| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 38:15 | 23 | 48 | |
| 2. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33:20 | 13 | 43 | |
| 3. | Ehime | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32:16 | 16 | 41 | |
| 4. | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30:17 | 13 | 38 | |
| 5. | Iwata | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36:22 | 14 | 37 | |
| 6. | Chiba | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32:25 | 7 | 34 | |
| 7. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20:13 | 7 | 32 | |
| 8. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33:29 | 4 | 31 | |
| 9. | Okayama | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22:14 | 8 | 30 | |
| 10. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29:22 | 7 | 30 | |
| 11. | Tokushima | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17:17 | 0 | 30 | |
| 12. | Mito | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23:21 | 2 | 29 | |
| 13. | Kanazawa | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 28 | |
| 14. | Verdy | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21:22 | -1 | 27 | |
| 15. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20:30 | -10 | 26 | |
| 16. | Kamatamare | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14:15 | -1 | 24 | |
| 17. | Kyoto | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20:25 | -5 | 24 | |
| 18. | Kusatsu | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17:26 | -9 | 22 | |
| 19. | Gifu | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13:28 | -15 | 22 | |
| 20. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22:26 | -4 | 20 | |
| 21. | Kumamoto | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16:22 | -6 | 20 | |
| 22. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22:30 | -8 | 19 |