| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Cerezo OsakaCerezo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Yokohama F MarinosYokohama | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Kashiwa ReysolReysol | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Jubilo Iwata | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Consadole SapporoConsadole | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 5 |
| 20 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 4 |
