| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 57:18 | 39 | 51 | |
| 2. | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 43:19 | 24 | 43 | |
| 3. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30:17 | 13 | 43 | |
| 4. | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 29:16 | 13 | 38 | |
| 5. | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30:24 | 6 | 37 | |
| 6. | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35:31 | 4 | 35 | |
| 7. | Kofu | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35:27 | 8 | 33 | |
| 8. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34:35 | -1 | 33 | |
| 9. | Kusatsu | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19:20 | -1 | 29 | |
| 10. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 27:26 | 1 | 27 | |
| 11. | Ehime | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22:28 | -6 | 23 | |
| 12. | Kumamoto | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25:34 | -9 | 23 | |
| 13. | Mito | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28:38 | -10 | 23 | |
| 14. | Tokushima | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25:35 | -10 | 21 | |
| 15. | Gifu | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12:32 | -20 | 15 |