| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 45:21 | 24 | 62 | |
| 2. | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 56:24 | 32 | 56 | |
| 3. | Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 42:22 | 20 | 56 | |
| 4. | Kofu | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 43:23 | 20 | 48 | |
| 5. | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35:28 | 7 | 44 | |
| 6. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41:28 | 13 | 41 | |
| 7. | Tokushima | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43:27 | 16 | 40 | |
| 8. | Verdy | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 35:31 | 4 | 39 | |
| 9. | Gifu | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35:29 | 6 | 38 | |
| 10. | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25:23 | 2 | 36 | |
| 11. | Mito | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 36:42 | -6 | 36 | |
| 12. | Kusatsu | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32:46 | -14 | 30 | |
| 13. | Ehime | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 27:34 | -7 | 28 | |
| 14. | Yokohama FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23:34 | -11 | 28 | |
| 15. | Toyama | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19:30 | -11 | 24 | |
| 16. | Kumamoto | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 29:42 | -13 | 23 | |
| 17. | Okayama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18:35 | -17 | 21 | |
| 18. | Tochigi SC | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18:43 | -25 | 16 |