| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Kashima | 26 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 58 |
| 2 | Kawasaki | 26 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 52 |
| 3 | Kashiwa | 26 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | C-Osaka | 26 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Yokohama M. | 26 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Iwata | 26 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
| 7 | G-Osaka | 26 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 8 | Urawa | 26 | 54 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 40 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 26 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 |
| 11 | Kobe | 26 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 3 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | 30 | 42 | 9 | 5 | -12 | 32 |
| 13 | Shimizu | 26 | 30 | 42 | 7 | 7 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Sapporo | 26 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 5 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Hiroshima | 26 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 8 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | Kofu | 26 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 9 | -15 | 21 |
| 17 | Omiya Ardija | 26 | 24 | 46 | 5 | 6 | -22 | 21 |
| 18 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 17 | 52 | 2 | 5 | -35 | 11 |