| # | Team | MP | W | WP | WO | LO | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38:15 | 42 | |
| 2. | Iwata | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55:21 | 39 | |
| 3. | Urawa Reds | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 32:17 | 33 | |
| 4. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40:27 | 33 | |
| 5. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38:19 | 31 | |
| 6. | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33:25 | 29 | |
| 7. | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23:24 | 25 | |
| 8. | Flugels | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36:31 | 24 | |
| 9. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30:32 | 24 | |
| 10. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21:18 | 23 | |
| 11. | Kyoto | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25:28 | 22 | |
| 12. | Hiratsuka | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28:33 | 22 | |
| 13. | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19:31 | 21 | |
| 14. | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26:41 | 16 | |
| 15. | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19:31 | 14 | |
| 16. | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11:38 | 14 | |
| 17. | Verdy | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13:29 | 9 | |
| 18. | Chiba | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18:45 | 3 |