| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Machida | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41:22 | 19 | 43 | |
| 2. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42:16 | 26 | 42 | |
| 3. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 38:21 | 17 | 41 | |
| 4. | Chiba | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30:21 | 9 | 41 | |
| 5. | Iwata | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 43:25 | 18 | 38 | |
| 6. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41:28 | 13 | 37 | |
| 7. | Kofu | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31:21 | 10 | 37 | |
| 8. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30:27 | 3 | 36 | |
| 9. | Kusatsu | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 18:12 | 6 | 34 | |
| 10. | Verdy | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22:18 | 4 | 31 | |
| 11. | Okayama | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26:26 | 0 | 31 | |
| 12. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29:22 | 7 | 30 | |
| 13. | Fujieda MYFC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29:34 | -5 | 26 | |
| 14. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24:34 | -10 | 26 | |
| 15. | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22:29 | -7 | 24 | |
| 16. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20:34 | -14 | 24 | |
| 17. | Kanazawa | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25:28 | -3 | 23 | |
| 18. | Mito | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30:36 | -6 | 23 | |
| 19. | Tokushima | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18:25 | -7 | 23 | |
| 20. | Iwaki | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20:35 | -15 | 22 | |
| 21. | Kumamoto | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23:30 | -7 | 21 | |
| 22. | Blaublitz | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14:19 | -5 | 20 |