| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | C-Osaka | 19 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Kashima | 18 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Kawasaki | 18 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Kashiwa | 18 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Yokohama M. | 18 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | G-Osaka | 18 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Iwata | 18 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Urawa | 19 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Kobe | 18 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 18 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Shimizu | 18 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 3 | -13 | 21 |
| 14 | Kofu | 18 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Sapporo | 18 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 4 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 18 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 3 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Hiroshima | 18 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 5 | -15 | 11 |
| 18 | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 2 | -27 | 8 |