| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kofu | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 33:23 | 10 | 49 | |
| 2. | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44:29 | 15 | 48 | |
| 3. | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42:18 | 24 | 44 | |
| 4. | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 36:23 | 13 | 44 | |
| 5. | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 42:30 | 12 | 42 | |
| 6. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33:33 | 0 | 38 | |
| 7. | Toyama | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29:28 | 1 | 37 | |
| 8. | Mito | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34:37 | -3 | 37 | |
| 9. | Verdy | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33:30 | 3 | 35 | |
| 10. | Kusatsu | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32:30 | 2 | 35 | |
| 11. | Kumamoto | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37:40 | -3 | 35 | |
| 12. | Tokushima | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24:25 | -1 | 32 | |
| 13. | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27:48 | -21 | 29 | |
| 14. | Gifu | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27:43 | -16 | 24 | |
| 15. | Tochigi SC | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20:34 | -14 | 21 | |
| 16. | Ehime | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27:46 | -19 | 19 | |
| 17. | Yokohama FC | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20:36 | -16 | 16 | |
| 18. | Okayama | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22:49 | -27 | 15 |