| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44:14 | 30 | 49 | |
| 2. | Yamaga | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 34:15 | 19 | 42 | |
| 3. | Okayama | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28:24 | 4 | 32 | |
| 4. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 31 | |
| 5. | Iwata | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29:28 | 1 | 31 | |
| 6. | Kyoto | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 31 | |
| 7. | Kumamoto | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23:26 | -3 | 29 | |
| 8. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21:21 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30:24 | 6 | 27 | |
| 10. | Chiba | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 27 | |
| 11. | Mito | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20:23 | -3 | 27 | |
| 12. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24:27 | -3 | 25 | |
| 13. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29:33 | -4 | 25 | |
| 14. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22:32 | -10 | 25 | |
| 15. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19:26 | -7 | 24 | |
| 16. | Verdy | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18:22 | -4 | 22 | |
| 17. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21:32 | -11 | 22 | |
| 18. | Ehime | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25:32 | -7 | 20 | |
| 19. | Gifu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18:26 | -8 | 20 | |
| 20. | Kusatsu | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 18:28 | -10 | 20 | |
| 21. | Kamatamare | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20:40 | -20 | 16 | |
| 22. | Toyama | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15:41 | -26 | 9 |