| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2. | Kofu | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17:10 | 7 | 17 | |
| 3. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10:6 | 4 | 15 | |
| 4. | Oita Trinita | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9:7 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5. | Iwaki | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12:5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 6. | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7. | Okayama | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8:6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 8. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7:5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 9. | Tokushima | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8:11 | -3 | 11 | |
| 10. | Yokohama FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9:4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 11. | Chiba | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8:7 | 1 | 10 | |
| 12. | Blaublitz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9:9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 13. | Fujieda MYFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5:14 | -9 | 9 | |
| 14. | Ehime | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 8 | |
| 15. | Kumamoto | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6:9 | -3 | 7 | |
| 16. | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7:13 | -6 | 7 | |
| 17. | Mito | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3:6 | -3 | 5 | |
| 18. | Kusatsu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5:14 | -9 | 4 | |
| 19. | Kagoshima Utd | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6:17 | -11 | 4 | |
| 20. | Tochigi SC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6:23 | -17 | 4 |