| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Machida | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25:11 | 14 | 32 | |
| 2. | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:11 | 13 | 29 | |
| 3. | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:17 | 7 | 29 | |
| 4. | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14:11 | 3 | 25 | |
| 5. | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18:16 | 2 | 25 | |
| 6. | Urawa Reds | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25:20 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7. | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21:17 | 4 | 23 | |
| 8. | FC Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26:24 | 2 | 23 | |
| 9. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25:14 | 11 | 22 | |
| 10. | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16:16 | 0 | 21 | |
| 11. | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13:16 | -3 | 19 | |
| 12. | Verdy | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20:23 | -3 | 18 | |
| 13. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18:18 | 0 | 17 | |
| 14. | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22:23 | -1 | 16 | |
| 15. | Albirex Niigata | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18:23 | -5 | 16 | |
| 16. | Iwata | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19:22 | -3 | 15 | |
| 17. | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21:27 | -6 | 14 | |
| 18. | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20:27 | -7 | 14 | |
| 19. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13:28 | -15 | 11 | |
| 20. | Kyoto | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11:29 | -18 | 9 |