| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| 2. | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 60 |
| 3. | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 |
| 4. | Oita Trinita | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 56 |
| 5. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 55 |
| 6. | FC Tokyo | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 55 |
| 7. | Urawa Reds | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 53 |
| 8. | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 50 |
| 9. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 48 |
| 10. | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 47 |
| 11. | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 46 |
| 12. | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 43 |
| 13. | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
| 14. | Kyoto | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 41 |
| 15. | Chiba | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 38 |
| 16. | Iwata | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 |
| 17. | Verdy | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 37 |
| 18. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 |