| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3. | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:9 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:8 | -5 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | FC Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 2 | |
| 3. | Oita Trinita | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 | |
| 4. | Tokushima | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:5 | -4 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2. | Yokohama FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Urawa Reds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:1 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 2 |