| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vegalta Sendai | 51 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 87:39 | 48 | 106 | |
| 2. | Cerezo Osaka | 51 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 100:53 | 47 | 104 | |
| 3. | Shonan Bellmare | 51 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 84:52 | 32 | 98 | |
| 4. | Kofu | 51 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 76:46 | 30 | 97 | |
| 5. | Sagan Tosu | 51 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 71:51 | 20 | 88 | |
| 6. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 51 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 74:61 | 13 | 79 | |
| 7. | Verdy | 51 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 68:61 | 7 | 74 | |
| 8. | Mito | 51 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 70:79 | -9 | 73 | |
| 9. | Tokushima | 51 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 67:52 | 15 | 72 | |
| 10. | Kusatsu | 51 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 64:76 | -12 | 65 | |
| 11. | Avispa Fukuoka | 51 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 52:71 | -19 | 65 | |
| 12. | Gifu | 51 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 62:72 | -10 | 62 | |
| 13. | Toyama | 51 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 48:58 | -10 | 61 | |
| 14. | Kumamoto | 51 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 66:82 | -16 | 58 | |
| 15. | Ehime | 51 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 54:80 | -26 | 47 | |
| 16. | Yokohama FC | 51 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 43:70 | -27 | 44 | |
| 17. | Tochigi SC | 51 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 38:77 | -39 | 37 | |
| 18. | Okayama | 51 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 40:84 | -44 | 36 |