| # | East | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:7 | 32 | |
| 2. | FC Tokyo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24:12 | 26 | |
| 3. | Machida | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17:16 | 22 | |
| 4. | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20:21 | 20 | |
| 5. | Verdy | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17:15 | 18 | |
| 6. | Mito | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17:24 | 15 | |
| 7. | Urawa Reds | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16:19 | 12 | |
| 8. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17:22 | 12 | |
| 9. | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15:17 | 11 | |
| 10. | Chiba | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11:21 | 9 | |
| # | West | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23:12 | 25 | |
| 2. | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22:17 | 21 | |
| 3. | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22:19 | 21 | |
| 4. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19:15 | 19 | |
| 5. | Kyoto | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17:15 | 17 | |
| 6. | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14:13 | 17 | |
| 7. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15:16 | 17 | |
| 8. | Okayama | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15:23 | 15 | |
| 9. | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14:23 | 15 | |
| 10. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11:19 | 13 |