| P | Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G- | GD | P | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 25 | 54 | 75 | W L W D L | ? |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 59 | D L W L W | ? |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 56 | D W W L D | ? |
| 4 |  Kashima Antlers | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 55 | W L W D W | ? |
| 5 |  Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 55 | W W L L D | ? |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 51 | D L W L L | ? |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 48 | D D W D W | ? |
| 8 | Yokohama F.Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 12 | 47 | L W L L L | ? |
| 9 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 45 | L L W L D | ? |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 44 | W L D W L | ? |
| 11 |  Oita Trinita | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 37 | D L W W D | ? |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 36 | L L L L L | ? |
| 13 |  Consadole Sapporo | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 35 | D W D L W | ? |
| 14 |  Sagan Tosu | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 30 | D L W D W | ? |
| 15 |  Yokohama FC | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 28 | L L D W L | ? |
| 16 |  Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 25 | D D L W W | ? |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 24 | D W L W W | ? |
| 18 |  Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 21 | W L D W L | ? |