| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 42:11 | 31 | 52 | |
| 2. | Yamaga | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31:20 | 11 | 41 | |
| 3. | Chiba | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 29:20 | 9 | 41 | |
| 4. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 31:23 | 8 | 41 | |
| 5. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29:29 | 0 | 37 | |
| 6. | Iwata | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38:27 | 11 | 36 | |
| 7. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29:18 | 11 | 35 | |
| 8. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33:24 | 9 | 33 | |
| 9. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25:20 | 5 | 30 | |
| 10. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30:26 | 4 | 30 | |
| 11. | Kyoto | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 28:23 | 5 | 29 | |
| 12. | Gifu | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36:35 | 1 | 29 | |
| 13. | Kusatsu | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27:26 | 1 | 29 | |
| 14. | Okayama | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 24:24 | 0 | 29 | |
| 15. | Ehime | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29:26 | 3 | 28 | |
| 16. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 15:18 | -3 | 25 | |
| 17. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23:27 | -4 | 25 | |
| 18. | Kumamoto | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 25 | |
| 19. | Mito | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26:23 | 3 | 23 | |
| 20. | Verdy | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13:26 | -13 | 20 | |
| 21. | Kamatamare | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14:31 | -17 | 17 | |
| 22. | Toyama | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13:33 | -20 | 14 |