| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Tokyo | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 37:6 | 31 | 44 | |
| 2. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29:11 | 18 | 42 | |
| 3. | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32:17 | 15 | 36 | |
| 4. | Chiba | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31:19 | 12 | 36 | |
| 5. | Kyoto | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24:15 | 9 | 35 | |
| 6. | Verdy | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37:21 | 16 | 32 | |
| 7. | Kumamoto | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 18:13 | 5 | 32 | |
| 8. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24:22 | 2 | 32 | |
| 9. | Tokushima | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31:25 | 6 | 31 | |
| 10. | Kusatsu | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27:22 | 5 | 31 | |
| 11. | Oita Trinita | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22:19 | 3 | 29 | |
| 12. | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30:21 | 9 | 27 | |
| 13. | Okayama | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 26 | |
| 14. | Mito | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23:24 | -1 | 26 | |
| 15. | Tochigi SC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17:20 | -3 | 26 | |
| 16. | Ehime | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19:27 | -8 | 21 | |
| 17. | Toyama | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22:34 | -12 | 20 | |
| 18. | Yokohama FC | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20:25 | -5 | 18 | |
| 19. | Gainare Tottori | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17:32 | -15 | 15 | |
| 20. | Gifu | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22:38 | -16 | 13 |