| # | Team name | PPlayed | GDGoals Difference | PtsPoints | WWins | DDraws | LLosses | FGoals For | AGoals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 16 |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 19 | 16 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 7 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 26 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 12 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 7 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 14 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 19 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 32 |
| 9 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 19 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 25 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
| 13 | FC Tokyo | 19 | -3 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | -3 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| 15 | Yokohama F.Marinos | 19 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 21 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama FC | 19 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | -1 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| 18 | Yokohama FC | 19 | -7 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
| 19 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | -1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 |
| 20 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | -11 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 31 |