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