| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Hiroshima | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Kawasaki | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Sapporo | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | C-Osaka | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Kobe | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Iwata | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Urawa | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Kashiwa | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Kashima | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Shimizu | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Shonan | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Yokohama M. | 9 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | G-Osaka | 9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Nagoya | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 7 |