#	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1.	Kawasaki Frontale	34	21	6	7	57:27	30	69
2.	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	6	11	47:35	12	57
3.	Kashima Antlers	34	16	8	10	50:39	11	56
4.	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	34	15	10	9	48:48	0	55
5.	Urawa Reds	34	14	9	11	51:39	12	51
6.	FC Tokyo	34	14	8	12	39:34	5	50
7.	Cerezo Osaka	34	13	11	10	39:38	1	50
8.	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	14	7	13	56:48	8	49
9.	Gamba Osaka	34	14	6	14	41:46	-5	48
10.	Vissel Kobe	34	12	9	13	45:52	-7	45
11.	Vegalta Sendai	34	13	6	15	44:54	-10	45
12.	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	12	5	17	56:56	0	41
13.	Shonan Bellmare	34	10	11	13	38:43	-5	41
14.	Sagan Tosu	34	10	11	13	29:34	-5	41
15.	Nagoya Grampus	34	12	5	17	52:59	-7	41
16.	Iwata	34	10	11	13	35:48	-13	41
17.	Kashiwa Reysol	34	12	3	19	47:54	-7	39
18.	V-Varen Nagasaki	34	8	6	20	39:59	-20	30