| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ryukyu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Chiba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Yokohama FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2. | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3. | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | |
| 4. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2. | Iwata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Kagoshima Utd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4. | Kumamoto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1 |