| Placing | Team | Played | For | Against | Won | Drawn | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Hiroshima | 27 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 56 |
| 2 | Kawasaki | 26 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 27 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | C-Osaka | 27 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 41 |
| 5 | Sapporo | 25 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 41 |
| 6 | Vegalta Sendai | 27 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 5 | -2 | 41 |
| 7 | Kashima | 26 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Kobe | 26 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Urawa | 26 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Shimizu | 27 | 38 | 40 | 10 | 4 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Iwata | 27 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Yokohama M. | 27 | 45 | 46 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Nagoya | 26 | 43 | 48 | 9 | 4 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Shonan | 26 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 31 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | Kashiwa | 27 | 33 | 42 | 9 | 3 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | G-Osaka | 27 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 6 | -10 | 30 |
| 18 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 27 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 3 | -16 | 27 |