| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2. | Machida | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9:4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3. | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9:6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4. | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12:10 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11:10 | 1 | 10 | |
| 6. | Kyoto | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6:6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7. | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9:10 | -1 | 9 | |
| 8. | Verdy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9. | Iwata | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14:13 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10. | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6:5 | 1 | 8 | |
| 11. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6:5 | 1 | 8 | |
| 12. | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 13. | Albirex Niigata | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7:9 | -2 | 7 | |
| 14. | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6:7 | -1 | 6 | |
| 15. | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9:14 | -5 | 6 | |
| 16. | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 17. | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3:6 | -3 | 5 | |
| 18. | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7:12 | -5 | 4 | |
| 19. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3:12 | -9 | 3 | |
| 20. | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4:15 | -11 | 1 |