| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 33:14 | 19 | 37 | |
| 2. | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27:11 | 16 | 37 | |
| 3. | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30:20 | 10 | 36 | |
| 4. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31:22 | 9 | 32 | |
| 5. | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29:17 | 12 | 31 | |
| 6. | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30:19 | 11 | 31 | |
| 7. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26:19 | 7 | 31 | |
| 8. | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32:23 | 9 | 30 | |
| 9. | Iwata | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28:26 | 2 | 28 | |
| 10. | Montedio Yamagata | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16:16 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11. | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25:22 | 3 | 25 | |
| 12. | Urawa Reds | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19:18 | 1 | 24 | |
| 13. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21:20 | 1 | 23 | |
| 14. | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17:17 | 0 | 23 | |
| 15. | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 21 | |
| 16. | FC Tokyo | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15:17 | -2 | 16 | |
| 17. | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19:43 | -24 | 11 | |
| 18. | Kyoto | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16:32 | -16 | 10 |