| # | Team | MP | W | WP | WO | LO | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iwata | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:8 | 21 | |
| 2. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:8 | 18 | |
| 3. | Urawa Reds | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:8 | 18 | |
| 4. | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:6 | 17 | |
| 5. | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:9 | 17 | |
| 6. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:14 | 15 | |
| 7. | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:9 | 15 | |
| 8. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:18 | 15 | |
| 9. | Hiratsuka | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:13 | 13 | |
| 10. | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:13 | 12 | |
| 11. | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6:12 | 12 | |
| 12. | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16:23 | 10 | |
| 13. | Flugels | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20:22 | 9 | |
| 14. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13:12 | 8 | |
| 15. | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:17 | 6 | |
| 16. | Kyoto | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9:18 | 3 | |
| 17. | Chiba | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7:18 | 3 | |
| 18. | Verdy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7:19 | 3 |