| # | East | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31:11 | 45 | |
| 2. | FC Tokyo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 32:18 | 37 | |
| 3. | Machida | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28:22 | 37 | |
| 4. | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26:28 | 28 | |
| 5. | Verdy | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22:26 | 28 | |
| 6. | Urawa Reds | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25:22 | 25 | |
| 7. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 28:31 | 20 | |
| 8. | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 22:24 | 20 | |
| 9. | Mito | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23:39 | 18 | |
| 10. | Chiba | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18:34 | 12 | |
| # | West | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29:25 | 35 | |
| 2. | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 30:21 | 31 | |
| 3. | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33:31 | 31 | |
| 4. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31:23 | 30 | |
| 5. | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 31:25 | 28 | |
| 6. | Okayama | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26:29 | 26 | |
| 7. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23:25 | 24 | |
| 8. | Kyoto | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22:28 | 23 | |
| 9. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21:29 | 21 | |
| 10. | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21:31 | 21 |