| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7:2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2. | Machida | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10:8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4. | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6:4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5. | Kyoto | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6. | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 7. | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8. | FC Tokyo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10:9 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9. | Iwata | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11:9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5:4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11. | Albirex Niigata | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 7 | |
| 12. | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7:9 | -2 | 6 | |
| 13. | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8:11 | -3 | 6 | |
| 14. | Verdy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 15. | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 16. | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 5 | |
| 17. | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 5 | |
| 18. | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6:9 | -3 | 4 | |
| 19. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2:11 | -9 | 2 | |
| 20. | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3:13 | -10 | 1 |