| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2. | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4. | FC Tokyo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Iwata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. | Kofu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:4 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2. | Urawa Reds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:5 | 0 | 3 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2. | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3. | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 1 |