| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 72 |
| 2. | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 62 |
| 3. | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 |
| 4. | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 60 |
| 5. | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 6. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 54 |
| 7. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51 |
| 8. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 |
| 9. | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 49 |
| 10. | Urawa Reds | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| 11. | Iwata | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 44 |
| 12. | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 42 |
| 13. | Montedio Yamagata | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 42 |
| 14. | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 39 |
| 15. | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 38 |
| 16. | FC Tokyo | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| 17. | Kyoto | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 18. | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 |