| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Kawasaki | 34 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 30 | 69 |
| 2 | Hiroshima | 34 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 57 |
| 3 | Kashima | 34 | 50 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Sapporo | 34 | 48 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 55 |
| 5 | Urawa | 34 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 51 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 34 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 50 |
| 7 | C-Osaka | 34 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 50 |
| 8 | Shimizu | 34 | 56 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 49 |
| 9 | G-Osaka | 34 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 6 | -5 | 48 |
| 10 | Kobe | 34 | 45 | 52 | 12 | 9 | -7 | 45 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 44 | 54 | 13 | 6 | -10 | 45 |
| 12 | Yokohama M. | 34 | 56 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 41 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 41 |
| 13 | Shonan | 34 | 38 | 43 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 41 |
| 15 | Nagoya | 34 | 52 | 59 | 12 | 5 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Iwata | 34 | 35 | 48 | 10 | 11 | -13 | 41 |
| 17 | Kashiwa | 34 | 47 | 54 | 12 | 3 | -7 | 39 |
| 18 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 34 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 6 | -20 | 30 |