| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 31:14 | 17 | 37 | |
| 2. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27:13 | 14 | 29 | |
| 3. | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17:13 | 4 | 26 | |
| 4. | Yokohama FC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20:9 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5. | Iwaki | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22:10 | 12 | 23 | |
| 6. | Okayama | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17:12 | 5 | 23 | |
| 7. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18:11 | 7 | 21 | |
| 8. | Kofu | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24:19 | 5 | 21 | |
| 9. | Chiba | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26:16 | 10 | 20 | |
| 10. | Ehime | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18:16 | 2 | 20 | |
| 11. | Oita Trinita | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14:13 | 1 | 20 | |
| 12. | Blaublitz | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16:15 | 1 | 19 | |
| 13. | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15:18 | -3 | 17 | |
| 14. | Fujieda MYFC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10:20 | -10 | 17 | |
| 15. | Tokushima | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13:23 | -10 | 15 | |
| 16. | Mito | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12:15 | -3 | 14 | |
| 17. | Kumamoto | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18:29 | -11 | 13 | |
| 18. | Kagoshima Utd | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14:28 | -14 | 13 | |
| 19. | Tochigi SC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11:30 | -19 | 12 | |
| 20. | Kusatsu | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9:28 | -19 | 6 |