| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kofu | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38:22 | 16 | 38 | |
| 2. | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31:17 | 14 | 38 | |
| 3. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25:18 | 7 | 36 | |
| 4. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34:25 | 9 | 34 | |
| 5. | Tokushima | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31:25 | 6 | 32 | |
| 6. | Mito | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22:20 | 2 | 30 | |
| 7. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21:21 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8. | Kanazawa | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31:27 | 4 | 29 | |
| 9. | Kyoto | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26:38 | -12 | 28 | |
| 10. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31:29 | 2 | 27 | |
| 11. | Okayama | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24:26 | -2 | 27 | |
| 12. | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31:30 | 1 | 24 | |
| 13. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21:34 | -13 | 24 | |
| 14. | Machida | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19:30 | -11 | 23 | |
| 15. | Verdy | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22:31 | -9 | 21 | |
| 16. | Chiba | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20:26 | -6 | 20 | |
| 17. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22:36 | -14 | 20 | |
| 18. | Ryukyu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24:41 | -17 | 20 | |
| 19. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18:31 | -13 | 19 | |
| 20. | Ehime | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22:39 | -17 | 15 | |
| 21. | Gifu | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14:40 | -26 | 11 | |
| 22. | Kagoshima Utd | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18:46 | -28 | 11 |