| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56:30 | 26 | 44 | |
| 2. | Kyoto | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33:21 | 12 | 37 | |
| 3. | Yamaga | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 25:28 | -3 | 37 | |
| 4. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21:17 | 4 | 34 | |
| 5. | Chiba | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31:27 | 4 | 32 | |
| 6. | Tokushima | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7. | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31:29 | 2 | 31 | |
| 8. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29:32 | -3 | 31 | |
| 9. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25:24 | 1 | 29 | |
| 10. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 29:30 | -1 | 28 | |
| 11. | Mito | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24:32 | -8 | 26 | |
| 12. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 38:35 | 3 | 25 | |
| 13. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18:24 | -6 | 25 | |
| 14. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22:31 | -9 | 25 | |
| 15. | Kumamoto | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18:34 | -16 | 25 | |
| 16. | Okayama | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 22 | |
| 17. | Toyama | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27:34 | -7 | 22 | |
| 18. | Verdy | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20:30 | -10 | 20 | |
| 19. | Gifu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20:43 | -23 | 20 | |
| 20. | Ehime | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13:30 | -17 | 17 | |
| 21. | Gainare Tottori | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19:35 | -16 | 16 | |
| 22. | Kusatsu | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19:40 | -21 | 13 |