| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gamba Osaka | 42 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 87 |
| 2. | Vissel Kobe | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 83 |
| 3. | Kyoto | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 70 |
| 4. | Tokushima | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 67 |
| 5. | Chiba | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 66 |
| 6. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 66 |
| 7. | Yamaga | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 66 |
| 8. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 42 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 64 |
| 9. | Tochigi SC | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 63 |
| 10. | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 59 |
| 11. | Yokohama FC | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 |
| 12. | Okayama | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 56 |
| 13. | Verdy | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 56 |
| 14. | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 56 |
| 15. | Mito | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 55 |
| 16. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 49 |
| 17. | Ehime | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 47 |
| 18. | Toyama | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 44 |
| 19. | Kumamoto | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 43 |
| 20. | Kusatsu | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 40 |
| 21. | Gifu | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 37 |
| 22. | Gainare Tottori | 42 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31 |