| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 29 | 19-7-3 19 | 7 | 3 | 57:31 | 26 | 64 | |
| 2 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 19-5-5 19 | 5 | 5 | 62:28 | 34 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 29 | 17-5-7 17 | 5 | 7 | 39:27 | 12 | 56 | |
| 4 |
 |
Gamba (M, P) Gamba Osaka (M, P) | 29 | 15-9-5 15 | 9 | 5 | 44:28 | 16 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 15-5-9 15 | 5 | 9 | 54:41 | 13 | 50 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 29 | 14-5-10 14 | 5 | 10 | 48:37 | 11 | 47 | |
| 7 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 12-9-8 12 | 9 | 8 | 39:28 | 11 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
Shonan (N) Shonan Bellmare (N) | 29 | 10-9-10 10 | 9 | 10 | 34:36 | -2 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 29 | 11-6-12 11 | 6 | 12 | 35:40 | -5 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 10-8-11 10 | 8 | 11 | 37:37 | 0 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 29 | 8-8-13 8 | 8 | 13 | 41:40 | 1 | 32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 29 | 8-8-13 8 | 8 | 13 | 36:38 | -2 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ventforet Ventforet Kofu | 29 | 9-5-15 9 | 5 | 15 | 21:35 | -14 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 29 | 7-10-12 7 | 10 | 12 | 33:52 | -19 | 31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 29 | 7-8-14 7 | 8 | 14 | 36:51 | -15 | 29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Matsumoto (N) Matsumoto Yamaga FC (N) | 29 | 6-6-17 6 | 6 | 17 | 27:48 | -21 | 24 | |
| 17 |
 |
Montedio (N) Montedio Yamagata (N) | 29 | 3-12-14 3 | 12 | 14 | 21:43 | -22 | 21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 4-9-16 4 | 9 | 16 | 33:57 | -24 | 21 |
