| P | Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G- | GD | P | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 72 | W D D W L | ? |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 68 | L W L L L | |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 66 | L W W L D | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 66 | W W W W D | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 65 | W W D D W | |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 56 | D L D W W | |
| 7 | FC Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 54 | W L L L W | |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 52 | W W D D L | ? |
| 9 | Yokohama F.Marinos | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 52 | L W W W D | ? |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 52 | L L W D L | |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 50 | W L D L L | |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 50 | L W L W D | |
| 13 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 48 | D L D W D | |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 47 | D L D D W | |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 45 | L L D W W | |
| 16 | Albirex Niigata | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 42 | D L D L D | |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 41 | L D D L L | |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 68 | -21 | 38 | L W L L L | |
| 19 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 37 | W L D D W | |
| 20 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 35 | W W L W L |