#	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1.	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	42	25	10	7	65:33	32	85
2.	Shimizu S-Pulse	42	25	9	8	85:37	48	84
3.	Yamaga	42	24	12	6	62:32	30	84
4.	Cerezo Osaka	42	23	9	10	62:46	16	78
5.	Kyoto	42	18	15	9	50:37	13	69
6.	Okayama	42	17	14	11	58:44	14	65
7.	Machida	42	18	11	13	53:44	9	65
8.	Yokohama FC	42	16	11	15	50:51	-1	59
9.	Tokushima	42	16	9	17	46:42	4	57
10.	Ehime	42	12	20	10	41:40	1	56
11.	Chiba	42	13	14	15	52:53	-1	53
12.	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	14	11	17	55:63	-8	53
13.	Mito	42	10	18	14	45:49	-4	48
14.	Montedio Yamagata	42	11	14	17	43:49	-6	47
15.	V-Varen Nagasaki	42	10	17	15	39:51	-12	47
16.	Kumamoto	42	12	10	20	38:53	-15	46
17.	Kusatsu	42	11	12	19	52:66	-14	45
18.	Verdy	42	10	13	19	43:61	-18	43
19.	Kamatamare	42	10	13	19	43:62	-19	43
20.	Gifu	42	12	7	23	47:71	-24	43
21.	Kanazawa	42	8	15	19	36:60	-24	39
22.	Giravanz Kitakyushu	42	8	14	20	43:64	-21	38