| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Kawasaki | 32 | 53 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Hiroshima | 32 | 44 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 56 |
| 3 | Kashima | 32 | 47 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Sapporo | 32 | 44 | 46 | 14 | 9 | -2 | 51 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 32 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | Urawa | 32 | 47 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Shimizu | 32 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | C-Osaka | 32 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 47 |
| 9 | G-Osaka | 32 | 37 | 41 | 13 | 6 | -4 | 45 |
| 10 | Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 42 | 48 | 13 | 6 | -6 | 45 |
| 11 | Yokohama M. | 32 | 54 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Kobe | 32 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 8 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Iwata | 32 | 34 | 44 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 41 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 32 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 37 |
| 14 | Shonan | 32 | 34 | 40 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 37 |
| 16 | Nagoya | 32 | 48 | 56 | 11 | 4 | -8 | 37 |
| 17 | Kashiwa | 32 | 40 | 52 | 10 | 3 | -12 | 33 |
| 18 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 32 | 34 | 53 | 8 | 5 | -19 | 29 |