| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54:16 | 38 | 46 | |
| 2. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41:19 | 22 | 45 | |
| 3. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41:22 | 19 | 43 | |
| 4. | Tokushima | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36:20 | 16 | 41 | |
| 5. | Mito | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34:17 | 17 | 40 | |
| 6. | Kyoto | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33:18 | 15 | 40 | |
| 7. | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40:22 | 18 | 38 | |
| 8. | Okayama | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25:21 | 4 | 38 | |
| 9. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 25:15 | 10 | 36 | |
| 10. | Verdy | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37:28 | 9 | 34 | |
| 11. | Kofu | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26:18 | 8 | 33 | |
| 12. | Kanazawa | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27:19 | 8 | 32 | |
| 13. | Kagoshima Utd | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23:27 | -4 | 29 | |
| 14. | Ryukyu | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33:39 | -6 | 29 | |
| 15. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 26:32 | -6 | 29 | |
| 16. | Ehime | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24:23 | 1 | 27 | |
| 17. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32:34 | -2 | 27 | |
| 18. | Chiba | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 23 | |
| 19. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15:22 | -7 | 21 | |
| 20. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18:28 | -10 | 20 | |
| 21. | Machida | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17:29 | -12 | 20 | |
| 22. | Gifu | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19:38 | -19 | 19 |