| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 31:15 | 16 | 46 | |
| 2. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42:21 | 21 | 43 | |
| 3. | Yamaga | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32:16 | 16 | 39 | |
| 4. | Machida | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28:21 | 7 | 35 | |
| 5. | Okayama | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30:21 | 9 | 33 | |
| 6. | Kyoto | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27:24 | 3 | 33 | |
| 7. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20:16 | 4 | 31 | |
| 8. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28:28 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9. | Tokushima | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23:18 | 5 | 29 | |
| 10. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29:32 | -3 | 27 | |
| 11. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 26 | |
| 12. | Ehime | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | 26 | |
| 13. | Mito | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 23 | |
| 14. | Chiba | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25:30 | -5 | 22 | |
| 15. | Gifu | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26:36 | -10 | 22 | |
| 16. | Kamatamare | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20:31 | -11 | 21 | |
| 17. | Kumamoto | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15:25 | -10 | 19 | |
| 18. | Kanazawa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19:35 | -16 | 19 | |
| 19. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21:30 | -9 | 18 | |
| 20. | Kusatsu | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22:38 | -16 | 16 | |
| 21. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18:32 | -14 | 15 | |
| 22. | Verdy | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19:34 | -15 | 13 |