| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kumamoto | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32:26 | 6 | 37 | |
| 2. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33:28 | 5 | 37 | |
| 3. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30:28 | 2 | 36 | |
| 4. | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30:19 | 11 | 34 | |
| 5. | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37:32 | 5 | 34 | |
| 6. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28:25 | 3 | 32 | |
| 7. | Chiba | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27:26 | 1 | 32 | |
| 8. | Blaublitz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 32 | |
| 9. | Okayama | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24:23 | 1 | 31 | |
| 10. | Kanazawa | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29:33 | -4 | 30 | |
| 11. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15:17 | -2 | 28 | |
| 12. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25:22 | 3 | 27 | |
| 13. | Tokushima | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 20:19 | 1 | 27 | |
| 14. | Verdy | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35:35 | 0 | 26 | |
| 15. | Mito | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24:25 | -1 | 25 | |
| 16. | Machida | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23:25 | -2 | 24 | |
| 17. | Kofu | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18:27 | -9 | 22 | |
| 18. | Kusatsu | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17:28 | -11 | 21 | |
| 19. | Ryukyu | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18:34 | -16 | 20 | |
| 20. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21:27 | -6 | 19 | |
| 21. | Grulla Morioka | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19:42 | -23 | 19 | |
| 22. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19:29 | -10 | 18 |