| P | Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G- | GD | P | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F.Marinos | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 48 | L W D D W | ? |
| 2 |  Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 43 | W L L D D | ? |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 42 | L W W W W | ? |
| 4 |  Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 41 | W W W D D | ? |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 41 | W W L D D | ? |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 40 | W L W L D | ? |
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 35 | W L W W W | ? |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 35 | L W W L W | ? |
| 9 |  Sagan Tosu | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 33 | D W D D L | ? |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 30 | D W D L W | ? |
| 11 |  Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 28 | L W D L D | ? |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 27 | W W D L W | ? |
| 13 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 27 | L L D W W | ? |
| 14 |  Kyoto Sanga FC | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 | L D D L D | ? |
| 15 |  Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 25 | L L D D W | ? |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 24 | W L L D W | ? |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 22 | L D L L L | ? |
| 18 |  Jubilo Iwata | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 22 | L L W L L | ? |