| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2. | Ryukyu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Chiba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Yokohama FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2. | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Iwata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2. | Kagoshima Utd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4. | Kumamoto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:5 | -4 | 1 |