| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34:16 | 18 | 43 | |
| 2. | Urawa Reds | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 28:12 | 16 | 42 | |
| 3. | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27:15 | 12 | 41 | |
| 4. | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33:26 | 7 | 37 | |
| 5. | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24:12 | 12 | 35 | |
| 6. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21:14 | 7 | 34 | |
| 7. | Kyoto | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29:17 | 12 | 33 | |
| 8. | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 41:32 | 9 | 30 | |
| 9. | Machida | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26:18 | 8 | 30 | |
| 10. | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27:21 | 6 | 30 | |
| 11. | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27:25 | 2 | 29 | |
| 12. | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20:19 | 1 | 28 | |
| 13. | FC Tokyo | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 28 | |
| 14. | Verdy | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 15:18 | -3 | 27 | |
| 15. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25:21 | 4 | 26 | |
| 16. | Okayama | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17:16 | 1 | 25 | |
| 17. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 25 | |
| 18. | Yokohama FC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13:20 | -7 | 22 | |
| 19. | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26:27 | -1 | 21 | |
| 20. | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20:31 | -11 | 15 |