| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 43:16 | 27 | 50 | |
| 2. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33:21 | 12 | 43 | |
| 3. | Okayama | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37:19 | 18 | 41 | |
| 4. | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37:18 | 19 | 37 | |
| 5. | Tokushima | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 35 | |
| 6. | Verdy | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27:20 | 7 | 35 | |
| 7. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34:27 | 7 | 34 | |
| 8. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30:27 | 3 | 31 | |
| 9. | Kumamoto | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26:22 | 4 | 30 | |
| 10. | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30:27 | 3 | 29 | |
| 11. | Mito | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23:21 | 2 | 29 | |
| 12. | Chiba | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17:16 | 1 | 29 | |
| 13. | Machida | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28:25 | 3 | 27 | |
| 14. | Kofu | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29:27 | 2 | 26 | |
| 15. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29:35 | -6 | 25 | |
| 16. | Blaublitz | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20:23 | -3 | 24 | |
| 17. | Kanazawa | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27:36 | -9 | 22 | |
| 18. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 21 | |
| 19. | Kusatsu | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19:29 | -10 | 21 | |
| 20. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20:26 | -6 | 20 | |
| 21. | Ryukyu | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23:31 | -8 | 17 | |
| 22. | Grulla Morioka | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16:38 | -22 | 15 |