
| 10. | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:3 | 3 | |
| # | West | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:4 | 9 | |
| 2. | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6:4 | 7 | |
| 3. | Kyoto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:5 | 6 | |
| 4. | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:5 | 6 | |
| 5. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 6 | |
| 6. | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 6 | |
| 7. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 5 | |
| 8. | Okayama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 5 | |
| 9. | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | 5 | |
| 10. | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7:12 | 5 |