| # | Team | MP | W | WP | WO | LO | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iwata | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52:18 | 39 | |
| 2. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32:14 | 39 | |
| 3. | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37:22 | 33 | |
| 4. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39:21 | 32 | |
| 5. | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41:28 | 32 | |
| 6. | Verdy | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34:26 | 30 | |
| 7. | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32:23 | 28 | |
| 8. | Flugels | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34:32 | 26 | |
| 9. | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 36:47 | 23 | |
| 10. | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 34:35 | 22 | |
| 11. | Chiba | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31:31 | 21 | |
| 12. | Hiratsuka | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 28:34 | 20 | |
| 13. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22:34 | 20 | |
| 14. | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 28:29 | 17 | |
| 15. | Kyoto | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20:33 | 17 | |
| 16. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 28:47 | 11 | |
| 17. | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20:48 | 9 | |
| 18. | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23:49 | 7 |