| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Tokyo | 19 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Yokohama M. | 19 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Kawasaki | 18 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Kashima | 18 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 5 | Oita | 19 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | C-Osaka | 19 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Hiroshima | 18 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 8 | Sapporo | 19 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Nagoya | 19 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Urawa | 18 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 3 | -9 | 24 |
| 12 | G-Osaka | 19 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Shonan | 19 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 2 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 1 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Shimizu | 19 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 4 | -14 | 22 |
| 15 | Kobe | 19 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 3 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Iwata | 19 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 5 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Yamaga | 19 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 5 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 2 | -15 | 17 |