#	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1.	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	48	27	10	11	66:45	21	91
2.	Verdy	48	26	11	11	90:57	33	89
3.	Kyoto	48	24	14	10	80:59	21	86
4.	Vegalta Sendai	48	24	11	13	72:54	18	83
5.	Cerezo Osaka	48	24	8	16	72:55	17	80
6.	Shonan Bellmare	48	23	8	17	72:55	17	77
7.	Avispa Fukuoka	48	22	7	19	77:61	16	73
8.	Sagan Tosu	48	21	9	18	63:66	-3	72
9.	Montedio Yamagata	48	15	13	20	46:56	-10	58
10.	Ehime	48	12	9	27	39:66	-27	45
11.	Kusatsu	48	7	21	20	42:71	-29	42
12.	Mito	48	8	10	30	32:70	-38	34
13.	Tokushima	48	6	15	27	31:67	-36	33