| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 19-8-3 19 | 8 | 3 | 58:32 | 26 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 19-5-6 19 | 5 | 6 | 62:29 | 33 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 30 | 18-5-7 18 | 5 | 7 | 40:27 | 13 | 59 | |
| 4 |
 |
Gamba (M, P) Gamba Osaka (M, P) | 30 | 15-9-6 15 | 9 | 6 | 47:33 | 14 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 16-5-9 16 | 5 | 9 | 59:44 | 15 | 53 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 30 | 15-5-10 15 | 5 | 10 | 50:37 | 13 | 50 | |
| 7 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 13-9-8 13 | 9 | 8 | 42:29 | 13 | 48 | |
| 8 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 11-8-11 11 | 8 | 11 | 40:38 | 2 | 41 | |
| 9 |
 |
Shonan (N) Shonan Bellmare (N) | 30 | 10-9-11 10 | 9 | 11 | 34:37 | -3 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 30 | 11-6-13 11 | 6 | 13 | 36:43 | -7 | 39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ventforet Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 9-6-15 9 | 6 | 15 | 21:35 | -14 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Sendai Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 8-8-14 8 | 8 | 14 | 42:43 | -1 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 30 | 8-8-14 8 | 8 | 14 | 36:40 | -4 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Tosu Sagan Tosu | 30 | 7-11-12 7 | 11 | 12 | 34:53 | -19 | 32 | |
| 15 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 30 | 7-9-14 7 | 9 | 14 | 36:51 | -15 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Matsumoto (N) Matsumoto Yamaga FC (N) | 30 | 7-6-17 7 | 6 | 17 | 28:48 | -20 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Montedio (N) Montedio Yamagata (N) | 30 | 4-12-14 4 | 12 | 14 | 22:43 | -21 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 4-9-17 4 | 9 | 17 | 33:58 | -25 | 21 |
