| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 42:17 | 25 | 49 | |
| 2. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36:23 | 13 | 35 | |
| 3. | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46:29 | 17 | 34 | |
| 4. | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33:31 | 2 | 32 | |
| 5. | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20:27 | -7 | 27 | |
| 6. | Gifu | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29:37 | -8 | 27 | |
| 7. | Kofu | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21:20 | 1 | 26 | |
| 8. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21:31 | -10 | 25 | |
| 9. | Kusatsu | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26:32 | -6 | 24 | |
| 10. | Mito | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24:32 | -8 | 24 | |
| 11. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24:30 | -6 | 23 | |
| 12. | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25:29 | -4 | 22 | |
| 13. | Kumamoto | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21:38 | -17 | 20 | |
| 14. | Ehime | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17:38 | -21 | 14 | |
| 15. | Tokushima | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15:37 | -22 | 8 |