| # | East | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:4 | 13 | |
| 2. | Urawa Reds | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:5 | 10 | |
| 3. | FC Tokyo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:5 | 10 | |
| 4. | Machida | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:8 | 9 | |
| 5. | Verdy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:9 | 8 | |
| 6. | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:7 | 7 | |
| 7. | Chiba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4:8 | 5 | |
| 8. | Mito | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7:12 | 4 | |
| 9. | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7:11 | 3 | |
| 10. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5:11 | 3 | |
| # | West | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:6 | 11 | |
| 2. | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:6 | 9 | |
| 3. | Kyoto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:5 | 9 | |
| 4. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:5 | 8 | |
| 5. | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | 8 | |
| 6. | Okayama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6:7 | 7 | |
| 7. | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:4 | 6 | |
| 8. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7:9 | 6 | |
| 9. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4:7 | 6 | |
| 10. | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4:12 | 2 |