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