| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47:12 | 35 | 52 | |
| 2. | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 43:16 | 27 | 43 | |
| 3. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23:16 | 7 | 37 | |
| 4. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31:19 | 12 | 36 | |
| 5. | Verdy | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32:28 | 4 | 36 | |
| 6. | Tokushima | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 33:28 | 5 | 35 | |
| 7. | Chiba | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37:22 | 15 | 34 | |
| 8. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36:26 | 10 | 34 | |
| 9. | Okayama | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33:25 | 8 | 34 | |
| 10. | Kyoto | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35:25 | 10 | 33 | |
| 11. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32:23 | 9 | 32 | |
| 12. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29:30 | -1 | 31 | |
| 13. | Ehime | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30:22 | 8 | 30 | |
| 14. | Yamaga | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29:26 | 3 | 29 | |
| 15. | Mito | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26:26 | 0 | 29 | |
| 16. | Kusatsu | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24:21 | 3 | 27 | |
| 17. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28:29 | -1 | 24 | |
| 18. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28:29 | -1 | 24 | |
| 19. | Toyama | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18:25 | -7 | 22 | |
| 20. | Kumamoto | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22:36 | -14 | 18 | |
| 21. | Gifu | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17:37 | -20 | 17 | |
| 22. | Gainare Tottori | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19:39 | -20 | 15 |